Got a ticket while parked

Warning: this happened to a Honda Accord, not my Tacoma.

I had my Accord parked at my painter's neighborhood...on the street with everyone else. He hasn't started painting yet, but called me today to tell me I got a ticket for not having a front license plate. When I bought the car, it didn't have mounts...only a bra that didn't have a place to mount a license plate.

Weird. I never knew you could get a ticket while parked. We do have a law here that requires a front license plate, so I guess that's my bad. But gee whiz, my car was parked. I must have taken someone's "spot", they got pissed, and called the "meter maid".

Oh, well, just lost $30 for Tacoma mods.

 

My Gf got one while parked in a pay to parklot in sacramento, I think it is real BS.

 

Was it a public parking lot or private property? If it was private property, I'd argue the hell out of that one. I once got stopped by a cop for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign in a parking lot... I asked him if it was a public right-of-way, and he let me go.

 

That's a great idea, chris!!! Too bad, I don't have free checks.

Maybe I should just mail them a box of 3000 pennies. I just don't think I have enough laying around. Anyone want to donate pennies to the "Help pay Banchi's lame 'no-front-license-plate-while-parked'" ticket?

 

could get one of those USPS flat rate priority mail boxes...around 8 dollars. Worth it for the trouble they'd have.

 

Good point. Oh well, I guess the check will be in the mail soon. Too bad it won't be 30 checks.

 

No doubt...it would be nice to see the look on their faces.

 

Or go to the courthouse with $30 in unrolled pennies.

 

It’s a non moving violation, what does it matter if you were moving or not?

 

Ya, I didn't really know that there was a difference. I don't know a whole lot about moving violations versus non-moving. Hey, ticket is a ticket, just trying to be creative in how I pay it.

 

From my understanding Moving Violations effect your Driving Points and gets sent to insurance, non moving doesnt.

 

That's good to know, especially since I'm waiting for a speeding ticket to clear up this year.

 

good idea...

 

One a day for 30 days

It still might be worth the extra $$ for the checks

I like the way you think

 

A penny is considered "legal tender for all debts public and private"...

 

Well, I had a really bad toothache once long ago. I went to a dentist who said "I bet that hurts" and said he was booked and couldn't fix it for a couple days. So I went to another dentist and got it fixed that day.

I got a bill from the first dentist for an office exam. What? I called them and told them I was not paying for him to tell me it hurts, I knew that, that is why I was there!

They turned me into a collection agency. So to stop the calls I paid it. I wrote the check to "the fucking dentist".

Got it back from the bank. Someone at his office signed the back "the fucking dentist". But it cleared.

I never went back there.

 

Thats how bad the economy is. I would think that is the last ticket they would be giving out. Now I can see if you are cruising down the street and spot it but when your parked just shows what an ass he was!