Parking Ticket At 4:20 Am
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Parking Ticket At 4:20 Am
i got a ticket in front of my house at 4:20 in the morning from a meter maid...how do i find out what the hell a meter maid is doing in front of my house at 4 am checking if my front plate is on or off?
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in my town, you're not suppose to park your car on the street overnight, it has to be in your driveway. my neighbor across the street gets tickets all the time for leaving his car on the street.
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it was probably a cop & not a maid. they give stupid tickets too. i used to see them in Queens with a tow truck behind the squad car going down the block checking plates. i made a suction cup front plate for when i park in the city.
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Sorry, but I don't see the point here, you don't have a front plate, you're supposed to, so you got a ticket for it.
(Disclaimer: I'm all for my local, state, and federal government collecting taxes, fees, penalties, and fines from anyone who deserves it as long as it's not me. Guess that's why I keep my front license plate on.)
Sounds to me like some cop had nothing to do at 4:20 AM and started giving tickets, I guess you'd prefer your local cops to hang out at Dunkin' Donuts instead of doing their job.
(Disclaimer: I'm all for my local, state, and federal government collecting taxes, fees, penalties, and fines from anyone who deserves it as long as it's not me. Guess that's why I keep my front license plate on.)
Sounds to me like some cop had nothing to do at 4:20 AM and started giving tickets, I guess you'd prefer your local cops to hang out at Dunkin' Donuts instead of doing their job.
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Originally Posted by Darkcyde024
if you call giving meaningless tickets doing your job.
Local ordinances say front license plates are required.
Front plate mounted = no ticket due to obeying the law.
No front plate mounted = ticket for disobeying the law.
So, again, why is the OP's ticket meaningless?
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I'm with ticket boy over here. At 4:20 in the morning, he needs to be patrolling the streets looking for crime and things, not getting on someone's nuts for not having a front plate. On the otherhand, I guess its better for him to give you the ticket at 4:20 rather than when you're driving somewhere... Gotta take the crookeds with the straights I guess
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My wife got a ticket simply because she left her new registration on the windshield and she did not get around peeling the old one off (which was stuck really good to the windshield and was there only for one day past expiration). You know what the ticket says ... "confusing registration info". Go figure, traffic cops and/or meter maids must be rocket scientists or brain surgeons!!
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i mean what is a meter maid doing on a street with no meters giving out tickets at 4:20 am on my street which is a quiet street in san francisco with barely any traffic... i actually want a write a letter making up stuff about how there have been break ins in the early morning hours in my neighborhood and i think its the meter maid checking if doors are open to steal stuff
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It could be someone trying fill fill their quota, should such a system exist. My brother has gotten a parking ticket for not curbing his wheels, even though he did. Probably not enough I guess.
For your example though, its a legitamite ticket, although I do wonder why they would need to be checking for license plates when they should be looking for other things.
For your example though, its a legitamite ticket, although I do wonder why they would need to be checking for license plates when they should be looking for other things.
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Originally Posted by luniz97
i got a ticket in front of my house at 4:20 in the morning from a meter maid...how do i find out what the hell a meter maid is doing in front of my house at 4 am checking if my front plate is on or off?
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one time i saw the meter maid writing me a ticket so i went to see why & it was for the front plate. i told her its in the car so she said to take a picture with it on the dash & they will dismiss it. so i left the plate on the dash, took the ticket and went away. when i came back to my car i had another ticket , this time for improper display of front plate. i sent both tickets w/pictures & plead not guilty because the meter maid said to do so. i got a letter back with a reduced fee for only 1 ticket & a bunch of rules like; the plate cant be covered by anything, even glass & it cant be lower than 12" & no higher than 45" & stuff.
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when I lived in Rockville Center NY, ie L.I., we were always getting tickets, we had 4 cars and parking spaces for 3, odd man out, and had to park on the street, it was a crap shoot who would park on the curb and it you were lucky enough to get a ticket at night. Just a fact of life up there, get used to it.
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Sounds like it was nothing to do with you parking, and a whole lot to do with you not following the law. Just slap the plate on the front and have a good day. Why is this an issue?
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the issue is why is parking enforcement driving around my house at 4 am...if it was a cop...id be happy to pay it because they were doing there job in making sure my neighborhood was safe and he happened to see it
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Originally Posted by luniz97
the issue is why is parking enforcement driving around my house at 4 am...if it was a cop...id be happy to pay it because they were doing there job in making sure my neighborhood was safe and he happened to see it
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Originally Posted by ililillilillilil
one time i saw the meter maid writing me a ticket so i went to see why & it was for the front plate. i told her its in the car so she said to take a picture with it on the dash & they will dismiss it. so i left the plate on the dash, took the ticket and went away. when i came back to my car i had another ticket , this time for improper display of front plate. i sent both tickets w/pictures & plead not guilty because the meter maid said to do so. i got a letter back with a reduced fee for only 1 ticket & a bunch of rules like; the plate cant be covered by anything, even glass & it cant be lower than 12" & no higher than 45" & stuff.
Anyway, it's no big deal for the most part......unless you drive in Washington DC. I know a guy who got a ticket for "improper display of a license plate" because he had the "year" sticker on the left side (where the "month" is supposed to go) and the "month" sticker on the right side (where the "year" is supposed to go). No Virginia cop would ever ticket you for that because it's clear when the plate expires, but in DC they're rapacious. He appealed it and they sat on it forever before denying it, then demanded that he pay double the fine because he didn't pay soon enough (to which he wrote a letter telling them to fuck off; ever since then I believe he's taken the subway into DC!). Good reason never to live in the city if you live around here!
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Originally Posted by levon1830
Why is the ticket meaningless?
Local ordinances say front license plates are required.
Front plate mounted = no ticket due to obeying the law.
No front plate mounted = ticket for disobeying the law.
So, again, why is the OP's ticket meaningless?
Local ordinances say front license plates are required.
Front plate mounted = no ticket due to obeying the law.
No front plate mounted = ticket for disobeying the law.
So, again, why is the OP's ticket meaningless?
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The ticket is meaningless because front plates are unnecessary and just another revenue generation tactic dreamed up by greedy politicians. Or, even worse, the front plate law is a law for the sake of having rules. We don't have front plates in Georgia, but somehow civilization still goes on.
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rules are rules no matter how retarded they may seem... Front plates give laser coppers a nice place to aim so they can catch you speeding, and therefore are mandatory in most states...
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Originally Posted by your_mom
The ticket is meaningless because front plates are unnecessary and just another revenue generation tactic dreamed up by greedy politicians. Or, even worse, the front plate law is a law for the sake of having rules. We don't have front plates in Georgia, but somehow civilization still goes on.
I think it's stupid that the speed limit on the Beltway is 55 mph and I routinely ignore it, but I also accept that if I get pulled over and get a ticket, saying "55 is stupid and it should be 70" is not going to be a successful defense.
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The question is, how do they know the car is in use?
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
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Originally Posted by youngTL
The question is, how do they know the car is in use?
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
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Originally Posted by youngTL
The question is, how do they know the car is in use?
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
The way it works here in Alberta is that if your car is parked at your house, you can have NO plates anywhere on it, no registration or insurance, as long as the car isn't being driven.
The person shouldn't be able to give you a legitimate ticket because the car was not in use at the time. You could have been repairing your plate mounting bracket in your garage when it was time to go to bed, so you decided to do it tomorrow, you could have walked to the store to buy new bolts to put it on (unlikely at that time, but it could happen)...any number of things!
The point is, unless the car is on a public road with a driver in it, or parked in a public parking lot, they MUST NOT give you a ticket.
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If your state requires a front plate, there is one very good reason to keep it on, when a cop sees your car from the front he won't assume that you are either violating the law by not displaying it or from another state, either of which may increase your chances of being pulled over. (I remember reading a story several years ago where a Texas PD got in trouble for giving a hugely disproportionate number of out of state tickets, and they specifically mentioned that one way they easily targeted out of state vehicles was by looking for those without front license plates.)
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I personally find the requirement of front plates stupid in any state really.
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
I personally find the requirement of front plates stupid in any state really.
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It's really simple!
IF you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime!
There are ways to get laws changed, ignoring them generally will not do it. I 'm not a big law and order guy but really, you gotta chose your battles. IF you break the law (stupid or not) be prepared to get caught and punished. If you think its worth it, go for it but don't cry when you get caught.
If your car sits on public streets, cops can inspect it 24/7.
IF you don't want to do the time, don't do the crime!
There are ways to get laws changed, ignoring them generally will not do it. I 'm not a big law and order guy but really, you gotta chose your battles. IF you break the law (stupid or not) be prepared to get caught and punished. If you think its worth it, go for it but don't cry when you get caught.
If your car sits on public streets, cops can inspect it 24/7.
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Originally Posted by CCColtsicehockey
I personally find the requirement of front plates stupid in any state really.
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I kind of like having a front plate on my car. Not for looks, but as a buffer from the people that keep backing into my car. My plate has about 7 dents and 1 really big scrape now, while the bumper itself just has the imprints from the mount in it. I'd be happy to take the imprints then having a bunch of scrapes, or possbily craks, in my front bumper.
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Originally Posted by luniz97
i got a ticket in front of my house at 4:20 in the morning from a meter maid...how do i find out what the hell a meter maid is doing in front of my house at 4 am checking if my front plate is on or off?
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The point I was trying to make is that front plates in no way affect safety. At 4:20 in the morning, there are probably a few crimes being perpetrated that do affect safety. I agree with the original poster that the cop probably had better things to be doing at that time than giving him a ticket. I guess I was too subtle.
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Originally Posted by Flippie
I'm confused. If its against the law why would you complain about getting a ticket for it. Was the ticket for no front license plate ? If you want to play...you gotta pay.
does anyone know if it is illegal to not have your front plate on while the car is parked?
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Originally Posted by luniz97
does anyone know if it is illegal to not have your front plate on while the car is parked?