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    K and I got a completely bullshit parking ticket yesterday... it was a parking garage and looked exactly like every other parking garage where you take a ticket and pay when you leave. Apparently though you're supposed to pay ahead of time, but there was only one tiny sign that no one could've seen from a moving car and it was under the sign giving the hourly rates - like you pay $5 for the first hour, $10 for three hours, etc. It's clearly some kind of scam where they trick people into parking and not paying ahead of time so they can write them a $72 ticket.

    I don't want to pay this ticket because it's bullshit and we need that money for legitimate expenses. Do we have to go to court and contest it? What happens if we just don't pay it? We'll be gone from this city in a few weeks anyway and I have zero desire to return to Seattle. So if we just ignore it, what are the potential consequences?

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    it sucks but you have to pay it. contesting it might be hard because although you didnt see the sign its still there. if you choose not to pay it not only will there be penalty fines, you will not be able to register your car when its due.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    I worked with a chick that had all kinds of parking tickets and over the years they sat an accumulated interest and extra fines, etc. She told me once that's why she didn't pay taxes or get a driver's license - because they'd just come and garnish her wages.
    I didn't think it was a bill deal until she told me that the last time she looked into it, it was over $27,000. Um, yikes?

    So, yeah. I'd either see if there's a way to fight it or dispute it, and if not, just pay up. You don't want that screwing up your record because it really is so silly and trivial.



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    Even if it's out of state though?

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Yeah, all of hers were in CA and she's lived in AZ for the last 10 years.
    Obviously she had an extreme case and way more than one ticket but with the exception of one speeding ticket, they were ALL parking tickets.



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    G-d dammit. That fucking blows. That's almost a whole day's pay on this shitty-ass show we're on. What a motherfucking scam! I wish we'd just taken the bus... most expensive trip to the movies EVER.

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    Pay the ticket trust me.!! Do they have the boot there? I owe 2500 in parking fines. They get me for 240 each time (my city sticker isn't displayed properly) They turn you over to collections after 30-90 days. In some cities they make it where you can't get your license renewed till you pay it off.
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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    I have a few parking tickets up in boston(i live in PA).
    If i ever go to boston again and get pulled over i will have some issues BUT since im in PA it doesnt matter.
    The only states that matter are "friendly" states(as they call them)
    Like new jersey tickets i have to pay, and maryland and delaware.
    if i get a parking ticket in any other state i dont have to pay it UNLESS i plan to visit there again and I get pulled over.
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    I'm going to see if there's a number on the ticket where I can call and contest it. This is such a fucking scam.

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    My registration to my car got suspended because of unpaid parking tickets.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Um.....when I left LA 2 1/2 years ago, I had like $500 in unpaid parking tickets AND a warrant. I never paid them and nothing happened. I even missed my court date for them. I have been pulled over and even arrested (in PA and NJ) and the cops never pulled the warrant I had out.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    You have to pay to park at the movie theater? weird.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    assuming it's private property, i wouldn't pay the ticket. i've had two parking tickets from private property parking structures and nothing has happened. (first was about three years ago and the second was a year ago)

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    I wouldn't pay it. You don't plan to be there again and it's not a city issued ticket, so it's not going to come and haunt you in Oregon.

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    ^^Yeah, but since OR & WA are adjacent, there's a good chance she could end up in WA without going to Seattle.

    Sorry you have to deal with this! Sucks.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Hey, is the ticket an actual ticket from the police? Or something that just looks like a ticket? Is there a name, address, phone number?

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    I take it this was a private parking garage. I'd call the damned local TV station about it. Maybe a little bad publicity would make them rethink their ways.

    Shit like this and predatory towers are why I have little desire to visit certain urban areas where you have to pay to park.
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    Just something to consider. Canada is getting stranger and stranger about people attempting to cross the boarder. If there is any kind of warrant etc they can and will pull it making it hard to get across.

    Not saying this will happen.

    I would contest it. If that goes no where then pay it so you don't have it haunting you.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Is it an actual ticket from the cops, or a "ticket" from the garage?

    If it's the cops, PAY IT! If it's the garage, fuck em and let em take you to small claims for $72.
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    I just went outside to my glovebox and looked more closely at the ticket. It is a private parking garage and not a city-issued ticket, but the back says they reduce the fine by $20 if you pay it within 14 days, and if you don't pay it then they send it to collections and it goes on your credit.

    So basically they can steal $52 from me and get away with it. That REALLY pisses me off but it looks like we have to pay that much. Whatever happened to business ethics?!

    That was one damn expensive movie. It was almost worth it though... The Dark Knight on IMAX. I'm just going to try and think of the good part of the day. But oh, do I hate driving in Seattle.

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    Quote Originally Posted by doc-catfish View Post
    I take it this was a private parking garage. I'd call the damned local TV station about it. Maybe a little bad publicity would make them rethink their ways.

    Shit like this and predatory towers are why I have little desire to visit certain urban areas where you have to pay to park.
    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I just went outside to my glovebox and looked more closely at the ticket. It is a private parking garage and not a city-issued ticket, but the back says they reduce the fine by $20 if you pay it within 14 days, and if you don't pay it then they send it to collections and it goes on your credit.

    So basically they can steal $52 from me and get away with it. That REALLY pisses me off but it looks like we have to pay that much. Whatever happened to business ethics?!

    That was one damn expensive movie. It was almost worth it though... The Dark Knight on IMAX. I'm just going to try and think of the good part of the day. But oh, do I hate driving in Seattle.
    Why?

    Contact these people immediately http://www.atg.wa.gov/ and file a complaint. They'll try to mediate, but also see if there is a pattern that needs an investigation.

    You need to tell them all the info, and probably get photos (to help you). Even if you decide to just not pay, you can contest the rating on your credit.

    EDIT::: I meant why just send money to them. ALso, call the local TV station for the story like the first quote recommended.
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    UGH! Private 'ticket' scammers??? wtf? That sucks!

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Are you still in the area? I'm not saying to go back inside the garage or anything, but is there any way you can take a pic of where the sign is located and how misleading it is? That type of evidence will be really important if you decide to contest it. Calling the investigative folks is a good idea. The worst that could happen is that you end up paying it, but at least the abuses of this place will come to light.

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    Default Re: What if you just don't pay a parking ticket?

    Before I joined the military, I had at least 5 unpaid parking tickets I left in my glove compartment. 8 years later, I'm back living in the same city, have gotten pulled over for speeding several times, and the parking tickets were never even brought up.



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    I didn't read the whole thread, but I did recently read that going too long without paying a ticket can actually have a negative impact on your credit. Didn't know that!
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