Bull**** Double Parking Ticket

[alloyd50]

New York, NY - I left my car directly outside my building in Manhattan for a few minutes, hazards on - ran up to change my clothes and came right down, this took 5 minutes at the most, and I checked the street constantly from my 2nd floor window. Came down and NYPD is writing me a ticket - the cop knew she jumped the gun on me, when I protested that she never gave me a chance, she acted guilty but the ticket was already written and she walked away.

How do I fight this thing? Technically, yes, I was double parked. But it honestly was no more than 5 minutes, and had anyone needed to get out I was looking outside. She never gave me a chance to come back down.

Do I have a chance? I think if we go to court the cop will not fight hard.

Thanks for any advice --

 

[racer72]

Point exactly the law that allows people to double park for 5 minutes and you will have your answer.

 

[xylene]

Just a "new york" minute is not a defense.

You were double parked.

You were cited

Pay the ticket.

Or waste time and money and then pay the ticket.



Nothing you have stated is remotely a defense.

Not "checking windows"

Not "only 5 minutes"

Not "my building"

Not "no one was blocked"

Not "cop acted guilty" (whatever that means, as I have never known an NYC traffic cop to act guilty about giving a ticket.)

Unless you were not double parked or there was parking signage in effect permitting you to so park do you have a defense.

 

[The Occultist]

HAHAHA!! You're kidding, right? The law doesn't say double-parking is fine as long as it's for 5 minutes or less, it says it's not allowed at all.

Oh, but it's ok because you turned your hazards on, right?

 

[1000Sparks]

hahahahhahahah

my daughter gave me that excuse when she got a ticket for double parking ahahahah


Said she heard the law was "if you are double parked for only a few minutes" ...hahahahah what is a few????

hahahhahah

 

[patstew]

HAHAHA!! You're kidding, right? The law doesn't say double-parking is fine as long as it's for 5 minutes or less, it says it's not allowed at all.

Oh, but it's ok because you turned your hazards on, right?

Heh -- our parking officers say blinking hazards just advertise that someone is parking illegally. The lights draw attention and make it easier to catch them!