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05-03-2009, 02:41 AM
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| | | Double Parking in NYC
I recieved a Double Parking ticket today May 2nd, 09 in NYC in south manhattan on Bowery Street. My car was next to a row of parked cars, out of traffic's way, and my girlfriend and I were in the car waiting to pick up someone. I was there for literally 2 minutes, when a officer vehicle pulled up in front of me, slanting its front end in front of mine as if I were about to run away. The officer issued me a "Double Parking" ticket.
My question is, can I fight this ticket being that my car wasn't parked? Yes it was stopped, and standing but the car was still on, out of the moving traffic lane and ready to be moved if necessary. Obviously I couldnt since they blocked me in. I was just picking up someone, and it cost me $115. My thought was that the car has to be parked, with no one inside to recieve this kind of ticket.
I appreciate any help you can offer. I dont mean to squirm out of something that I may be wrong for, and will pay the fine if it was my fault, but I dont want to pay for something that I didnt do wrong and not exactly know about.
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05-03-2009, 06:54 AM
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| | | Your near exact question has been answer a million times on this site. Minimal use of the search function should yield the information you want. Oh, and just to give you a heads up, you won't be happy with what you find.
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05-03-2009, 07:52 AM
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| | | I'll make it quick and simple: You weren't meeting the definition of standing. You were guilty of double parking. Startegies for mitigating the sanctions of the offense you are guilty of can be found by searching. |
05-03-2009, 08:33 AM
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Originally Posted by daNNiebOixDD  My car was next to a row of parked cars, out of traffic's way... | These two statements are mutually exclusive. Either you were next to a row of parked cars in a traffic lane, or else you were out of traffic's way by being stopped adjacent to the curb itself. If it's the latter, you have a valid defense. If, as I suspect, it's the former, well, then, that's actually the definition of "double parking".
Do a search for "settlement" in the parking sub-forum if you want to learn how to knock the fine down a bit, even when you're guilty.
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Originally Posted by me Then start crying uncontrollably. If that doesn't work, fill your pants with shaving cream and start screaming about the voices in your head. Maybe they'll feel bad enough about your other problems and let you out of the ticket. | | |
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