Fire Hydrant Ticket

[alvinr2000]

What is the name of your state? NYC

I got a parking ticket for parking too close to fire hydrant. It was listed as 4 feet from fire hydrant.

There was no yellow painting on the curb around the hydrant. There were only two yellow poles around it. It was my first time to the city and I did not know the 15 feet rule. I know that not knowing is not a valid argument.

Can I make a case that there was no markings indicating fire hydrant clearance?

also I actually park about 6 feet from the hydrant. Is it going to make any difference?

Thanks a lot

 

[You Are Guilty]

What is the name of your state? NYC

I got a parking ticket for parking too close to fire hydrant. It was listed as 4 feet from fire hydrant.

There was no yellow painting on the curb around the hydrant. There were only two yellow poles around it. It was my first time to the city and I did not know the 15 feet rule. I know that not knowing is not a valid argument.

Can I make a case that there was no markings indicating fire hydrant clearance?

also I actually park about 6 feet from the hydrant. Is it going to make any difference?

Thanks a lot

"No" on all counts. There is no rule about the curb being marked (and if you look around, 95% aren't).

If you search some of my old posts here, you can find the link that shows what information has to be 100% correct on the ticket to make it valid, but if it's all there, you might as well just pay (you can get a reduced rate by going down in person to "contest" it and changing your plea to guilty for the reduction. I hear its like 20% off the ticket price).

 

[alvinr2000]

"No" on all counts. There is no rule about the curb being marked (and if you look around, 95% aren't).

If you search some of my old posts here, you can find the link that shows what information has to be 100% correct on the ticket to make it valid, but if it's all there, you might as well just pay (you can get a reduced rate by going down in person to "contest" it and changing your plea to guilty for the reduction. I hear its like 20% off the ticket price).

That's what i thought.. thanks for your advice. I am just gonna pay it and get done with it. I live in massachusetts so 20% won't make any difference. Besides I read an article about pleading guilty and it said fire hydrant parking is considered severe offense so you won't get discount.

Thank you

Alvin