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[sdyk913]

What is the name of your state? CA, Los Angeles

I received a ticket yesterday for street parking during the street cleaning hours and another one today, in the same location, for parking there during preferential parking hours, meaning that I needed a special placard to park on that street. 2 x $47. I have no excuse for these tickets but I'm a working student and I'm barely pulling through. I simply cannot afford to pay these fines. The street I parked on is adjacent to the Santa Monica College campus and obviously the parking regulations are there to deter the students from taking all of the residential spots which seems tyrannical considering how insufficient the SMC parking situation is in terms of the number of enrolled students. Yes, I'm a student there but because I'm not enrolled in the current semester I have no parking privileges on campus. There are a few metered spots but they fill up once the school day begins and I've even seen professors parking there. Other than the meters, there is no public parking on the streets surrounding the campus for about a five block radius. I've never fought a ticket and was wondering how much sympathy plays into the court's decision. If I plead my financial situation and the parking situation can I have one of the fines rescinded or reduced? I will do ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING to dodge these penalties and any advice would be good advice. Thanks.

Go to court and plead poverty. You never know, it might help.

in the future park at santa monica airport(was free when i attended the college) or at gas station on pico and 16th street( i believe its 16th street were gas station is) it used to be $5 and u can park there not sure if that is still the case. If you're taking only 1 or 2 classes, then park at santa monica mall parking lot and take bus to smc, u can park at santa monica mall for free 3 hours.

[CdwJava]

Originally Posted by seniorjudge

Go to court and plead poverty. You never know, it might help.

Parking tickets are not generally handled in court out here - they are handled as administrative issues within the issuing jurisdiction.

But, pleading poverty is still an option ... but a bureaucrat who has to hear whining people all day long may not be too sympathetic.

- Carl

[sdyk913]

Thanks...any other advice you can give me? What I really want to hear is personal testimony or knowledge of the success of claiming poverty.

Originally Posted by sdyk913

Thanks...any other advice you can give me? What I really want to hear is personal testimony or knowledge of the success of claiming poverty.

I don't believe these kinds of cases are reported anywhere.

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

Jesus Christ, kid!

These are only $43.00 tickets, each! This is not a Supreme Court situation.

You're telling us that you can't come up with a lousy $86.00?

Get a phucking part time job! We have more important isues on these forums than your whining!

How about this: If you can't be a responsible driver, then ride a damn bus, you stupid schmuck!

Two tickets in two days - - yes, you are a schmuck.

IAAL

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by sdyk913

Thanks...any other advice you can give me? What I really want to hear is personal testimony or knowledge of the success of claiming poverty.

**A: how much money do you have in your savings and checking accounts? Do you have any assets? How much available credit do you have on your credit cards and any other sources? What is your yearly gross income?

[sdyk913]

Ok I don't know if I made it clear enough in my post but "I CAN NOT AFFORD THESE TICKETS." And I don't work part time. I WORK FULL TIME WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME. I make enough to pay for rent, car insurance, and all other necessary expenses to allow me to get by and that is it. There is no overhead here. And by taking the bus I blow a few hours I can't afford to lose because I need to be a full-time student to get financial aid. Maybe my situation isn't the worst, but I never said it was. I just wanted some help I didn't mean to force sand in your vagina. Take it easy pal. Thanks for your help though. You're a cool guy.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by sdyk913

Ok I don't know if I made it clear enough in my post but "I CAN NOT AFFORD THESE TICKETS." And I don't work part time. I WORK FULL TIME WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL FULL TIME. I make enough to pay for rent, car insurance, and all other necessary expenses to allow me to get by and that is it. There is no overhead here. And by taking the bus I blow a few hours I can't afford to lose because I need to be a full-time student to get financial aid. Maybe my situation isn't the worst, but I never said it was. Thanks for your help though. You're a cool guy.

**A: and if you calm down and read my post, nowhere did I ask the question "can you afford to pay for the tickets" You are a college student correct? Can you read?
I am doing my best to sincerely try to help you deal with this situation but you apparently do not want to help yourself. That is why I will go to another thread where the writer wants my help and continue to be a cool guy.

[sdyk913]

I wasn't aiming that response to you. It was to "I AM ALWAYS LIABLE." Sorry for the misunderstanding. And I'm maintaining a minimum balance in the bank, I have no assets except for my car, I don't have $94 in cash, no credit cards, and I make about a grand a month doing clerical work for a financing office. Doesn't pay the best but it's an asset if I want to transfer to business school. I wouldn't be so hyped up about these tickets if I could afford to pay them off. What do you think?

Originally Posted by I AM ALWAYS LIABLE

Jesus Christ, kid!

I respectfully disagree.

He never got a parking ticket as a kid or otherwise.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by seniorjudge

I respectfully disagree.

He never got a parking ticket as a kid or otherwise.

**A: but he acts like a kid, therefore the description is correct.

[HomeGuru]

Originally Posted by sdyk913

I wasn't aiming that response to you. It was to "I AM ALWAYS LIABLE." Sorry for the misunderstanding. And I'm maintaining a minimum balance in the bank, I have no assets except for my car, I don't have $94 in cash, no credit cards, and I make about a grand a month doing clerical work for a financing office. Doesn't pay the best but it's an asset if I want to transfer to business school. I wouldn't be so hyped up about these tickets if I could afford to pay them off. What do you think?

**A: I think you CAN afford to pay the tickets but do not want to go the extra mile to do so. Case in point; have you taken a look at your budget to see what you can do to spend less money ie. not eat. Have you looked around to see what you could sell to raise the money? You are not a survivor but a cry baby. How the heck are you going to succeed in a business world if you can't even figure out how to come up with a measly 94 bucks.

[sdyk913]

Thanks for your help homeguru. I guess you had it easy in college. You know you have the option to ignore my post and take your cynicism elsewhere. All I asked for was helpful advice. Not to be the receiving end of your personal frustrations.