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Parking ticket for blocked driveway.

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tatmann

Junior Member
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY

I received a parking ticket for blocking a driveway. It was a resident complaint. The ticket was not issued until I had already been parked for 6.5 hours and I do not believe I was blocking the driveway, at all. I was close, but clearly behind the seem between the curb and the residents approach to their driveway. I took photo's and the seem is visible. I took the shots dead on without a favorable angle. How much discretion is involved on behalf of the judge? How much of this is simply the officer appeasing the resident? Am I going to be able to get this dismissed?
 


Zigner

Senior Member, Non-Attorney
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? NY

I received a parking ticket for blocking a driveway. It was a resident complaint. The ticket was not issued until I had already been parked for 6.5 hours and I do not believe I was blocking the driveway, at all. I was close, but clearly behind the seem between the curb and the residents approach to their driveway. I took photo's and the seem is visible. I took the shots dead on without a favorable angle. How much discretion is involved on behalf of the judge? How much of this is simply the officer appeasing the resident? Am I going to be able to get this dismissed?
Your pictures prove only that your car wasn't blocking the driveway at the time you took the pictures. The judge has tons of discretion. There is no way we can predict the outcome.
 

You Are Guilty

Senior Member
What? I really like trucks.

(+1 FA points to anyone who can ID what car that actually is - apparently not a Wrangler as I had suspected).
 

You Are Guilty

Senior Member
Mentioned I thought it was a Wrangler to a coworker who took one look and said there was no way, and pulled up a google image of (probably a wrong year) Wrangler as proof.

Curses google, foiled again.
 

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