JZimmerman
Junior Member
District of Columbia.
I received a parking ticket yesterday for parking in a no standing zone during rush hours. There were multiple signs together on the same post, one of which, in green, said 1 hour parking after 6:30. The sign below it, which I did not notice when parking there after dark, said No Standing or Parking 4:00-6:30. I arrived at 6:25 to make it to a 6:30 appointment, though my ticket was issues at 6:15. I admit I didn't notice the last sign, as my eyes stopped reading after I saw the 1 hour permitted parking.
I've just moved to the District and cannot afford this $100 fine. Is there anyway I can contest this? Do I have any grounds? The only technicality I could come up with on the ticket itself is that he didn't write the entire street address, just an abbreviation of the avenue. Does that get me anywhere?
Final question. Given the situation, do I stand a chance to contest this and have the charges dropped or the fine reduced?
I received a parking ticket yesterday for parking in a no standing zone during rush hours. There were multiple signs together on the same post, one of which, in green, said 1 hour parking after 6:30. The sign below it, which I did not notice when parking there after dark, said No Standing or Parking 4:00-6:30. I arrived at 6:25 to make it to a 6:30 appointment, though my ticket was issues at 6:15. I admit I didn't notice the last sign, as my eyes stopped reading after I saw the 1 hour permitted parking.
I've just moved to the District and cannot afford this $100 fine. Is there anyway I can contest this? Do I have any grounds? The only technicality I could come up with on the ticket itself is that he didn't write the entire street address, just an abbreviation of the avenue. Does that get me anywhere?
Final question. Given the situation, do I stand a chance to contest this and have the charges dropped or the fine reduced?