willbtic5000
Junior Member
NY State, NY City.
Hello,
I just received a ticket for double parking. My first. I live in NYC and was dropping off a large package into the lobby of my building (total time away from car, approximately 3 minutes) and arrived outside to see the meter maid giving me a ticket. I explained, told her what had happened and she obviously didn't care. Wrote me the ticket.
I thought you were allowed to drop off something if done expeditiously. BTW, I have the receipt from the store I was in (paid for my purchase with a credit card so I can prove it was me) that has a time stamp on it. There's no humanly way possible I could have left the car unattended for more than 3 minutes.
Question: Do I have a shot at having my ticket dismissed? Or are you not allowed to drop anything off (aside from a person.)
Also, do I have a shot at having my ticket reduced? If so, how do I do this? I'm wiling to go down and talk with a clerk.
Thanks for all your advice! I'm glad I found this site.
Hello,
I just received a ticket for double parking. My first. I live in NYC and was dropping off a large package into the lobby of my building (total time away from car, approximately 3 minutes) and arrived outside to see the meter maid giving me a ticket. I explained, told her what had happened and she obviously didn't care. Wrote me the ticket.
I thought you were allowed to drop off something if done expeditiously. BTW, I have the receipt from the store I was in (paid for my purchase with a credit card so I can prove it was me) that has a time stamp on it. There's no humanly way possible I could have left the car unattended for more than 3 minutes.
Question: Do I have a shot at having my ticket dismissed? Or are you not allowed to drop anything off (aside from a person.)
Also, do I have a shot at having my ticket reduced? If so, how do I do this? I'm wiling to go down and talk with a clerk.
Thanks for all your advice! I'm glad I found this site.