What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? CA
So this is nuts. I received a Los Angeles parking ticket by mail stating that my vehicle was parked in a handicap/cross hatched zone two weeks ago (which it wasn't) and the ticket says it was mailed because I apparently drove off before the ticket could be put on my car... here's where it gets interesting, first, the address is a street that does not exist, "La Bera".
Second, I called the parking enforcement bureau and the rep said it may have been a typo for "La Brea" - well, ok, I guessed as much, but I asked which "La Brea" is the ticket for? North, South, Street, Avenue, etc...there are 7 different La Brea streets with the matching address # in LA County. And looking on google's street view, not any of them have a disabled parking spot.
Third, the Parking Enforcement rep told me that someone had tried to change the name of the street to a totally different street name (I don't know which street, but she said it was not La Brea at all and that I should challenge the ticket) at some point after the ticket was issued. However the letter I received was dated two days after the ticket was issued and the ticket still shows "La Bera" as the place of the alleged violation, so it begs the question when this change was attempted, and doesn't that immediately invalidate the ticket?
This seems like a scam, the ticket does not have my VIN, only my license plate # and again the attendant claims I "drove off" before the ticket could be given, so it seems obvious the attendant never approached my vehicle.
This is a really expensive ticket and my work schedule is hectic, so I'd like to get it dismissed right out rather than having to start a long battle... The phone rep suggested I use the online form to contest the ticket, so how should I phrase my challenge to this ticket?
Do I just point out the non-existent street and that even allowing for the Bera/Brea typo, there are 7 possible addresses matching that location and not one has a handicap spot for my vehicle to have been parked in?
Or should I also bring up the attempt to change the location entirely after the fact (which I only know from calling in, not from the ticket I received in the mail)?
thanks for any advice!!
So this is nuts. I received a Los Angeles parking ticket by mail stating that my vehicle was parked in a handicap/cross hatched zone two weeks ago (which it wasn't) and the ticket says it was mailed because I apparently drove off before the ticket could be put on my car... here's where it gets interesting, first, the address is a street that does not exist, "La Bera".
Second, I called the parking enforcement bureau and the rep said it may have been a typo for "La Brea" - well, ok, I guessed as much, but I asked which "La Brea" is the ticket for? North, South, Street, Avenue, etc...there are 7 different La Brea streets with the matching address # in LA County. And looking on google's street view, not any of them have a disabled parking spot.
Third, the Parking Enforcement rep told me that someone had tried to change the name of the street to a totally different street name (I don't know which street, but she said it was not La Brea at all and that I should challenge the ticket) at some point after the ticket was issued. However the letter I received was dated two days after the ticket was issued and the ticket still shows "La Bera" as the place of the alleged violation, so it begs the question when this change was attempted, and doesn't that immediately invalidate the ticket?
This seems like a scam, the ticket does not have my VIN, only my license plate # and again the attendant claims I "drove off" before the ticket could be given, so it seems obvious the attendant never approached my vehicle.
This is a really expensive ticket and my work schedule is hectic, so I'd like to get it dismissed right out rather than having to start a long battle... The phone rep suggested I use the online form to contest the ticket, so how should I phrase my challenge to this ticket?
Do I just point out the non-existent street and that even allowing for the Bera/Brea typo, there are 7 possible addresses matching that location and not one has a handicap spot for my vehicle to have been parked in?
Or should I also bring up the attempt to change the location entirely after the fact (which I only know from calling in, not from the ticket I received in the mail)?
thanks for any advice!!
