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Speaking of tickets, I got one Monday that I couldn't believe. I was parked in an enclosed lot for a grocery store (inside, off the street) and got a

Posted by pmb (aka pmb) Jul 8 '09, 08:58

ticket for not having a current city sticker displayed (the new ones became effective on July 1). I couldn't believe it. First, they have always given a 30 day grace period on that in the past, but second, the police car had to come off the street, up to the second floor indoor garage to give out the tickets. That's insane. Tickets have become the thing that the city is using to generate revenue these days. It's incredibly annoying.

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that's crap. sorry dude -- nm - Guy Jul 8, 09:15
you need a sticker to park in a grocery store parking lot? -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:07 11
- (or were you parking there in something other than a customer capacity? -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:17 10
  - No, it had nothing to do with where I was parked. It was that I didn't have a current city sticker (required for residents with a car). - pmb Jul 8, 09:20 4
    - that's just odd, then. - znufrii Jul 8, 09:22 2
      - If they have Illinois plates I suppose they'd run them to see where they live or look for a sticker from another city or town. Out of state plates - pmb Jul 8, 09:27
      - the key is that he has a sticker, but it's expired. better to have no sticker. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:23
    - aren't the meter maids different from the police? -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:20
  - what's weird is that it's private property. I didn't think they could ticket you there. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:18 4
    - could be a publicly owned lot adjacent to the grocery store. - znufrii Jul 8, 09:20 3
      - Such a difference would be obvious here, were that the case -- nm - con_carne Jul 8, 09:23
      - Nope. -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 09:20 1
        
        would they be able to do the same if it was in your driveway? -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:23
real estate tax revenue is in the toilet so many municipalities are resorting to this type of thing -- nm - decline Jul 8, 09:07 3
- It's actually been the case here for as long as I can remember. They just aren't this insane about enforcement usually. -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 09:11 2
  - I think he means enforcement. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:12 1
    - you are correct. I've seen the police being a lot more strict around here -- nm - decline Jul 8, 09:13
What are these city stickers you speak of? - Drill Chef Stephen Jul 8, 09:05 20
- See my post below for explanation. -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 09:11
- Me either. -- nm - Krusty Jul 8, 09:09
- oh really? Out east a lot of cities do this. You can't park in a residential area unless you have a sticker from the city. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:06 17
  - Seriously. We just get the state tag from DMV, no city tags. Though I do have to display a community tag (HOA rules) in my rear window. - Drill Chef Stephen Jul 8, 09:11 1
    - it's a decal that goes next to my state inspection. I also have a decal for my residence, my work HQ, and DOD. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:11
  - A little different here. It's essentially just an annual city tax on your car. $80 a year for a sticker that you display on the windshield. - pmb Jul 8, 09:10 1
    - I pay a % tax on the car plus $20 for the sticker. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:15
  - yup, one drawback to parking being relatively scarce in high-density urban areas. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:08 9
    - Ironically, NYC doesn't do this. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:08 8
      - and you lived in Park Slope, so you know how horrid it is to try and find a parking spot. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:09 7
        
        I lived in Windsor Terrace, and I picked places that were on the border of the park or the PXway. More parking there. - loosilu Jul 8, 09:11
        
        No way I'd own a car if I live in Park Slope. You can spend an hour looking for a spot and neverfind one. -- nm - Krusty Jul 8, 09:10 5
        
        and then there's alternate-side-of-the-street parking regulations, which among other things, is enough to put me off of owning a car anywhere in NYC -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:13 3
        
        see my post below. :) -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:14 2
        
        yup. too much work for me. -- nm - znufrii Jul 8, 09:24 1
        
        it's no harder than feeding a cat. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:25
        
        that's why you double park and hired a dude to move it. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:12
  - (which you get after you pay your yearly property tax on the car) -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:07 2
    - Cars have their own property tax? -- nm - con_carne Jul 8, 09:11 1
      - yep. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:14
Was it a hot day? Cop wanted to stay out of the sun. - Spawn Jul 8, 09:00 1
- Beautiful day. There were at least a 10 other cars that he nailed too, so I guess it's efficient. - pmb Jul 8, 09:02
I got a ticket like that ... in a city where I don't live. sticker was for Arlington, ticket was in Alexandria. - loosilu Jul 8, 09:00 2
- They can't do that though. You're permitted to operate your car in another county without that county's sticker. Did you fight it? -- nm - pmb Jul 8, 09:01 1
  - no, didn't bother. probably should have. -- nm - loosilu Jul 8, 09:02

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