Originally Posted By RAM1984 .....but it still cost me $25. I don't know if anyone remembers but back in April I was visiting my daughter in Renton WA. I got up one morning to find that a "NO PARKING" sign had been erected and a ticket put on my car. All this happened without warning and with no attempt to notify the people parked there. To add insult to injury, due to complaints by my daughter and her neighbors, the signs were removed before I left. (They were up a total of 10 days.) We tried everything (phone calls, emails etc.) to try to get it straightened out before I left. We even talked to the issuing officer who said she would write to the judge and tell him it had been a mistake. All to no avail. When I got home I sent in the citation marked "contested" and wrote a long letter explaining the situation. They sent me back a court date. Complete with threats about added fines and warrants for my arrest if I did not show up or pay up. Since the courthouse is just down the street from my daughter I told her that if she would go and represent me I would give her the $25 I would have to send them. When she got to the courthouse she was told, "Oh, that case was dropped yesterday, we wanted to call you but did not have your phone number." (They had all the information.) Chalk one up to small town politics;oP
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I remember this! Thanks for the update. I love to hear how the story ends and this was a very good ending. Justice prevails! (okay, so maybe beauracracy does too but still. lol)
Originally Posted By Tinkerbell819 Good job! I'm glad your daughter got the $$$ instead of the township! How rude of them to send you all of those threats!
Originally Posted By PlainoLJoe awesome!!!!!! I remember this because it was right after I got my parking ticket for parking on street sweeper day on the street. BECUASE MY CAR HAD JUST BROKEN DOWN!!!!! THey dropped that one as well. So good job!!!!
Originally Posted By RAM1984 ^^I am glad to hear that yours was dropped as well. Congrats. You encouraged me to fight so thanx. Reminds me of Mr. Twister in Santa Cruz; he was cited for putting quarters into expired parking meters of other people's cars. The public outcry was so bad that they changed the law. You are now allowed to be a good Samaritan.
