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thomaswong.1986 says

software error reading your plates .. welcome to the modern era.

You mean that that's what they would claim? I don't follow, because if they both depend on the accuracy of their systems how could I be in both places at once?

upisdown says

A big kicker is the lost time off from work to fight a ticket, and most places price the ticket amounts to deal with that issue so they're never contested.

I'm motivated this time. I've let them go before, but got some added penalty when I paid late.

upisdown says

Make them prove it by showing the initial entry into their system of your plate, along with your other electronic proof. You're lucky, because some munincipalities will tow the vehicle in a very short time afterwards(happened to me while out of town for work, and all towing storage is "indoors").

The majority don't contest the tickets, and most parking tickets that I've got over the years only give you like 5-7 days to pay it or the ticket doubles.

They're pretty flexible for street parking. They don't even usually ticket twice if you don't move. They would catch the Captain's trick though. They flip the ticket up to see if you're on the same block and when you were cited.

CaptainShuddup says

I have gotten tickets before and put them other cars wiper blades, so they would think it was for them and pay it.

Wow, really?

That's pretty shitty in my book.

Sounds like it's time for armed revolution! Or maybe consider a bike commute?

CL says

You mean that that's what they would claim? I don't follow, because if they both depend on the accuracy of their systems how could I be in both places at once?

Bugs in the system...

thats why firms and govt entities that buy tech equipment (hardware and software) also pay annual maintenance (additional +18% of total HW/SW costs) for "unspecified upgrades".... like so many SW companies... includes new features and "fixes" to current released products ... so you ask them.. fixes for what, defects in your product ?... well yes!

good thing Govt are NOT handing out Biotech drugs which might kill you ...

swebb says

Wow, really?

That's pretty shitty in my book.

Only if you pay tickets with out reading them.
That's the point of the OPs original post.
There are hundreds of reasons to get erroneous tickets.
So read them before you pay.

APOCALYPSEFUCK is Shostakovich says

Burn SF City Hall to the ground. Any jury would burst into applause.

Obligatory:

I once got a ticket for not turning my wheels toward the curb when parked on a flat street in SF. Turns out the street was at a barely perceptible 3% grade.

I promised I will never drive to SF again, and so far pretty much held to that. I take Caltrain or BART.

Or park in a parking lot. Having said that when I went to SF, I did not take a car downtown (used public transportation and my bicycle)

upisdown says

Part of the reason to use the plate-reading technology is to be able to prove their violation, along with on-the-go type of technology so as to be able to cover more area,

Obligatory Parking Wars reference. At least they verify the VIN before they boot the car.

CL says

They're pretty flexible for street parking. They don't even usually ticket
twice if you don't move. They would catch the Captain's trick though. They flip
the ticket up to see if you're on the same block and when you were cited.

I was in a meeting when the meter ran out and got a ticket, then another because they must have come by right after to see if I moved the car, with no time on the second ticket. Upon the second ticket, they called the tow truck. When I called the city trying to find my car, some pissy employee gave me a list of the towing companies to call to find it. About 2 hours later, I was able to track it down and pay for the raping of my wallet to get it back. The next time that I was there one of the employees of the company told me to turn the front wheels toward the street so that a tow truck couldn't tow it. I got a ticket for that then. My out-of-state plates probably had a lot to do with the tickets too, as they knew that I probably couldn't and wouldn't fight it. In a different city in the same state, I did fight a parking ticket and ended up paying court costs that was $2 more than the ticket with a late charge. And I got the wonderful priveledge of waiting for a couple of hours to go before some low-level moron of a judge to get that.