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This kind of thing is a problem anywhere that there's not aggressive regulation and Seattle is pretty bad. At one point a partner was towed for parking in a han

by nieve 8y ago

This kind of thing is a problem anywhere that there's not aggressive regulation and Seattle is pretty bad. At one point a partner was towed for parking in a handicap spot and she had handicap plates and a handicap placard. Similarly she was towed from in front of our house for not moving the car very frequently and towed for parking in a part-time lane at a forbidden time... before the forbidden time started. Once you're towed they got a motivation to up the fees by keeping your car as long as possible, so you're likely to run into very short retrieval hours (closed on the weekend) and fees over $200/day. It's a pretty effective racket as long as the city goes along with it and they're getting paid.

kantpaek 8y ago
> Similarly she was towed from in front of our house for not moving the car very frequently You are storing personal property on public property. Move your car according to the law, or pay to park it (in a lot or towing fee, I dun care). Entitled people are ridiculous.
- 14 8y ago
  I think op just meant that it was towed for an arbitrary time limit that was not defined. If they said a vehicle must be moved at least once a week there would be no complaint or confusion in the situation. I am down voting your comment because name calling did not add to the discussion for me.
  - xyzzyz 8y ago
    In Seattle, vehicles parked on the street must be moved at least every 72 hours.
    - dsfyu404ed 8y ago
      And when you work nights and the meter person who tracks what's parked where works days that's basically the same as not moving your vehicle.
      - zifnab06 8y ago
        On residential streets they barely enforce this - it's complaint driven and they put a giant notice on your windshield for 48 hours before towing.
    - maxxxxx 8y ago
      How do you go on vacation?
      - gk1 8y ago
        I don't know about Seattle but in NYC there are street-cleaning rules that prevent you from leaving a car in one spot for more than several days, so that a street cleaner can come through. More residential areas don't have this, though. Some homes have driveways and some buildings have garages. There's always a paid garage nearby or airport parking.
      - xyzzyz 8y ago
        Obviously, private parking lots don't usually have this kind of rules, and you can leave your car as long as you want, assuming of course that you pay for it. If you have your own private parking spot, you can also leave it there. This 72 hour rule only applies to public street parking.
dmix 8y ago
Regulation? It sounds like there was plenty of regulations already in place, they clearly violated them as was decided by the agency. They found 800 violations according to another comment. What more do you need? The problem was they weren't enforced. As others mentioned in this thread, you can only operate this way as a business with political connections. Regulations in themselves are never sufficient. They have to be practical and their utility measured based on the reality of the efficacy in real life. A hundred more rules for customers/businesses won't solve the deficiencies of government inefficiencies, corruption, and cronyism.

by nieve 8y ago

kantpaek 8y ago

> Similarly she was towed from in front of our house for not moving the car very frequently You are storing personal property on public property. Move your car according to the law, or pay to park it (in a lot or towing fee, I dun care). Entitled people are ridiculous.

14 8y ago
I think op just meant that it was towed for an arbitrary time limit that was not defined. If they said a vehicle must be moved at least once a week there would be no complaint or confusion in the situation. I am down voting your comment because name calling did not add to the discussion for me.
- xyzzyz 8y ago
  In Seattle, vehicles parked on the street must be moved at least every 72 hours.
  - dsfyu404ed 8y ago
    And when you work nights and the meter person who tracks what's parked where works days that's basically the same as not moving your vehicle.
    - zifnab06 8y ago
      On residential streets they barely enforce this - it's complaint driven and they put a giant notice on your windshield for 48 hours before towing.
  - maxxxxx 8y ago
    How do you go on vacation?
    - gk1 8y ago
      I don't know about Seattle but in NYC there are street-cleaning rules that prevent you from leaving a car in one spot for more than several days, so that a street cleaner can come through. More residential areas don't have this, though. Some homes have driveways and some buildings have garages. There's always a paid garage nearby or airport parking.
    - xyzzyz 8y ago
      Obviously, private parking lots don't usually have this kind of rules, and you can leave your car as long as you want, assuming of course that you pay for it. If you have your own private parking spot, you can also leave it there. This 72 hour rule only applies to public street parking.

dmix 8y ago

Regulation? It sounds like there was plenty of regulations already in place, they clearly violated them as was decided by the agency. They found 800 violations according to another comment. What more do you need? The problem was they weren't enforced. As others mentioned in this thread, you can only operate this way as a business with political connections. Regulations in themselves are never sufficient. They have to be practical and their utility measured based on the reality of the efficacy in real life. A hundred more rules for customers/businesses won't solve the deficiencies of government inefficiencies, corruption, and cronyism.