4 ms·

> I frequently pay the toll of the person behind me In what country/state/city? Is that legal? In most (all?) US cities, it is illegal to fill other peoples' p

> I frequently pay the toll of the person behind me In what country/state/city? Is that legal? In most (all?) US cities, it is illegal to fill other peoples' parking meters because that robs the city of fines. But maybe it's not a concern for tolls? > I've sometimes wondered if it propagates backward at all. At most, it would only reach exactly the car behind you. If that driver decides to pay the toll anyway (or the attendant secretly pockets the additional payment), the extra payment would be surely be swallowed.

CrazedGeek 15y ago
In most (all?) US cities, it is illegal to fill other peoples' parking meters Is that true? A quick search brings up http://theexpiredmeter.com/2009/04/parking-ticket-geek-arrestedalmost/ http://theexpiredmeter.com/2009/04/parking-ticket-geek-arres... , which suggests that, at the very least, it's legal in Chicago.
makmanalp 15y ago
Whoa. That's odd. I think it should be illegal for the government to rely / depend on illegal behavior to make money. Otherwise, it seems like a conflict of interest in that there is no incentive to tackle the root cause of crime anymore.
- nitrogen 15y ago
  I knew someone who got a parking ticket because he filled his meter. All the cars next to him that didn't bother paying in the first place got nothing. We guessed that the expiring electronic meter signaled the nearest enforcement patrol, and they didn't bother to check neighboring meters that didn't send the "expired" signal.
lurker19 15y ago
Don't be silly. Refilling a meter to circumvent the time limit or cover up a violation is illegal in some jurisdictions. Paying someone else's bill is not illegal.
wisty 15y ago
Some company in the Gold Coast (originally it was the city council, but they stopped, so someone else took up the slack) hires gold-bikini clad girls (called "Meter Maids") to put money into parking meters that are just about to expire. And leave an ad on your windshield. But then, it's a tourist city.

CrazedGeek 15y ago

In most (all?) US cities, it is illegal to fill other peoples' parking meters Is that true? A quick search brings up http://theexpiredmeter.com/2009/04/parking-ticket-geek-arrestedalmost/ http://theexpiredmeter.com/2009/04/parking-ticket-geek-arres... , which suggests that, at the very least, it's legal in Chicago.

makmanalp 15y ago

Whoa. That's odd. I think it should be illegal for the government to rely / depend on illegal behavior to make money. Otherwise, it seems like a conflict of interest in that there is no incentive to tackle the root cause of crime anymore.

nitrogen 15y ago
I knew someone who got a parking ticket because he filled his meter. All the cars next to him that didn't bother paying in the first place got nothing. We guessed that the expiring electronic meter signaled the nearest enforcement patrol, and they didn't bother to check neighboring meters that didn't send the "expired" signal.

lurker19 15y ago

Don't be silly. Refilling a meter to circumvent the time limit or cover up a violation is illegal in some jurisdictions. Paying someone else's bill is not illegal.

wisty 15y ago

Some company in the Gold Coast (originally it was the city council, but they stopped, so someone else took up the slack) hires gold-bikini clad girls (called "Meter Maids") to put money into parking meters that are just about to expire. And leave an ad on your windshield. But then, it's a tourist city.