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> If you make a mistake, own it. But if the city makes the mistake, they shouldn't own it? It's their own rules, on their terms, designed to confuse newcomers.
by fragsworth 12y ago
> If you make a mistake, own it.
But if the city makes the mistake, they shouldn't own it? It's their own rules, on their terms, designed to confuse newcomers. I can't fathom how you would think this is fair.
- ihaveajob 12y agoSure, if that's the case. In my experience, though, these services simply contest everything in the hope that the officer in charge or the ticket will not have time to follow up, and the case will get thrown out even if it's a perfectly reasonable fine. It works, but that doesn't make it right.
- fragsworth 12y ago> these services simply contest everything in the hope that the officer in charge or the ticket will not have time to follow up No. If you actually read the article, they generally contest things on the grounds that there was a mistake or error in issuing the parking ticket that makes it invalid.
- gmarx 12y agoGenerally? That doesn't sound like an argument against the basic idea. If they only contest when they fins a specific error, I would agree. If they contest everything hoping the police won't show...it's a short term hack. If a service makes every ticket contested, cities will change the process.