Oh, what a glorious world we live in. I just contested a ridiculous parking ticket entirely online. I'm not sure how I got the ticket - I never actually saw a ticket on the car. I just got an email telling me that the fine was about to double.
So I responded.
I never received the paper ticket - my first notification of this ticket was the email that the penalty was doubling. However, I did not commit the violation "STOP/STND IN AM RUSH". Attached please find photos of the signs on both sides of the street. The ticket was issued on 3/29/2011, which you'll note is a Tuesday. According to the signs, there are absolutely no rush hour restrictions on parking on the 1400 block of Harvard St NW on Tuesdays. So it is not possible that this ticket is valid.
I attached two pictures.
I don't know how I got the ticket. But I don't think I'm paying it. I'll let you know if the DMV agrees.
I got exactly same thing
I got exactly same thing today 28Jul 2011. I just contested a ridiculous parking ticket via mail. I'm not sure how I got the ticket - I never actually saw a ticket on the car. I just got an postal mail from Department of Motor Vehicle -"Adjudication Services" telling me that the fine was double as I did not pay the ticket that was past due. I just don't understand is how they send it out without giving any ticket on dash board.
I never received the paper ticket - my first notification of this ticket was the mail that the penalty was doubled. However, I did not commit the violation "STOP/STND IN AM RUSH". I parked on the street with the meter parking said 2 hours parking on the Wisconsin ave. My daughter and a friend were in the back seat of vehicle, with the vehicle running while parked. I was gone only for 20 min. They never saw any police giving ticket. So I am not sure how they sent me the ticket with added penalty.
I got exactly same thing
I got exactly same thing today 19 Jul 2011. I'm not sure how I got the ticket - I never actually saw a ticket on the vehicle. I just got the letter in the postal mail from Department of Motor Vehicle -"Adjudication Services" telling me that the fine was double as I did not pay the ticket that was past due. Appears to me that DC parking enforcement has a new (maybe not new) tactic to increase parking revenue. Write the ticket then not put the ticket on your vehicle, and then when it's late double the price.
If you contest the ticket
If you contest the ticket within 60 days, even if they decide you have to pay, you'll only pay the value of the ticket, not the doubled value. So make sure you contest it right away.
Is it possible you actually deserved the ticket? Or are you sure it was bogus?
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