Rant: Parking Tickets in Toronto

CurlyFatAngry · 02-10-2009, 10:10 PM

Is it just me or do BMWs get more parking tickets than others. Fuck it I paid $100 last month while parked in my neighborhood (yonge & st claire) while all the other cars around me got nothing.

Dammit that's a $40 tuna sub and a $60 grande bold !!!

avbd · 02-10-2009, 10:13 PM

i dispute all the parking tickets i have...

never went to court once in almost 5 years.... over 300 tickets no kidding since i used to go to UofT downtown and on avg i get 2-3 a "school" day....

i guess they will just drop it after a while....

MechUT · 02-10-2009, 10:19 PM

Um, no...
Parking authority is ruthless with everyone!

montreal red · 02-10-2009, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avbd

i dispute all the parking tickets i have...

never went to court once in almost 5 years.... over 300 tickets no kidding since i used to go to UofT downtown and on avg i get 2-3 a "school" day....

i guess they will just drop it after a while....

what!?? usually in montreal they'd pursue you anyway and bring you down to court if you dont pay... didnt think they'd let you go so easily.

avbd · 02-10-2009, 11:09 PM

well but i really never went to court once all these years...

i heard once that the Courts here in Toronto are so congested that they don't give a damn about $30 parking tickets... probably a different story if you get a ticket for parking at the handicap spot which cost you like $300..

untouchableE82 · 02-10-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CurlyFatAngry

Is it just me or do BMWs get more parking tickets than others. Fuck it I paid $100 last month while parked in my neighborhood (yonge & st claire) while all the other cars around me got nothing.

Dammit that's a $40 tuna sub and a $60 grande bold !!!

same thing anywhere you go. even at york, im standing by the car and the car is running, i turn around for a second and when i look back i see this lady giving me a parking ticket :S lol

SGxi · 02-11-2009, 01:22 AM

Is there a reason why you are getting tickets? Parking illegally? Forgot to feel the meter...etc?

MOAB · 02-11-2009, 07:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by avbd

i dispute all the parking tickets i have...

never went to court once in almost 5 years.... over 300 tickets no kidding since i used to go to UofT downtown and on avg i get 2-3 a "school" day....

i guess they will just drop it after a while....

What he said. Do a google search and you'll find a myriad of articles confirming that if you fight a parket ticket, you will unlikely ever see a trial and accordingly, you won't have to pay the ticket. Courts in Toronto are so backlogged that parking tickets are the lowest priority. It doesn't make sense to pay any parking ticket. Fight them all.

bulldog_yyc · 02-11-2009, 08:11 AM

fight em

Chiggy · 02-11-2009, 08:14 AM

In the last few months we've got ticketed on an EL, Lexus, and on both the Bimmers. Doesn't matter what car you have you gonna get ticketed for the smallest thing. David Miller needs to get PAID! and that's just the way it is.

bulldog_yyc · 02-11-2009, 08:16 AM

david miller is a douchebag who couldn't run a from a fire, let alone run a city

markymarc1979 · 02-12-2009, 01:17 PM

When I get ticketed, I simply renew my license stickers for the maximum amount of time. The fuckin city won't see that money for 2+ years.

ctgazer · 02-12-2009, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by markymarc1979

When I get ticketed, I simply renew my license stickers for the maximum amount of time. The fuckin city won't see that money for 2+ years.

dont you have to pay your tickets before you renew your stickers? even if done at the kiosk, your overdue stuff still show up

Rossland · 02-12-2009, 03:01 PM

I once had a van with our company name and address on the side, so it was obvious that the van was from out of town. This was just an open invitation for a ticket even when I didn't deserve it. It cost far less to just pay the ticket than to go back to Toronto a second time (and probably get another ticket) to fight it. So I very seldom go to downtown TO.

It boggles my mind that the Tourism Dept. will spend megabucks of taxpayers money to bring in visitors, and then the parking dept will screw tourists at every opportunity.

The parking dept is running an extortion racket, but the city is only shooting itself in the foot.

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avbd Private 5 Rep 62 Posts Drives: e92 325i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (7)	well but i really never went to court once all these years... i heard once that the Courts here in Toronto are so congested that they don't give a damn about $30 parking tickets... probably a different story if you get a ticket for parking at the handicap spot which cost you like $300..
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Chiggy First Lieutenant 12 Rep 305 Posts Drives: E92 335i, E70 4.8 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	In the last few months we've got ticketed on an EL, Lexus, and on both the Bimmers. Doesn't matter what car you have you gonna get ticketed for the smallest thing. David Miller needs to get PAID! and that's just the way it is.
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bulldog_yyc Major General 130 Rep 5,040 Posts Drives: GT3RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: probably work iTrader: (28)	david miller is a douchebag who couldn't run a from a fire, let alone run a city
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Rossland Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 297 Posts Drives: US 06 330xi Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Ontario iTrader: (0)	I once had a van with our company name and address on the side, so it was obvious that the van was from out of town. This was just an open invitation for a ticket even when I didn't deserve it. It cost far less to just pay the ticket than to go back to Toronto a second time (and probably get another ticket) to fight it. So I very seldom go to downtown TO. It boggles my mind that the Tourism Dept. will spend megabucks of taxpayers money to bring in visitors, and then the parking dept will screw tourists at every opportunity. The parking dept is running an extortion racket, but the city is only shooting itself in the foot.
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