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TasteofUConn said:
Seconded, unless you are dead broke or you're retired or have a lot of extra time in life. Probably the best you can do is get the late fees dropped, while wasting an hour or two.
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Yup, that is the normal trade off. Spend an hour or 2 and get it reduced to $30 or save the time and pay the $90.00.
 
was it your car, whcih street... did you feed the meter. If its your ticket be happy to pay just the original fee
 
August_West said:
I can answer that. They tow your car. Happened to me in new haven
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Same here. Booted one time; towed another. That was like 20 years ago. Haven't ignored a CT parking ticket since.
 
I can't believe someone would come on here for anything even resembling legal advice.
 
Huskybass said:
Last fall I received a $90 delinquency notice from the City of New Britain. It tripled a $30 ticket that was allegedly issued in June. I was shocked since I never received the ticket in the first place.

I am now scheduled for a hearing on March 30th. Any advice on fighting a parking ticket that I never received?

On the plus side, I will get to go to Capital Lunch for the first time in about 30 years.
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Unless you can definitively prove you and your car were not at the location where the parking ticket was issued you have no case.
 
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CallMeBruce said:
I can't believe someone would come on here for anything even resembling legal advice.
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Meh, it's more practical advice than anything. Unless you know someone from New Britain to ask, I can't imagine a better forum to get a survey of opinions of varying value--mostly known by considering the source--and an occasional belly laugh.

It's a $90 problem and I think he got a pretty good consensus on the opportunity cost that he can apply to his own situation, depending on whether he values his time more (like Fishy and Taste), or if he's a constitutionally-challenged lunkhead like intlz and me, who likes to fight things, and will in any event declare victory for the chance to turn it into an adventure by checking Capital Lunch off his hot dog list.

Hell, I spent $100 on a meat thermometer yesterday based solely on one recommendation on this board, and I couldn't be more confident in the economy, reliability and efficiency of that decision.
 
8893 said:
Hell, I spent $100 on a meat thermometer yesterday based solely on one recommendation on this board, and I couldn't be more confident in the economy, reliability and efficiency of that decision.
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It's a really, really great meat thermometer.I'm a great negotiator. You made an excellent deal. Dial thermometers? They're for losers. We sat down and picked a winner. Because thats what I do; I win. We are going to make steaks great again. We are going to have so many great steaks we are going to be tired of great steaks.
 
John said:
You gotta go into the hearing and let them know who's the boss. In a loud and authorative voice (yelling) let them know YOU AIN'T PAYIN NO. F. U C. KIN TICKET and they CAN KISS YOUR AND STICK THAT TICKET WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE. You will get definite results. Do not take any from those people, you need to let them know who's in charge. Also, if the judge is female, it helps to call her baby or honey. That always helps. Good luck!
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No don't. This is a bad idea, especially if it is a female judge. You should refer to the judge as your honor, judge or mam, as in:

"Your honor, this is all bullcrap. I'm telling you judge, I wasn't even there. Look mam, if you cut me a break here, I'm not saying I'll throw some wood your way, but I'm not saying I won't, if you catch my drift."

Good luck.
 
8893 said:
Meh, it's more practical advice than anything. Unless you know someone from New Britain to ask, I can't imagine a better forum to get a survey of opinions of varying value--mostly known by considering the source--and an occasional belly laugh.

It's a $90 problem and I think he got a pretty good consensus on the opportunity cost that he can apply to his own situation, depending on whether he values his time more (like Fishy and Taste), or if he's a constitutionally-challenged lunkhead like intlz and me, who likes to fight things, and will in any event declare victory for the chance to turn it into an adventure by checking Capital Lunch off his hot dog list.

Hell, I spent $100 on a meat thermometer yesterday based solely on one recommendation on this board, and I couldn't be more confident in the economy, reliability and efficiency of that decision.
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Well if your meat ends up undercooked we can proudly proclaim once again the Boneyard gave someone a raw deal.
 
Revrat said:
Now I now you are lying. Driving fast in Boston is impossible. My 12 mile commute from Weymouth was two hours every morning
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Hahah. Fortunately, I don't have to face rush hour in Boston. Just the all day parking dance. I drive to Western Mass a few times a month to see an elderly parent. I speed on the highway. Throw in a bunch of 3+ hour snowboarding trips a year, and you can do some real damage on your wallet.
 
8893 said:
depending on whether he values his time more (like Fishy and Taste), or if he's a constitutionally-challenged lunkhead great american hero and genius like intlz and me, who likes to fight things, and will in any event declare victory for the chance to turn it into an adventure by checking Capital Lunch off his hot dog list.
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ftfy
 
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intlzncster said:
A bit criminal at best, more of a part time gig. But I live and drive in Boston. Anyone familiar with that understands it's (metaphorically) like trying to hide from the Nazis. You poke one toe out, and they got ya.

Also, I sometimes drive fast.
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I disagree, my first 10+ years of driving in Ffld County I got about 6 tickets, just two so far (knock wood, one dropped can't remember about other) in 20+ years in and around Boston. I feel like everyone drives fast and pushes the rules in Boston so you really have to do something flagrant to get tagged. Burbs a slightly different story but still nothing compared to Ffld county.
Edit since your subsequent hwy details, that's gotta be doing 80+ to get pulled on MA Pike.
 
Dogdeacon said:
I disagree, my first 10+ years of driving in Ffld County I got about 6 tickets, just two so far (knock wood, one dropped can't remember about other) in 20+ years in and around Boston. I feel like everyone drives fast and pushes the rules in Boston so you really have to do something flagrant to get tagged. Burbs a slightly different story but still nothing compared to Ffld county.
Edit since your subsequent hwy details, that's gotta be doing 80+ to get pulled on MA Pike.
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Boston is for parking tickets. MA highways, especially I-90 is for speeding tickets. Only speeding ticket I got in Boston was on the J-way. That's patrolled by Staties though.
 
intlzncster said:
Boston is for parking tickets. MA highways, especially I-90 is for speeding tickets. Only speeding ticket I got in Boston was on the J-way. That's patrolled by Staties though.
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Gotcha, yes pretty much anything more than 5 minutes over at a meter and they will get you & likewise the city cops are the one's that don't have time for traffic scofflaws. Gotta slow down in NHampshire too!
 
As someone who deals with this kind of stuff every day, I have two pieces of advice:

1. Don't listen to anyone in this thread telling you to talk to the court. Regular city parking tickets have nothing to do with the court system. They go through the individual towns.

2. Do not listen to anyone in this thread telling you that unanswered town or city parking tickets suspend your license. That is fallacy.
 
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MattMang23 said:
As someone who actually knows about this kind of stuff, I have two pieces of advice:

1. Don't listen to anyone in this thread telling you to talk to the court. Regular city parking tickets have nothing to do with the court system. They go through the individual towns.

2. Do not listen to anyone in this thread telling you that unanswered town or city parking tickets suspend your license. That is fallacy.
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In MA, they wouldn't allow my dad to renew his license/registration until he paid his parking ticket (that he didn't know he had). That's the only thing I've heard about it.
 
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CallMeBruce said:
I can't believe someone would come on here for anything even resembling legal advice.
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Never give free legal advice. Might discount some here based on most hated rival and best pizza preferences.
 
intlzncster said:
In MA, they wouldn't allow my dad to renew his license/registration until he paid his parking ticket (that he didn't know he had). That's the only thing I've heard about it.
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Different state. I should have said in Connecticut it doesn't susepend your license.
 
fleudslipcon said:
Well if your meat ends up undercooked we can proudly proclaim once again the Boneyard gave someone a raw deal.
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If he messes up meat with the Lamborghini of meat thermometers Im going to stick that probe in his eye.
 
CL82 said:
No don't. This is a bad idea, especially if it is a female judge. You should refer to the judge as your honor, judge or mam, as in:

"Your honor, this is all bullcrap. I'm telling you judge, I wasn't even there. Look mam, if you cut me a break here, I'm not saying I'll throw some wood your way, but I'm not saying I won't, if you catch my drift."

Good luck.
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You could also advise her: And also Mam, if you need your temperature checked I just bought a really great meat thermometer for $100 based on Boneyard advice.
 
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dennismenace said:
You could also advise her: And also Mam, if you need your temperature checked I just bought a really great meat thermometer for $100 based on Boneyard advice.
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"I don't want to brag but I got the Lamborghini of meat thermometers... if you know what I mean. Wink, wink."
 
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