You can also contest just fines. In the US fines are used as an undemocratic, regressive tax to raise extra revenue for the government. Everyone should contest every fine so they are unprofitable.
Re:Things You're Allowed to Do
by sixstringtheory on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @01:52AM
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It definitely never hurts to ask. I recently, very absent mindedly, parked in a disabled parking spot and got a $250 fine. Wrote in with my sob story and that I truly do care about this kind of thing, was only there for ten minutes during which time several of the adjacent spots were open, and of course I’m willing to pay the fine as those are the rules... they forgive the whole amount.
Not something I’d abuse, but second chances can be had.
Re:Things You're Allowed to Do
by Kim_Bruning on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @09:49AM
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Oh, interesting. Which country? I'll have to keep that in mind. In the <$local> highway code that I had to memorize , it's actually legal to use an unoccupied disabled parking space as a loading/unloading stop (for 10 minutes, say). You're just not allowed to leave your vehicle there -unoccupied- for an extended period of time.
Re:Things You're Allowed to Do
by sixstringtheory on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @01:35PM
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USA. Where does that rule exist? Sounds practical!
Re:Things You're Allowed to Do
by Kim_Bruning on Wednesday December 23, 2020 @04:34PM
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Netherlands.
Contest unjust fines.
I’ve received 4 parking fines in my life, all were for parking somewhere that had no signage or had signage that permitted my behaviour.
All 4 were successfully contested with photo evidence and a minimum of fuss.