Traffic Officers and Parking Enforcement

6/10/2008 Dakota A. says:

ha.  i have paid you well over the years.  even when the meter was broken and i tried to contest.  yes, they said it was working then.  but it wasn't.  grrrr.

yeah i think you guys do great work with many of the things.  some countries like greece for instance have people parking in really bad spots and even on corners and on sidewalks etc...if we didn't have you it would really be bad.

6/12/2008 Nicole "gingeriffic" C. says:

Yes, you officers do the job of giving fraudulent tickets to hard working citizens.  You are there to give mouthy remarks when asked why you just gave a fraudulent ticket and just shrug and walk away.  You are there, even when we are not....giving us tickets for imaginary infractions, because you are angry that you were reported for fraudulent tickets AND harrassment.  And you're there to always be right, even when you are proven to be wrong....even when there is EVIDENCE that you are wrong.  Los Angeles parking enforcement officers are completely corrupt and supported by a system that a citizen cannot fight, even if they have proof.  
Keep up the good work, bleeding innocent people of their hard earned money.

6/12/2008 chico "Wtf Chico, what are you...5 ?" f. says:

wow...can this thread become...

Ask a Parking Enforcement Officer ?

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...keepin' tabs on you kid !

6/12/2008 Betty "Bet" B. says:

Please put me on your no call list..... I so want to fly below your radar. (really)

6/12/2008 N C. says:

Parking enforcement are a bunch of fucking assholes. Why don't you try fixing all the broken & faulty meters in this city? But rest assured, if someone starts beating your ass within an inch of your life for giving them a ticket and I happen to see, I'll just cheer, drive by and not bother calling the cops. Oh and I had better not ever catch one of you giving me a ticket, cause I will surely get the tire iron...nevermind.

6/12/2008 chico "Wtf Chico, what are you...5 ?" f. says:

hell no !! don't fix those meters !!

sh*t you can park at 'em...as long as you don't go over the time limit posted !!

(kicking my own azz for giving that nugget of info...good grief)

6/12/2008 Matthew "if it doesn't fit, you must acquit" J. says:

For all the money I've paid you (no really, quad digits) in the past few years, I hope you have a cushy salary and a plush 401k.

6/12/2008 CONSTABLE X. says:

Everyone hates you until they need you. ;)

6/13/2008 Seeso A. says:

Just for fun of it!   Traffic Officers get nothing from writing the citations... they cannot be fired for not writing enough citations... Their paychecks remain the same if they write 1 citation or 101 citations... Their paychecks plus overtime is figured into the yearly budget at the beginning of the year, just like LAFD and LAPD... The money for the citations goes into the general fund and the City can use it for anything, like the new permanent toilets for the homeless, pothole repair or the take home vehicles that the Mayor and his staff get to use daily....

6/13/2008 chico "Wtf Chico, what are you...5 ?" f. says:

yeah...so face...all of you !!!

oooooowwww....

6/13/2008 Guwapo Gangsta Q. says:

You missed my car that was parked illegally for 4 hours, idiot.

6/13/2008 chico "Wtf Chico, what are you...5 ?" f. says:

no grog...i told 'em about your car...they knew about it but decided not to take action...

6/13/2008 Guwapo Gangsta Q. says:

Dick.

6/13/2008 Caroline "Happy Tummy" L. says:

i thought the money collected goes to a private company. don't they keep the rest and spend some for "development" in LA?

i agree that with the parking enforcement it helps the traffic of LA a lot and that we need them.
what is f-ed up is that don't give out tickets to people when they have minutes left in their car, someone who opened their car and entering in their car, and people who parking at a broken meter.
all true events.

6/13/2008 Robert "Gay Foodie" H. says:

I look forward to seeing more people use mass transit because of the ever rising cost of gas. That will cut down on parking tickets issued.

6/28/2008 Bus T. says:

One has to wonder how it is that a public agency hell-bent on aggravating its denizens, then pushing for punitive measures that imply that its revenue collectors are better than the people from which the agency robs (which even L.A. councilmember Tony Cardenas clearly acknowledged in a tax-payer-funded party: "We certainly do appreciate you as our revenue enhancers in this great city," said Councilman Tony Cardenas, who addressed the group over a lunch of sandwiches and potato salad."), and then is suddenly slow in observing a case that is filmed of one of its own officers attempting to assault a downtown resident (case pending, but soon to explode publicly), deems it necessary to padlock one of its little red bags to a newspaper kiosk.

Parkingmeterbagonnewsstand

Were one to decide to employ a metermaid-mobile for some private use, what would be the retribution? I ask because when one is even implied to have made aggravated moves toward a meter maid, one is immediately arrested. But if a metermaid attempts to run down a pedestrian with a car, then exits the car to finish the job, then head metermaid Jimmy Price is slow--to state the least--with having his boys pursue an investigation. To be sure, the hubris associated with the meter maid agency is one that needs to be checked.

What do you have to state about that, Jimmy? No, wait--save it for the judge. And be sure to have Lt. Ray and Sgt Jordan alongside to corroborate lies.

6/28/2008 Bus T. says:

And one more thing: how can someone lacking the rudiment of grammar--it is "a lot" and not "allot," you arse-flavoured dim bulb--divine which vehicle is incorrectly parked?

6/28/2008 Mitch "Bombast von Hohenheim" L. says:

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7/11/2008 Seeso A. says:

06/28/2008 Bus T. says:

One has to wonder how it is that a public agency hell-bent on aggravating its denizens, then pushing for punitive measures that imply that its revenue collectors are better than the people from which the agency robs (which even L.A. councilmember Tony Cardenas clearly acknowledged in a tax-payer-funded party: "We certainly do appreciate you as our revenue enhancers in this great city," said Councilman Tony Cardenas, who addressed the group over a lunch of sandwiches and potato salad."), and then is suddenly slow in observing a case that is filmed of one of its own officers attempting to assault a downtown resident (case pending, but soon to explode publicly), deems it necessary to padlock one of its little red bags to a newspaper kiosk.

Parkingmeterbagonnewsstand

Were one to decide to employ a metermaid-mobile for some private use, what would be the retribution? I ask because when one is even implied to have made aggravated moves toward a meter maid, one is immediately arrested. But if a metermaid attempts to run down a pedestrian with a car, then exits the car to finish the job, then head metermaid Jimmy Price is slow--to state the least--with having his boys pursue an investigation. To be sure, the hubris associated with the meter maid agency is one that needs to be checked.

What do you have to state about that, Jimmy? No, wait--save it for the judge. And be sure to have Lt. Ray and Sgt Jordan alongside to corroborate lies.

Hi  Randel F.

Were one to decide to employ a metermaid-mobile for some private use, what would be the retribution? That is known as theft of City Property but you don't have to believe me, you can ask L.A.P.D.

7/11/2008 liezl e. says:

I have a question for you.

A grocery store has a parking lot has a side driveway that is blocked off by dumpsters and is cordoned off by a chain link fence.
If the driveway can no longer be used by a car to exit or enter, is that driveway now technically a curb... ?

long story short, does that driveway space become a legal place to parallel park?

7/11/2008 Seeso A. says:

Not  every situation is  the same.  How long is the driveway?  Would it be a traffic or pedestrian hazard for you to park there?  Is there a crosswalk within 10 feet of the driveway? I wish that i could give you a definitive answer but i would have to visually see the driveway that you are speaking about. I know that i have gotten radio calls to scenes like this and have to decided not to issue a citation. If it cannot be used as a driveway i doubt that i would issue a citation.

7/11/2008 Seeso A. says:

If you received a citation for that reason you should get a video camera and get a wide angle view of that length of driveway.
Get a picture of the curb, make sure that it isn't red. Call the phone # on the back of the citation and make appointment to contest the cite. If you make a valid argument, the adjudication officer will be more than willing to cancel the citation.

7/11/2008 liezl e. says:

Here's a picture of the market in question...http://farm3.static.fl...

The entrance you see is identical to the blocked entrance on the side neighborhood street.  

You can see there's a wall next to the sidewalk... the side entrance has the wall, but where the opening is where cars would normally go in and out, there are dumpsters, and where there's a break in the wall, there's a chain link fence.

There's no way the driveway could be used as a driveway.  But I'm not talking about parking in the driveway, just parking parallel as if the driveway is a curb.

I've still never parked in that space, due to fear, but I'd like to know what my options are, when I'm circling the block and cant find parking for 20 minutes.

7/25/2008 Seeso A. says:

You should be able to park there as long as it isn't red curb and no cars can actually go in and out of it.

7/25/2008 Seeso A. says:

As long as the fence does not have a no parking sign, and you can't actually use the driveway for anything. Yes, you park there.

7/25/2008 Katherine "one of Mr Lebowski's children, so to speak." N. says:

Ok so parking at a yellow curb? I keep forgetting what the rule is with that??

7/29/2008 Seeso A. says:

Hi Katherine,

Yellow curbs give you 5 minutes to actively load or unload, unless you have commercial plates then you get 30 mins.
After 6 pm yellow becomes a regular parking space until 7 am the next morning. On Sundays you can park in yellow all day, with no problems!

7/29/2008 Brian "government squirrel" C. says:

can you tell me about parking motorcycles on streets? can i get away with parking in between cars in a metered area? what else is acceptable?

8/10/2008 Noz F. says:

I hope you losers enjoy working on Sundays while I enjoy a nice cup of joe...

8/10/2008 John R. says:

Walter can you give me a "Cancel This Ticket" pass?

8/10/2008 Katherine "one of Mr Lebowski's children, so to speak." N. says:

whats the rule about parking in the yellow loading again?

8/10/2008 Katherine "one of Mr Lebowski's children, so to speak." N. says:

agh got it, forgot i posted before

8/12/2008 Seeso A. says:

Hey Brian,

You can park your motorcycle in between vehicles but if that meter expires both of you would get the ticket. Also motorcycles are limited by the time limit as well.

8/12/2008 Ryan H. says:

Walter P. - can you park in the Green curb all day on Sunday's and park in white curbs all night after 6 p.m.?

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

http://www.mrtraffic.c...

8/30/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

I messenger.  I pick things up and drop things off.  I've got a pick up/drop off point downtown, where there is no stopping after 4 o'clock.  I used to call my dispatcher to call the people (jewelers) to let them know I'm around the corner, so they can stand on the street and hand me/receive the package through my car window, so I don't have to park.  The items are most likely very valuable, so I used to think it was a good idea to put on my emergency flashers early, so they'd be able to locate my car more easily, and feel confident that they're handing pieces worth $1000's through the right car window.  I probably pull to the side for no more than 2 seconds, and probably less than one, to make the exchange.  One day, after pulling away, a parking enforcement police saw me pulling away from the curb with my flashers and decided I was parked.  I think, this "officer" had just turned onto the street, because they raced down the street to get close behind me at the light.  By race, I mean I could hear them flooring their vehicle.  They weren't anywhere near me while I was pulling over, so to insure they could get behind me to write a ticket, they had to speed down the street in an exhibition of speed.  They pulled really close, close enough to think, "why is this a-hole zooming up behind me and tailgating me?"  They then tailgated me for 3 blocks then turned away.  Guess what they were doing?  Yep, you guessed it, they were writing me a ticket.  I didn't know it, though, until a long time later, I get a "Failure to Respond" notice in the mail.  That piece of shit gave me a ticket and submitted it like they'd actually given it to me, most likely throwing away my copy.  The thing I wasn't really stopped there, but they must have assumed I was because of my emergency flashers.   Anyway, my point is that parking enforcement officers can be crooked pieces of shit and they should be discovered, publicly flogged, and jailed.

I wish that  I could be one of the bicycle riding parking cops in West Hollywood, though (or wherever else they have them), because that'd be a sweet job.  I love riding my bike and getting paid to do it would be sweet!

8/30/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

See Water P. says:

Hi Katherine,

Yellow curbs give you 5 minutes to actively load or unload, unless you have commercial plates then you get 30 mins.

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Katherine, don't be mislead into thinking you're safe for 5 minutes in a yellow.  Actively loading or unloaded means you have to be with your vehicle (the vehicle cannot be left unattended).  I got a ticket in a yellow, because, I thought I was safe as long as I was running in to make my pickup and came right back out.  After all, I had 5 minutes, right?  WRONG!  I left my car unattended and got a ticket.  $38.  Now, if I'm in a yellow, the car better be in my sight or it's not safe!

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

FYI:   No Parking means that the DRIVER has left the vehicle OR is not in the drivers seat.

FYI: No Stopping means that even if the driver is in the vehicle, they can receive a citation if they stop in that zone.

I've got a pick up/drop off point downtown, where there is no stopping after 4 o'clock.  I used to call my dispatcher to call the people (jewelers) to let them know I'm around the corner, so they can stand on the street and hand me/receive the package through my car window, so I don't have to park.   I probably pull to the side for no more than 2 seconds, and probably less than one, to make the exchange.  (through the right car window )

These are the things you don't want to say to the Adjudication Officer If you should try to fight the citation...

8/30/2008 Cecile "not not not nothing on you babe!" Q. says:

thank you for the service water...btw I heard the commercial on the radios about enforcement...so thanks for the warning.

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8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

Being a Traffic Officer is not an easy job, but people come up to me and ask how to apply for a job.

You need to have 1 year in the field of security or military service. A valid California License and no felonies...

The place to apply is located at 700 E Temple street or http://WWW.lacity.org

Look to apply for an Traffic Officer 2  
Once you are employed and make probation you can apply for the bike unit.

8/30/2008 Lissa -. says:

This one parking attendant had to the gall to give me a parking ticket before my time even expired! I had to chase her down and wave my receipt in her face before she took the ticket back.

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

The white curbs are enforced 24/7 366 days a year No holidays or breaks...

The white curb has a few different rules depending on where you are located. The white curb for the most part means (passenger loading only) with a 3-5 min limit. It is also a taxi zone but i think most officers will ask you to park somewhere else if you are in the vehicle.  If you are at a school,  DO NOT LET THE DRIVER GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE, We still video tape and will mail the citation to the last known address. At the school zone send the passenger to get the child. If you can't send someone to get the child don't park in the Passenger loading zone. You only get to stay in that zone for 5 mins. If you see an officer eyeball you or chalk your tire, go around the block then come back.
White zones are at the airport, post office, in front of banks and restaurants. Don't leave the car.

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

Hey Lissa,

Was that LA DOT who issued the citation? Were you at one of the new pay stations? It's new so they are still going through a learning curb...

8/30/2008 Lissa -. says:

No, I was in a short-term parking lot in Santa Monica. I park there all the time. You pay at a self-serve station and put the parking receipt on your dashboard. Apparently my parking space wasn't on her paper as having paid, but I had the receipt on my dashboard. I guess the machine didn't keep a record of my space or something.

Another guy in the parking lot told me that he saw the lady looking at the receipt on my dashboard with the info about when my time would expire but gave me a ticket anyway.

8/30/2008 david "yeeaaahh, okay" k. says:

Is the parking enforcement run by the gov't or a private contractor?

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

Lissa : The city of Los Angeles has adopted the same style pay stations but they are real new to the Traffic Officers. Fortunately the city of Santa Monica is not part of the city of Los Angeles.

8/30/2008 Seeso A. says:

David: Parking Enforcement is a an arm of the LA DOT. They are run by local city government

8/31/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

Why are the FedEx and UPS drivers allowed to park however they please?  At that particular spot where the officer chased me down to give me a ticket  (can they really do that and if they're going to send me a ticket, should it be THE ticket, and not a failure to respond?) UPS and FedEx drivers park there every single day after 4pm (no stopping time) and it doesn't appear that they're hassled.  All over, they pretty much park however they please.  Those companies aren't run by the government, so I don't see why they're an exception.

8/31/2008 Alta "Take a picture of the food and label it!" D. says:

When you chalk tires you don't take down any info on the license plates do you?

9/3/2008 Seeso A. says:

Fed EX, UPS, and DHL get citations all the time. You can sometimes see them under the windshield wipers. Those companies pay their citations. The only vehicles that are exempt are money delivery trucks and the Post Office vehicles. Traffic Officers cannot stop you from leaving but they can issue the citation through the mail.

9/3/2008 Seeso A. says:

Hey Alta,

Yes they do take the license plates down because the chalk can be wiped off.  The chalk is a visual aid to let the owner know that a TA has been there.

9/3/2008 Lance "getting my grizzly" T. says:

What I do is rip up the ticket, that I just received,  right in front of the traffic officer (they send you a courtesy notice in the mail anyways) and throw it in the air.            

Now go ahead and fine me for littering!    beeeyotch.

9/3/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

"Traffic Officers cannot stop you from leaving, but they can issue the citation through the mail."

Yes, I've learned that from the show, "Parking Wars," but can they see you pulling away down the street, and chase you down and write you a ticket, while following you?  Does the citation that is issued in the mail have to be the original citation?  The one I got was  "failure to respond" notice, to a ticket which I never received.  (no, nobody took it off my windshield, because I never left my car.  I stopped for 2 seconds, or less.  That makes me mad just thinking about it!  It's not that I wish bad things on that particular officer, but if I saw somebody kicking him in the head, I think, I'd just pretend I didn't see anything.  Does that ever happen?  Do parking cops ever get beaten to a bloody pulp?

9/6/2008 Seeso A. says:

Mario:

No, it is against department policy for a traffic officer to chase anyone down and issue a citation. I Have seen a letter that was sent in the mail and it was a photocopy of the original. You should look to see if they added penalties. Either way you can contest the citation. If they added penalties, you can contest it on the grounds that you never received the original and it should  have been written as a drive away. A drive away citation gives you another 30 days to pay the citation.

9/6/2008 Seeso A. says:

It should be noted that i cannot give any guarantees on how to fight the citation and what the outcome will be.  I can only give advise on how i would fight the citation and on what basis.  You can ask any question and i will try to answer to the best of my abilities.

9/6/2008 Seeso A. says:

What I do is rip up the ticket, that I just received,  right in front of the traffic officer (they send you a courtesy notice in the mail anyways) and throw it in the air.            

Now go ahead and fine me for littering!    beeeyotch

Traffic Officers think this is funny too!  Cause 60 days from now that citation is gonna double up on you!

9/6/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

Well, then, the ticket I received was against department policy, that bastard.  The ticket was for $78 (or $70, or $71, I can't remember, but it was in the $70's)  There were no added penalties and the original ticket was never sent in the mail.  Is it against the law to insult a parking officer?  Say, if they're writing me a ticket and I start telling them how they're filthy and vile, and insult their children and mothers, letting them know that they're going to grow up crack whores and such: is this illegal?  I sometimes get the idea, that if I feel a ticket is unjust, I might as well get my money's worth and try to ruin their day by telling them things that will make them angry for weeks.

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9/6/2008 Seeso A. says:

Mario:  If your citation was $ 75, then they have not added penalties yet. You can still try contest the citation.

My advice to everyone on insulting Officers is not to do so.  You don't know what the Officer can write you for. He could write you a citation for the red zone instead of the the handicap access ramp. The handicap access ramp is the driveway at the end of most streets that is used by people in wheel chairs or baby strollers.  The Red Zone violation is a mere $ 75 where as the Handicap access ramp is $340. Officers have been know to start a citation with the intent to write the vehicle 2 of them, but the Owner approaches with a pleasant attitude and wind up with the lessor of the 2 violation.

It ain't illegal to vent on an officer as long as you don't put your hands on him!

9/6/2008 Mario "Mr. Mom" C. says:

What if I vent after he writes the citation?  Can he write another one, or does everything need to be on one ticket?

9/6/2008 Seeso A. says:

Kimberly:  You need to fight the citation if that officer ran out of paper.  The only time they don't put the citation on the vehicle is when you drive off or when there is a danger to the officer. If he ran out of paper, he should have called another officer to either get a roll of paper or write the citation for him.
I would fight it, on the basis that he may have violated department policy. Do it fast...

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11/13/2008 Seeso A. says:

It is against policy to for a P.E. Officer to write down veh info on a pad of paper.
Officers are suppose to try to get the vin # if possible but you cannot fight the citation because there isn't a vin #. The only time you could use the no Vin # is if the make of the veh is wrong or if you can show proof that the car was in the shop or impounded (lol)
Sometimes the vin # is blocked from view or you get dust or mist on the windshield and you can't see the vin #

I believe you can get a copy of the citation when you appeal but you should always ask.

Officers do not appear for contested citations, they only appear at impound hearings.
VC 22500E: I believe that is parking within 15 ft of a fire hydrant?   I believe the only way to fight that cite is by showing security / video tape of the veh parked in that space on the date of the citation.

I think you could find a copy of the L.A.M.C. - Los Angeles Municipal Code book at the local library or try
http://www.opgla.com or http://www.ladot.com

11/13/2008 Seeso A. says:

Oh, the info that goes into the citation would be Lic.plate #, date and time of violation, make of veh, color, location, actual violation + notes.

The Notes would be what the officer saw I.E  Red zone violation, would be GP 100% ua na = good paint entire length of veh, unattended no activity!

Oh you should ask for an interpetation of the notes!

11/13/2008 Seeso A. says:

Wrong website, try http://www.ladot.lacit...

3/9/2009 N M. says:

I have a question... I just received a "failure to pay" notice for a ticket that I supposedly got 9/15/08, but never saw on my windshield and this is the first notice that I have been sent. The ticket has my Washington state plate number on it, which I turned in the day that the ticked was suppsedly issued. I registered my vehicle to California that day and got new plates and tabs. I called to ask someone abou the ticket and they said that the first notice was sent to my washington state address and it was my fault that I didn't update my address on those plates.... I don't understand because I changed my address and got california plates right away so why would I update my address with my WA plates that I had to give to them? The ticket address is the same as the registration office, but I parked in the parking lot, so I have no idea what I could've possibly done to get a ticket.... It's a little fishy too because I turned in my plates and they didn't write the vin # on the ticket... Since it has been 6 months since the ticket was "issued", the fine is up to $160.00! Is there anything that I can do to at least get it back down to the original amount if not thrown out?

3/9/2009 Kevin H. says:

The problem with L.A. Parking Enforcement is that there are no checks and balances to keep these people from abusing their powers.  The appeal process is a joke.

3/9/2009 belinda n. says:

hahaa my mother in law just made lieutenant for the la dot.. everytime me or my husand (or our closest friends) get a parking ticket, she clears it up for us!!

3/11/2009 Seeso A. says:

Hey Neele M,

The first thing i would want to know is what the citation was issued for... The only thing that comes to mind would be a fire lane but i would be guessing and that isn't going to help you. I would go to the office with that letter and see if you can get a print out of the citation. Explain your situation to the Sargeant and ask them if it can be reduced back to the original amount. Before, you pay anything though you want to be sure if the citation was issued correctly I.E. you cannot get a red zone violation from LADOT on private property

3/11/2009 Edward "Eyewitness" K. says:

$48 for a parking meter violation in LA City now...

3/11/2009 Seeso A. says:

Yep, The State has increased all fines by $3 bucks...Probably to balance the budget

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

i just got a 58 dollar ticket that says NO PARKING.

i was parked NEXT to a sign that says "no parking from 7am-9am and 4pm-6pm(ex sat and sun).
also under it was a green sign that says "1 hour parking 9am-4pm except sundays).

i was issued a ticket at 2:10am on saturday.  

yes, white curb.  and i was parked next to the sign.  what the hell?  also the ticketing officer put down that i was parked two spaces back.  Even the sign that is two spaces back doesnt say anything baout not being able to part on the weekend.  

i called to contest it.  they said it'll take like 90 days for the investigation.  and they told me if i have pictures i have to take it in or mail em.  argh

am i gonna win this?

btw, last time i got a ticket, i parked on the same street but in a "loading zone" spot.  dude gave me a ticket at like the same time, 2ish AM.   I didnt take pics at the time.  Next time i went, they put up a FRESH no parking after 2am sign right where i was parked.

what is up with that??  and i'm sure the sign wasnt there before as i had parked there in the past and my friend lives at the building in front of the sign.

3/11/2009 christine L. says:

thanks for the reminder! i have a $40 parking ticket from laguna beach for parking correctly in a space!

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

here's the pic of the sign.  http://members.dslextr...

damnit!  why am i getting a ticket on saturday here??

3/11/2009 christine L. says:

idgi

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

me neither.  damn tickets

3/11/2009 Seeso A. says:

Hey frank, You should check to see if there is a sign that says " no parking street cleaning 2a-5a nightly" It doesn't have to be on every pole but if there is 1 sign on the block on that side of the street it can be enforced.

The white loading zone is a passenger loading zone with a 5 min limit 24/7 even on Christmas and New Years Day

3/11/2009 Seeso A. says:

Spring st, Broadway, Los Angeles st and a few others have street cleaning every night because of the trash...

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

it was on 6th and spring.  there is a sign that says no parking after 2am a little bit down the street, on each sign pole.  the area i was parked in, they didnt have that sign.  and it didnt say anything about street cleaning.  i was parked on 615 spring to be exact.  i was ticketed on 611 spring st.  neither of the signs on those two addresses had a sign that says anything about after 2am.   does parking ppl expect me to go down the street to see if there are other restrictions other than the sign that is directly next to my vehicle?  if so, how can they enforce this on me?  when the sign i was parked next to says nothign about this restriction.

even the signs i saw with the 2am restriction didnt mention anything about any other part of the street with this rule.

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

also the cars on the other side of the street didnt have any tickets.

i almost feel like my car is being targeted.  i've been ticketed twice by the same officer.

3/11/2009 Frank K. says:

oh and by white curb i meant that it was unpainted

3/11/2009 Seeso A. says:

The A.M. Units Have Beats that are base on seniority, the longer you have been on the job the closer to home you get to stay. And that is why you got tagged by the same officer.
Also yes, you as the owner of the veh has to read every sign on that block.