Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not...

onlydarksets · 03-09-2008, 09:23 PM

Free Parking: The Vast Majority Of Philadelphia Parking Tickets May Be Invalid

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A CBS investigation has revealed that parking tickets stemming from 85% of the parking meters in Philadelphia are invalid. Pennsylvania law requires inspectors to certify each parking meter for accuracy once every three years, but the single inspector working for Philly's Licenses and Inspections Department, the city agency in change of certification, has visited less than 15% of all parking meters—but he has found the time to certify some meters 8 times while others go completely unchecked. As a result, thousands of parking tickets are invalid under state law.

That Guy · 03-09-2008, 09:38 PM

nice.

mredskins · 03-09-2008, 10:01 PM

I wonder if this will be shown on Parking Wars?

Campbell17 · 03-09-2008, 10:24 PM

you gotta show some love to philly.

dmek25 · 03-10-2008, 06:32 AM

cant philly do anything right? it fits right along side the rest of the losers there

Hog1 · 03-10-2008, 09:20 AM

Maybe those that get serviced so often, are the ones near the inspectors favorite watering holes, and Brothels????????
..........or Library..........sorry Mr. Inspector

gibbsisgod · 03-10-2008, 09:40 AM

Philadelphia Parking Authority is a money machine | Philadelphia Inquirer | 10/27/2007

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All told, the authority now squeezes $192 million a year out of Philadelphia drivers.

This article doesn't have anything to do with the topic except for this quote on their yearly revenue.

Roughly $163,000,000 is what is at stake here. Heads are gonna roll over this one.

gibbsisgod · 03-10-2008, 10:07 AM

I guess they would have to figure out exactly how much of that $192 mil. was generated by tickets and tows, but I would guess that a good lawyer could argue that all of the parking meters money was collected illegally since they were never certified.

BDBohnzie · 03-10-2008, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by mredskins

I wonder if this will be shown on Parking Wars?

I was just thinking that...

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Monkeydad · 03-10-2008, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by dmek25

cant philly do anything right? it fits right along side the rest of the losers there

No. Yes.

03-09-2008, 09:38 PM	#2
That Guy Living Legend Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: VA Age: 42 Posts: 17,620	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... nice.

03-09-2008, 10:01 PM	#3
mredskins Gamebreaker Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 13,007	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... I wonder if this will be shown on Parking Wars?

03-09-2008, 10:24 PM	#4
Campbell17 Impact Rookie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Haddonfield, NJ Age: 31 Posts: 642	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... you gotta show some love to philly. __________________ This time instead of some lousy joke, humerous comment, racial slur, or a famous quote, I will write small, and be the bigger person.

03-10-2008, 06:32 AM	#5
dmek25 MVP Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: lancaster,pa Age: 63 Posts: 10,672	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... cant philly do anything right? it fits right along side the rest of the losers there __________________ "It's better to be quiet and thought a fool than to open ones mouth and remove all doubt." courtesy of 53fan

03-10-2008, 09:20 AM	#6
Hog1 Quietly Dominating the East Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Naples, Florida Posts: 10,675	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... Maybe those that get serviced so often, are the ones near the inspectors favorite watering holes, and Brothels???????? ..........or Library..........sorry Mr. Inspector __________________ Goodbye Sean..........Vaya Con Dios thankyou Joe....... *“God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.” – Joe Gibbs*

03-10-2008, 10:07 AM	#8
gibbsisgod Playmaker Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: 129 W 81st street Age: 46 Posts: 3,503	Re: Parking ticket in Philly? Maybe not... I guess they would have to figure out exactly how much of that $192 mil. was generated by tickets and tows, but I would guess that a good lawyer could argue that all of the parking meters money was collected illegally since they were never certified.

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