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Seems like a rip-off. Why pay $6.30 when you can spend 1/12 of that on postage(52 cents)?

You can pay the parking ticket by mail, visa and online for your convience.

However you CANNOT set a date trial date by mail, so say's option 3 on the back of a Toronto Parking Infraction Notice.

You or your agent must appear in person to set a trail date!

Well worth the 6 bucks!

The last time I went to do that I had to pay .50$ in the meter.

That is minimum.

Then you add on time and other bs $6.00 is not bad

Cheers

viper1

Just don't be so lazy or cheap and park where you are supposed to.

Saves the 6 bucks and/or 50 cents and the ticket

Watching parking wars on TV. One guy gets a ticket every day...to park legally it was $26 bucks for a day, but a parking ticket (if tagged) was only $21

Get a motorcycle and you don't have to pay for parking, in fact if you go to 55 John Street to set a date, there is a a good looking blonde there and plenty of eye candy

I took this shot in the summer on one of visits to 55 John Street!

Watching parking wars on TV. One guy gets a ticket every day...to park legally it was $26 bucks for a day, but a parking ticket (if tagged) was only $21

Savings of $5 per day by breaking the law.

I get the feeling that the people responsible for the ticket being less than the pay parking won't figure it out even with the TV publicity.

BelSlySTi wrote:

Get a motorcycle and you don't have to pay for parking, in fact if you go to 55 John Street to set a date, there is a a good looking blonde there and plenty of eye candy

I took this shot in the summer on one of visits to 55 John Street!

I was NOT expecting the summer time shot of the "mc's"

hwybear wrote:

BelSlySTi wrote:

Get a motorcycle and you don't have to pay for parking, in fact if you go to 55 John Street to set a date, there is a a good looking blonde there and plenty of eye candy

I took this shot in the summer on one of visits to 55 John Street!

I was NOT expecting the summer time shot of the "mc's"

Would you rather fall off the chair upon seeing a winter shot of mc's?

Took 3 parking tickets in today to John St. Went at lunch time, no line-up. I mean NO lineup at all. Took 3 minutes. And I didn't have a ticket when I got back to my car! Must be Christmas

hwybear wrote:

Just don't be so lazy or cheap and park where you are supposed to.

Saves the 6 bucks and/or 50 cents and the ticket

Watching parking wars on TV. One guy gets a ticket every day...to park legally it was $26 bucks for a day, but a parking ticket (if tagged) was only $21

In my opinion the lazy person is the one who uses visa and pays over phone.

I have over 10 challenged tickets to me and I have not heard back from any of them (for the court date)

There are something near 500,000 outstanding tickets out there and only

about 50 get delt with in a day.

I am a courier so they usually just delete most of my tickets.I have some that are over 3 years with no court date or response.

I think I could go in and check after 3 or more years and get them to delete them.

Cheers

Viper1

ticketcombat wrote:

Took 3 parking tickets in today to John St. Went at lunch time, no line-up. I mean NO lineup at all. Took 3 minutes. And I didn't have a ticket when I got back to my car! Must be Christmas

what code were they?

Cheers

Viper1

viper1 wrote:

[I am a courier so they usually just delete most of my tickets.I have some that are over 3 years with no court date or response.

I think I could go in and check after 3 or more years and get them to delete them.

Cheers

Viper1

with that many outstanding you must have/own "stock" in the city as default

hwybear wrote:

viper1 wrote:

[I am a courier so they usually just delete most of my tickets.I have some that are over 3 years with no court date or response.

I think I could go in and check after 3 or more years and get them to delete them.

Cheers

Viper1

with that many outstanding you must have/own "stock" in the city as default

not outstanding just waiting for them to send me a court date.

In my case for some of them 3 years and no response.

As to stock hehe.I have paid them a lot.

When-ever you have a fine that you cannot pay on time you can go to the court and ask to talk to the jp.

You have to fill in forms and have the print-out

from toronto.

Toronto charges about a $ each for these now.

If you ever want a KODAC moment do this with a large handfull of those forms while waiting in the jp's office.

They will downgrade most of the tickets if you are nice to them and fill most of the forms leaving only the part they sign to them.

Cheers

Viper1

Everyone is dropping prices in these tough times...these guys are pumping it up!

hwybear wrote:

Just don't be so lazy or cheap and park where you are supposed to.

Saves the 6 bucks and/or 50 cents and the ticket

Watching parking wars on TV. One guy gets a ticket every day...to park legally it was $26 bucks for a day, but a parking ticket (if tagged) was only $21

It's so funny you should mention that: I'm not from Toronto, but I was there for a weekend once, and I parked in an area that was clearly marked "2 hour parking". There was lots of snow on the ground, but the sign was pretty clear. I parked, left the car, and came back probably an hour and a half later to find a ticket for $30 for "parked without permit" and it said that it was a disabled spot! I was shocked! But being from out of town I just decided to mail my payment and take my licks on that one.

However: At my school, parking passes are $400 for the year (2 terms). Last year I got one on the first day of school, no problems. This year, I went on the first day and they were sold out of all the lots that were within reasonable walking distance to the campus. So I decided to put aside that $400 for tickets for the year. Each ticket is $15, and as of this month they have gone up to $25. I've only gotten 5 or 6 tickets since September, and now the 2nd term of the year is well under way, so I'm way ahead. Still a few weeks to go this term, but it's looking promising.

Slyk wrote:

At my school, parking passes are $400 for the year (2 terms). Last year I got one on the first day of school

I wonder if the students at York University will get free passes, if and when classes resume!

BelSlySTi wrote:

Slyk wrote:

At my school, parking passes are $400 for the year (2 terms). Last year I got one on the first day of school

I wonder if the students at York University will get free passes, if and when classes resume!

Somehow I doubt it.. universities are evil when it comes to parking passes.

Oh, you do not know EVIL. University of Waterloo not only charges you through the nose, but they also OVERSELL their parking spots by 60%!!!

racer wrote:

Oh, you do not know EVIL. University of Waterloo not only charges you through the nose, but they also OVERSELL their parking spots by 60%!!!

I know, I went there! If you don't get there at 8am, or have one of the card access lots, you're basically screwed.

Forgive me if I come across as little dense...but parking tickets given by private companies or even city councils are surely illegal.

If someone requests that you pay an amount, surely you have to have agreed to pay for your default by having agreed to pay them by way of a contract with them if you fail to comply with their terms ? I don't recall having signed any contract with any company or City office agreeing to pay a fine for parking in any given space that they claim to own or have control over?

I tend to be a little matter of fact at times and usually see things straight down the middle as it were....so maybe I am missing something on the peripheries. Anyone else have any thoughts on this ?

They screw you with the by-laws.

It takes time but you can screw them back.