Aaron’s 1-star review:
The one star is for my previous experience where I was ticketed for parking legally. For your entertainment, I'm going to paste here my total overkill appeal of a more recent citation here. I don't have a reply yet... let's see what happens!
Greetings,
I am writing to protest citation number XXXXXXXXX, which is depicted in one of the enclosed photos.
- The reason for this request is that the sign on the meter at which I was parked was incorrect, as noted by a traffic officer I interviewed and recorded at the scene.
- As shown in an enclosed photo, and agreed by the officer, the sign showed only "Saturday" for metered parking. It did not mention "Sunday," the day on which I was parked at the meter: Sunday, October 13, 2013.
- In the interview, the traffic officer at first denied, then admitted, that the sign was incorrect. To further help, I took a photo of her vehicle, which I am also enclosing. Additionally, I made a high quality digital sound recording of the interview, which took place on the street. I am including both a transcript of the interview and a disposable USB flash drive with a copy of the audio file (and photos) for your convenience. If it would help matters, I can also provide a witness, who is also an attorney, who witnessed the citation, the incorrect sign, the taking of photos, the interview, and the recording.
- I hope this does not come off as overkill. I had an unfortunate experience in the past where a protest was unfairly denied and I want to help this one go more smoothly.
Best Regards,
Aaron M...
October 24, 2013
Interview Transcript:
Aaron M...: So you're saying that all the meters actually are, sorry, that all these signs, are wrong.
Officer: They're not wrong, it's just Monday through Friday is a white zone.
AM: And then Saturday, they're just
O: They're just regular meter.
AM: So, when the sign says Saturday it should also say Sunday, is that right?
O: Well, Sundays are new, so they haven't just...
AM: OK, got it. Do you know when they changed it?
O: For Sunday meters?
AM: Yeah
O: Last year? I mean early this year. January.
AM: January. Got it. So maybe they'll update the signs sometime, huh?
O: Eventually, hopefully.
AM: OK, I hope they do too. Alright, thanks a lot.
O: For your knowledge, yeah.
AM: OK.