I’ve had similar issues in Cambridge parking in front of my apartment where it’s residential permit parking. I’ve probably spent close to the same in the past year on parking fines. One of the tickets was for not having the permit stuck to my windshield, because I had the permit displayed on my dashboard instead.

I also think it’s interesting that they can look up license numbers to check if the permit numbers match the car to make sure people can’t share permits, but they can’t look up license number to see that I have a valid permit.

Cambridge. Tough on parking.

It feels like the city is trying to extract money from the working and student population who can’t afford fancy garage spots, and don’t live in a location or have a job where they can rely on the T. This is also why they sweep the streets so often.