My car got towed at around 8pm on Saturday and I received a parking ticket. I parked my car around 2-3pm on a street for which I have a residential permit, and where I’ve parked several times before. There was no signage at the time indicating that we were not supposed to park there. This is a street that somewhat regularly has construction, but the signs alerting for no parking have always been pretty obvious and I always check. The parking ticket mentions a valet zone with no parking from 7pm-1am, but that strip has never been a valet zone (unless they’re using valet zone to mean any towaway area).
When I spoke to the police officer that alerted me to the fact that my car had been towed, I mentioned that I had seen no signage and he replied that he heard the same thing from multiple other people. However, I have no hard evidence that the sign was not there — just my word/recollection.
Should I dispute the ticket?
jessiewicz t1_jaf4h0y wrote
Were you parked in front of a business that has ever done valet? Valet isn’t typically something that just pops up as a one time thing. I think if you can prove historically that there’s no permanent signage and the place consistently does not have valet signs you might stand a chance. If it’s a significant enough fine (guessing likely if there was a fee associated with the tow) that it’s worth the day you’ll likely have to take, I’d fight it.