NYC parking tickets are all over the news


by Erik Feder - Date: 2007-01-14 - Word Count: 232 Share This!

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More parking tickets are being issued than ever - why???

It’s been all over the news - Fox 5’s John Deutzman’s story revealed that parking tickets are being issued with false addresses. If these addresss really existed, they’d be blocks into the Atlantic Ocean.

ABC’s Nina Pineda covered drivers who’d received parking tickets while handing over their vehicles to valet parking attendants outside expensive NYC restaurants.

Drivers have complained that they’ve been receiving parking tickets in the time it takes them to exit their cars (quarters in hand) and get to the parking meter. But what is the connecting thread? The quotas that are never satisfied There have long been rumors that there are quotas that must be met be NYC police officers and traffic agents regarding traffic and parking summonses.

In the past year, a city arbitrator has declared these rumors fact. In a closed-door union-grievance hearing, police officers testified that they were given specific directions by their superiors to issue set numbers of parking and other traffic violations or face disciplinary action. It now seems clear that those who issue parking tickets are willing to falsify addresses, pounce on unsuspecting motorists without even giving them what should be the mandatory time to feed a meter and otherwise give out tickets unfairly, just to satisfy the quotas. Apparently, it doesn’t matter that the tickets are completely bogus, only that they are written.

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As seen on ABC’s Eyewitness News and in New York Magazine, Erik Feder is "The Parking Expert". He has done extensive research on the Manhattan parking scene, including driving on every single street in Manhattan and writing down the parking regulations on each and every sign. His "Feder Guide" series of books lists street parking regulations for every street between 124h Street - Battery Park as well as over 450 parking facilities. Erik is available 24/7 for interview, commentary or quotation. For more information, please contact: Rhythmo Productions 877-412-PARK (877-412-7275) 516-633-1114 (Erik’s cell for off hours contact) info@federguide.com www.WhereToParkManhattan.com Your Article Search Directory : Find in Articles

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