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12-10-2011, 04:30 PM
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#1 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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| Got towed because the parking meter expired
Hey guys, i just got towed because the parking meter expired. This was on Broadway, Vancouver.
Are they allowed to tow you when the meter expires? This zone was totally legal for parking.
I've never been towed because the parking meter has expired.
This seems messed up to me. The towing company is making more money off me than the city is! They could have just ticketed me and still made the same money.
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12-10-2011, 04:45 PM
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how long was the car there after the meter expired?
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12-10-2011, 04:46 PM
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I don't see why they CAN'T tow you. I mean you were afterall parked illegaly.
I know, it sucks. Iv been towed for that same reason too. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-10-2011, 05:06 PM
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wow seems pretty harsh
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12-10-2011, 05:09 PM
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maybe Rush hour 3pm-6pm?
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12-10-2011, 05:17 PM
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Would be pretty freaken stupid if they towed you because meter expired. That's why we have meter maids. +1 to the 3-6pm restriction Or private parking lot. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-10-2011, 05:18 PM
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#7 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Originally Posted by Raid3n how long was the car there after the meter expired? | 5 minutes Quote:
Originally Posted by racerman88 maybe Rush hour 3pm-6pm? | There were no time limitations on the parking spot, plus its Saturday. Quote:
Originally Posted by vafanculo I don't see why they CAN'T tow you. I mean you were afterall parked illegaly.
I know, it sucks. Iv been towed for that same reason too. | I'm somehow relieved that others have been towed for the same reason. :/
I wonder how they decide if you should be towed or not. Sounds good for corruption. The parking maid could easily take money from the towing company to mark a car to be impounded.
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12-10-2011, 05:58 PM
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They will only tow you if you have any outstanding tickets. If you didn't have any tickets, they can give you one then tow you right after. Posted via RS Mobile | 
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12-10-2011, 06:10 PM
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#9 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Interesting. Do you have a source for that?
Seems odd as well, how does towing my car deal with outstanding tickets? The towing company doesn't collect.
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12-10-2011, 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by dutch Interesting. Do you have a source for that?
Seems odd as well, how does towing my car deal with outstanding tickets? The towing company doesn't collect. | I think the meter maids could have called in the tow if you have outstanding tix. Not completely sure
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12-10-2011, 06:16 PM
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#11 | | It's like going crazy when you're already nuts
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Originally Posted by dutch Interesting. Do you have a source for that?
Seems odd as well, how does towing my car deal with outstanding tickets? The towing company doesn't collect. | Assuming they gave you a ticket and towed you right after, the ticket will be with the people at the counter of the city's impound lot where your car is located. Posted via RS Mobile | |
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12-10-2011, 06:18 PM
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#12 | | 14 dolla balla aint got nothing on me!
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Oh i see what you mean. I thought you meant outstanding tickets from the past.
Yes I had a ticket from today.
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12-10-2011, 06:49 PM
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Attendant is probably a dick. They tow you 5 min after it expires? That's retarded.
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12-10-2011, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Nlkko That's retarded. | Sounds more like legalized theft to me.
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12-11-2011, 12:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sebberry Sounds more like legalized theft to me. | If they didn't give it back, yes.
A friend of mine recently got towed 'cause she got plastered at her boyfriend's and forgot about the early morning parking restriction (Broadway too, I think). It was about $150 for the ticket and tow and storage. I was quite surprised at how little that is, given that ordinarily when a car gets towed away you get charged quite a hefty amount.
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12-11-2011, 02:06 PM
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If you owe the city money, they are serious...
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12-12-2011, 06:27 AM
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I thought the "test" for authorizing a tow was that your vehicle either had to be a "safety hazard" or pressing/immediate "inconvenience" to other motorists.
I wonder how well one could argue that a 5 minute parking overage doesn't fall under either of those categories? If there was other available meters around, and you had some way to prove this, you may just have a reasonable arguement.
I know at certain times during the day on Broadway, (I think 3PM) the street parking becomes a bus lane. I used to watch a parade of Busters trucks follow the bylaw officer as he did the rounds along Broadway corridor from Granville to Burrard. Fished at least 1-2 each block every day.
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12-12-2011, 10:05 AM
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| By-law Fines and Towing Fees: Parking Operations and Enforcement Quote: |
Any vehicle that is in violation of any parking By-law may be impounded and will be towed when they are a safety hazard or an inconvenience to other motorists or pedestrians.
| Why you would be towed when it's just a parking meter violation, I have no idea... but something isn't right there.
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12-12-2011, 11:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Bainne I thought the "test" for authorizing a tow was that your vehicle either had to be a "safety hazard" or pressing/immediate "inconvenience" to other motorists.
I wonder how well one could argue that a 5 minute parking overage doesn't fall under either of those categories? If there was other available meters around, and you had some way to prove this, you may just have a reasonable arguement. | Incovenience is stopping in butt fuck no where blocking traffic lane. I was 5 min late to plug the meters and I got towed... I would be pretty fucking pissed. Give me a ticket and I'll pay it but tow me? That's retarded. Did you ever ask yourself why they leave tickets on the windshield and not call in the tow trucks?
Not paying in a designated parking spot is different from parking/stopping in a no parking/stopping zones/hours. Two different violations.
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12-12-2011, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Nlkko Incovenience is stopping in butt no where blocking traffic lane. I was 5 min late to plug the meters and I got towed... I would be pretty pissed.
Not paying in a designated parking spot is different from parking/stopping in a no parking/stopping zones/hours. Two different violations. | I would tend to agree - Potentially they could stretch inconvenience to meaning "he was taking up valuable parking space during the busiest part of the day in an overly crowded street". But then again, it was a weekend, and he never said the time.
Honestly, if I was the OP, I would dispute the ticket AND be requesting a refund of towing charges, even if simply to get clarity about how the this fits the bill of safety hazard or inconvenience.
OP would need some way to show he was only gone for a short while though after the meter expired. How long after you were issued the ticket did you contact the towing company? That would probably be one of the few ways you could prove that.
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12-12-2011, 04:05 PM
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#21 | | I STILL don't get it
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Originally Posted by Nlkko Attendant is probably a dick. They tow you 5 min after it expires? That's retarded. | ^+1
I've walked back to my car to top up the meter to find a meter maid at the meter. Writing me a ticket. I had it timed on my cell phone, so at the very most it would've been at 0 for 30 seconds. Not to mention, it was still blinking, and my understanding is that it blinks 0 as a kind of grace period.
I argued, and he said, well you didn't make it back in time anyways, the meter says 0.
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12-12-2011, 06:39 PM
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#22 | | VAC Head Rotang Mod
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^ya, i believe for 3 minutes after it expires it blinks 0:00, and then after that it blinks 00:00 and you're SOL.
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12-12-2011, 08:02 PM
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was your the black eg turbo civic?
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12-12-2011, 09:19 PM
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A friend has an old motorhome that he is scrapping. I would like to take this and park it downtown see how long before it gets towed. It's 25 foot long and prob weighs about about 16,000lbs, above and beyond what most tow trucks can legally pull. And if they do, take pics and forward it to CVSE and Transport Canada who have to investigate a complaint of MVA and TC regulation violations  | |
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12-13-2011, 07:16 PM
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Just serve a notice on the towing company that you are suing them in small claims court for the cost of towing and miscellaneous expenses. That is the only way for these neanderthals to learn anything. That could have been someone disabled or some senior citizen's car. If you were only 5 mins late and in a parking zone, you deserve a ticket, you don't deserve to get towed. It doesn't look like the law supports you getting towed either.
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