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01-04-2015, 10:54 AM
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| parking ticket with a jammed meter
Didn't have my cell phone on me but the meter ate my money and now I got a ticket. Isn't it the responsibility of the city to make sure their meters work before they fine you? Anyone disputed this and won?
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01-04-2015, 10:57 AM
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If the meter ate your money, you're supposed to let the city know asap on the number posted on the meter. They'll credit you the money back but you cannot park at the broken meter.
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01-04-2015, 11:02 AM
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Wait, what? So you're saying you dropped a few coins in there, saw the meter not functioning, and proceeded to leave with your car parked there? What were you expecting?
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01-04-2015, 11:17 AM
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Yah sorry man is standard practice that you can't park at broken meters
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01-04-2015, 11:22 AM
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yeah, basically what everybody said.
Couple of my buddies did that and ended up getting a ticket as well and when they tried to dispute it, the city basically told them that if you see that the meter is broken then you do not park there.
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01-04-2015, 12:29 PM
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If the meter broke
you can't park there NO MO
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01-04-2015, 01:29 PM
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You can if you pay by phone. Seriously, download Pay By Phone app, its makes parking at meters SIGNIFICANTLY easier without fussing for change. You WILL thank me later.
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01-04-2015, 01:41 PM
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You are what they call SOL.
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01-04-2015, 01:53 PM
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As Per the City of Vancouver:
Do not park at a broken parking meter to avoid a ticket.
To report a broken meter, phone 3-1-1 and:
- Provide the six digit meter number located on the side of the meter
- Request a refund for any money you put into the broken meter
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01-04-2015, 01:57 PM
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what city was this in?
If you can't pay or the machine is broken then you can't park there. If there is no way to provide proof of payment then you have to find somewhere else to park.
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01-04-2015, 04:22 PM
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Common sense would have dictated moving your vehicle immediately to avoid any hassle of trying to dispute.
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01-04-2015, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by bing Common sense would have dictated moving your vehicle immediately to avoid any hassle of trying to dispute. | it is quite evident that common sense is not a strong point for this one!
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01-04-2015, 04:36 PM
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well technically, if you have a cell phone to call 311, then you can use their app to park and pay with credit card. So it may be broken to take coins, but not credit card.
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01-04-2015, 06:30 PM
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I'm pretty sure I saw a sign on the meters or somewhere saying that its illegal to park in front of broken meters. Once you realized this you should move your car and then inform the city of the faulty meter. Best way to avoid all this is Pay-By-Phone.
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01-04-2015, 06:47 PM
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| Broken parking meter? You still have to pay | CTV Vancouver News
from COV site Quote:
Do not park at a broken parking meter to avoid a ticket.
To report a broken meter, phone 3-1-1 and:
Provide the six digit meter number located on the side of the meter
Request a refund for any money you put into the broken meter
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01-04-2015, 06:57 PM
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I think he's probably got it by now boys
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01-04-2015, 07:39 PM
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One of the meter maids downtown hates me from like 5 years ago when I put change into a car he was about to give a ticket to! Every time I see the guy he gives me the dirtiest look! Haven't seen him in awhile.
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01-05-2015, 02:16 PM
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^ Lmao. Good guy multicartual. We need more people like you.
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01-05-2015, 02:39 PM
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do what i do OP, pick a nickle in every meter before using it to see if it has 3 minutes popping from Zero.
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01-06-2015, 07:43 AM
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#20 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
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Change? For parking?
Let me know when the next meeting of monacles and moustaches gets together
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01-06-2015, 10:55 AM
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01-06-2015, 11:03 AM
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Originally Posted by nabs I'm pretty sure I saw a sign on the meters or somewhere saying that its illegal to park in front of broken meters. | Yeah, pretty sure most meters have something to this effect on them.
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01-06-2015, 11:32 AM
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Can we pause and first find out, why in 2015 you didnt have some type of mobile device with you?
PS: why wouldnt you just park somewhere else?
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01-06-2015, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by E30_vert Can we pause and first find out, why in 2015 you didnt have some type of mobile device with you? | It was locked in his trunk so he wouldn't get a ticket for it 
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01-06-2015, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Soundy It was locked in his trunk so he wouldn't get a ticket for it | Well that backfired didnt it.
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