[DC5-S]

I let a good friend of mine borrow my car for a couple of days while I was on vacation a couple of weeks ago.. anyways he managed to get a parking ticket at rocky point in port moody by the water.. he parked in an area where only trucks with boats are allowed to park.. anyways, he made a bs excuse and he cant pay the ticket and it says its a city bylaw ticket.. so im wondering if its gonna be like impark where they will try to get you to pay for a year, with a collection agency.. and if they cant they give up.

[skyxx]

You gotta pay. If you don't pay you can't renew your car insurance or your license. Plus it goes on your record. :) That's the jist of it.

You better get money from your friend to pay for the ticket. You're a nice friend for letting him drive the car but he isn't that great of a friend. If I'm correct it's only 30 bucks during a certain period then it doubles after a certain amount of time. Lesson learned...

[DC5-S]

hmm.. so your sure it wont go to a collection agency?

[orange7]

the point is.. he (your friend) needs to pay for the ticket violation that he got you into. It's not fair that you're taking all the risk and getting a record of some sort cause of his foolish act. Your friend needs to step up and act like a man.

[elkayem]

the point is.. he (your friend) needs to pay for the ticket violation that he got you into. It's not fair that you're taking all the risk and getting a record of some sort cause of his foolish act. Your friend needs to step up and act like a man.
Unfortunately, some people has not hit that stage yet. There ARE people like this in the world.

Hopefully this is not the case here!

[ilvtofu]

It's so cheap anyways, why risk it?

[impactX]

You let someone like that be your good friend?

Things to keep in mind:
1) Find better friends;
2) It won't affect your insurance renewal; and
3) It's never a good idea to owe the (municipal, provincial or federal) government money.

[ilvtofu]

woah, don't be so judgmental there impactX the friend in question might not know that or he's just cheap, might still be a good person, don't assume so quickly...

[mama]

As Mr Peters would put it "Be a man, do da right thng"

[K.Dubz]

Dispute it, I've disputed 2 parking tickets from the city of Richmond and 1 from the city of Vancouver. Never heard back from them again.

[eddoe]

Either your friend is under 19, or he isn't your friend at all.

[Presto]

3) It's never a good idea to owe the (municipal, provincial or federal) government money.

:werd:

Assault and kill someone, and you'll get a slap on the wrist. If you cheat the government out of some money, like not paying your taxes, you'll get thrown in jail.

[shenmecar]

pay the damn ticket then borrow his car and park there next time =P

[racerman88]

if he was your friend, he should man up and pay for it

[Wave_S13]

If it is a city parking ticket. You can always used one-in-a-life-time courtesy to waive the parking ticket.

[asian_speedster]

Your friend got the ticket and he should pay for it. no questions asked.

[sulos]

doesn't matter if it would get you into trouble, he got the ticket and you were nice enough to let him use your car. Get the money from your "friend"

[!Yaminashi]

:werd:

Assault and kill someone, and you'll get a slap on the wrist. If you cheat the government out of some money, like not paying your taxes, you'll get thrown in jail.

That should be a slogan on the government websites
Like everyone else said, get your "friend" to pay the ticket, or at least reimburse you
Shit did he even give you some money for the gas he used?

[you]

can i buy u a beer and be ur friend?
i can drive ur car for u while ur on vacation so that it doesnt get stuck up:)

[!Tigger]

it wont go to a collection agency, you just wont be able to renew your license until you pay it.. so get your friend to pay it

[ziggyx]

If it is a city parking ticket. You can always used one-in-a-life-time courtesy to waive the parking ticket.

I think those only work for city pay parking meters. Not 100% sure but I've called the city of vancouver and that's what they told me. It doesnt apply to any other kind of parking ticket (ie: parking in a spot that you aren't supposed to).

[CRS]

woah, don't be so judgmental there impactX the friend in question might not know that or he's just cheap, might still be a good person, don't assume so quickly...

Doesn't know what?

He got the ticket, so he should pay it. It is a SIMPLE concept.

It's is like if you borrowed my jeans and got laid but the girl get pregnant, should I be the father because you used my jeans to get her laid?

[Lomac]

It's is like if you borrowed my jeans and got laid but the girl get pregnant, should I be the father because you used my jeans to get her laid?

Yes, because obviously those jeans were so sexy that she never would have gotten pregnant if you hadn't let the friend borrow 'em. ;)


Anyway, one thing you can try to do in order to dispute the ticket is to call up the appropriate office and let them know that you were out of town during the time of the alleged infraction and that you were the only one with a pair of keys to the car. So, because of that, how would your car have been ticketed if no one was around to drive it?

I've actually legitimately used that argument before for allegedly parking illegally in Vancouver when, in fact, I was camping up in Penticton with my car.

[DC5-S]

its been over 2 weeks now and it had 7 days to dispute from when i was given the ticket.. so if i call them and say i was out of town and there was no way i got the ticket they wil buy it? lol

[Rikaro]

Your friend is a fucking asshole. Don't be friends with him.

[k20a]

Your friend is a fucking asshole. Don't be friends with him.

+1, and fucking get him to pay the ticket. If you are home now, get him to give you the money and you pay for it. If not, then GG bros.

[orange7]

its been over 2 weeks now and it had 7 days to dispute from when i was given the ticket.. so if i call them and say i was out of town and there was no way i got the ticket they wil buy it? lol

they will NOT buy it.

[q0192837465]

get ur frd to pay up. Man, it's only 30 bucks, just tell him to stay home for dinner for 1 week & I'm sure he'll save more than $30

[!Yaminashi]

its been over 2 weeks now and it had 7 days to dispute from when i was given the ticket.. so if i call them and say i was out of town and there was no way i got the ticket they wil buy it? lol

All this worrying and trying to find ways NOT to pay it, isnt worth the $30 dude, just man up and pay it yourself, or get your friend to pay it
If not, take it as a lesson. Dont let your friends drive your car. Dont be friends with ppl that wont pay for stupid shit that they did.

You're wasting time, to be honest

[DC5-S]

who said its 30 its 100.. its really stupid that they only give you 7 days to dispute

[vancitysale]

try to avoid parking tickets by knowing where to park for free
there's lots of 2 hour zones in downtown or places with no signs at all

[impactX]

woah, don't be so judgmental there impactX the friend in question might not know that or he's just cheap, might still be a good person, don't assume so quickly...

What does "anyways, he made a bs excuse and he cant pay the ticket" mean to you? A good person won't fuck his friend over.

Here's an example of a good friend: I got a speeding ticket while my good friend was in the car; he told me not to dispute it and offered to pay half of it because I was short on money. Now that's a good friend.


To the OP: Remember, if you dispute this ticket and you don't show up to court, the City of Port Moody would issue a BC-wide warrant for your arrest. If you were arrested in Vancouver, you would be sitting in the jail for a few hours in order to get a Promise to Appear.

[!LittleDragon]

If your friend isn't gonna pay the ticket, is it possible to prove to impark that you were on vacation and that they made a mistake? Plane ticket stub, was your passport scanned at the border, etc?

[Mancini]

Tell him you got a gift certificate to the Keg or some other decent restaurant and get him to go there with you. Order $100 worth of food and drinks, and just as it arrives excuse yourself to go to the bathroom, then leave.

Seriously, though, your friendship isn't worth anything to him. /friendship

[mmmk]

I would never lend my car to someone I don't trust.

If your friend isn't going to man up and take responsibility, pay for the ticket yourself. It's your fault for trusting someone who isn't responsible.