Last Updated on September 16, 2022 by Lawrence Berezin
There are some sure-fire ways to beat an NYC parking ticket
- Please, I beseech you, take a. bunch of photos before leaving the toxic parking space.
- Make sure to include your car in the space (showing the license plate), and both sides of the parking signs in front of and to the rear of your car.
- But, remember to show the address of the parking space by capturing the numbers of the buildings and the street signs on the corner
I can’t tell you how many wonderful, intelligent members of the driving public say, oops, when I ask “did you take a photo?”
Or, there is a beautiful photo of your car but with no way to identify where it was parked
In the same vein, what rule regulated the parking space? A beautiful photo is worthless unless a judge can tell exactly where and when it was parked at the location
Table of Contents
- There are some sure-fire ways to beat an NYC parking ticket
- PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
- Meanwhile, can you guess the most ticketed neighborhoods in NYC?
- Here’s one for all the pestered “out-of-towners.”
- Commentary
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PLACE OF OCCURRENCE
- Always, without fail, check for omitted, misdescribed, or illegible required elements on the front of your parking ticket. If you find a mistake, you win upon application. Pay special attention to “place of occurrence.” A warrior is required to describe the exact location where he/she alleges you committed your parking crime.
- The warrior must insert, front of, opposite of, or provide an UNAMBIGUOUS detailed description ( I call ’em pirate treasure map descriptions)
For example, you may find, “W/S of Berry St 30 ft S/ of N 7th Street on the front of your parking ticket. This means the West side of Berry Street, 30 feet South of North 7th Street. Please be sure this address is accurate.
You can check for accuracy by looking at Google Maps with Street View; Interactive Maps on our website; Find a Sign or Address, on our website, among other available tools
Meanwhile, can you guess the most ticketed neighborhoods in NYC?
Likewise, how do you prove a location that does NOT exist? Here’s a terrific tip I learned from a parking ticket expert, Louis Camporeale, who wrote “The New York City Parking Survival Guide, 2007 (Parking Pal Company).” You can find the book at Amazon.com. I call this my Elvis Presley Defense. Return to sender, address unknown, no such number, no such phone:
Mail a letter to the non-existent address, addressed to “occupant.” Please include your legible return address with your name on the front of the letter
The US Postal Service will return your undeliverable letter to you marked with the Elvis Presley Defense, which you can submit to the judge to prove there is no such address
Here’s one for all the pestered “out-of-towners.”
- A parking ticket warrior is required to insert the month and year your vehicle registration expires IF IT IS DISPLAYED ON YOUR PLATES or windshield.
However, some warriors with rickety knees will not bend down to check your plate, and instead, will insert either, “N/S” or “N/A” on the front of your parking ticket
In short, I recommend you fight this parking ticket!
Commentary
When you’re right-FIGHT! It may take a little time to fight, but every time we apply for a reduced fine (no longer available), or worse, pay the full fine on a parking ticket that is “reducible,” we are empowering the warriors to issue defective, or are defensible and take your cash. Better yet, it is wrong!
Don’t sit on your comfortable couch and let the other guy do it.
Your honer as u see igot a parking ticket in front of 441w 50st the car was parked on 48 st I work on 47 st so that’s a mistake by the officer when I parked in the morning I measured with my feet it measured 15 feet let’s say my shoes is small size 7 so I was 13 feet but not 3 feet as the officer wrote it hurts wen u see such Abigail difference I would never park on a pump especially I came to work on sun trying to make my extra 50 dollars would not risk a ticket 115 dollars it really hurt me that the officer wrote 3 feet besides I. Drive 45 years never got a ticket by a pump iwouldnot. Lie for 115 dollars iam ortodux please consider it thanks yours truly
Time of offence was7-13/14 10:52am command t-503 tax reg number 330692 officers name is Gary m
Hi Larry, about the place of occurrence, I have got a ticket saying that“N/S 114th St 50ft E/of Northern Blvd”, do you know what N/S suppose to mean? can I fight the ticket by the description of the place of occurrence is incorrect or ambiguous?
Thank you.
Hi Sue,
Good evening.
“N/S” means “North Side.”
A misdescribed place of occurrence is a get out of jail free card.
The description of the place of occurrence entered on your parking ticket is referred to as a detailed description. It is not ambiguous. If anything, it is just, plain wrong.
You may wish to check whether there is a North Side of 114 Street. There is only a North Side if the 114 Street runs East to West.
Good luck.
Best,
Larry
Dear Larry,
My ticket says ‘Opposite 30 E 10th St. ‘
If I was parked across the street L, am I opposite from or across from 30 E 10th St? I’m not sure if tje word OPPOSITE makes sense. 10th St runs east to west and I was parked on the north side of the street. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Kira
Hi Kira,
Good morning.
Opposite means, “across the street from 30 E 10th St.”
Good luck.
Regards,
Larry
Hello Lawrence,
I am in need of some advise. I recently got a ticket in the mail for parking at a no parking area. However the date/time in question I was parked before the sign… on the ticket the agent put the wrong house number. How can I fight this case
Hi, Vanessa,
I’m sorry to report that I am no longer answering questions on the blog.
Just a little too much for this old guy to keep up with.
Good luck.
Regards,
Larry
Hi Larry,
i got a parking summons that has no date listed and also no description of the address other than the house number in front of the place of occurence.
can i beat the ticket by stating these omissions?
thank you
Saul
Hi I recieved a ticket for speeding in a school zone on Friday the day after thanksgiving at which I thought was a holiday. Schools were closed this was about 6 am in the morning .
Hi Dana,
Good evening.
Sorry to learn about the school zone ticket.
I can tell you about parking in a school zone, but sadly, not speeding in a school zone.
Here’s a link to a blog post published by an expert and dear friend of mine (Matthew Weiss, Esq.) about speeding in a school zone. I hope you find the article helpful.
Regards,
Larry
Hi
I received a ticket from the DSNY for alternate side parking. They issued the ticket with the wrong precinct. Will that work as a defense?
Thank You for your time.
Hi Ari,
Good morning.
I’m afraid “Precinct” is not a required element that would entitle you to a dismissal.
Good question, though.
Be safe.
Regards,
Larry