Will this action finally end pedestrian ramp scam parking tickets? The DOT will pave over Mid-block pedestrian ramps. The Department of Transportation plans to pave over the mid-block sidewalk ramps that have cost drivers millions of dollars in summonses — even though it’s legal to park beside the ramps, officials said Friday. ‘They are being…
NYC drivers have been systematically ripped-off by illegal pedestrian ramp tickets I have ranted about scam pedestrian ramp tickets since 2009, alerting the driving public that it was legal to park in front of certain pedestrian ramps. And, offering advice on how to beat these illegal tickets. Kudos to Professor Ben Wellington, a highly respected Visiting Assistant…
How a member of the driving public beat 6 pedestrian ramp tickets It must be some kind of record. Six parking tickets in six days, and I beat them all. And you can too if the situation is right. Read on. If you live in New York and have a car, you’re already doing…
Pedestrian ramp parking tickets are on the rise A great friend of New York Parking Ticket, Jeff, posted a comment about a pedestrian ramp parking ticket and tow he received while his chariot was parked in front of a legal pedestrian ramp. Despite the fact that the pedestrian ramp rule was revised by the NYC…
The consequences of not knowing the difference between a curb cut and a pedestrian ramp Is a $165 pedestrian ramp ticket. I trust that is enough motivation for most members of the NYC driving community to read more. On the other hand, I am sad to re-report that 45% of the respondents could not correctly…
Learning the difference between a legal v. illegal pedestrian ramp takes relentless repetition I came across a terrific Fox 5 News pedestrian ramp scam video, which aired on May 3, 2010. Fox 5 News entered the fray on behalf of a member of the NYC driving public. This video is a great teaching tool to…
A driveway can never be a pedestrian ramp Is a driveway a pedestrian ramp? They look-alike. Let me assure you, a pedestrian ramp can never be the entrance to a driveway. But, that doesn’t stop a Parking Ticket Warrior from issuing a NYC parking ticket for blocking a pedestrian ramp, when the curb cut is really…
Is this a NYC pedestrian parking ticket ramp scam? I disputed parking tickets charging our customers with parking in front of a “legal” pedestrian ramp located in front of 175 Claremont Avenue in Manhattan. Here is one of the comments to Larry’s Blog: “Hi Larry, Before I tell my story, I would like to…
Illegal pedestrian ramp parking tickets are still being issued Our friends and clients are reporting that parking ticket warriors and cops are continuing to issue illegal pedestrian ramp parking tickets for parking in front of pedestrian ramps that are no longer illegal to block. Here’s the current state of the pedestrian ramp law as of…