Required element errors are the best defense to unjust parking tickets A required element that is omitted, misdescribed, or illegible is a driver’s best friend. Moreover, I have been fighting NYC parking tickets for twelve years. And, I still get excited when I find a defective required element on a client’s ticket. That is to […]
Required Elements
New: Required Elements Chart
It is time to give the Required Elements Chart a fresh coat of paint Required elements are parking ticket gold. If you find one or more misdescribed, omitted or illegible required elements you are entitled to a dismissal of a parking ticket (upon application and presenting the proper proof, properly). Several years ago I designed […]
Required Elements: Comparing NY State and NYC
Required elements are parking ticket gold Required elements have the same effect on NYC parking tickets as Kryptonite has on Superman. They terminate parking tickets with extreme prejudice. Therefore, it behooves each and every member of the driving public to learn: What they are How to find ‘em How to use them to beat NYC […]
Do you make these Common “Required Element” Mistakes?
Do you know which elements of a parking ticket are not required? I frequently received telephone calls and comments from wonderful members of the NYC driving community asking questions about required elements. For example, is the “VIN” number a required element? How about “color?” What does “N/S” (“Not Shown”) or “N/A” (“Not Applicable”) mean when […]
How to make the “Body Type” Required Element Work for you
A defective body type required element is a get-out-of-jail-free card Joe was furious when he returned to his chariot and found a bright orange parking ticket for parking too close to a fire hydrant silently resting under his windshield wiper. Joe was absolutely certain he parked more than 15 feet away from the pump. Joe […]