bs parking tickets

[highpsi03]

I live in green valley ranch. (Denver county) my truck is parked infront of my house. Few weeks ago someone backed into it and smashed the bumper. I hadn't found a way to reattach the plate yet. I go out of town last week and when I come back I notice two parking tickets. Both are for no front plate. Ill pay the first one. Whatever 75$. But damn two at 75$ They didn't even give me a chance to see the ticket or fix it. Two days later they pop me again. So what can I do? Anything to get the 2nd dropped? I can't fix it when im out of town.

[cbrjohnny]

sounds like you need some ducktape and some time on the phone with dmv.

[longrider]

I had that happen to me a long time ago and they dismissed all but the first ticket. My situation was at work and I just stuck the front plate on the dash and propped it up when I parked and the tickets stopped. I think Denver is the only place that enforces that law, I had no front plate on my old truck for years and had no issues except parked on the street in Denver

[~Barn~]

I got a NFP ticket about a month ago on my car, and it had been about a year since I had one before. Normally I chalk it up to my yearly "privillege for not giving a fuck" tax, but since I had the time, I went into the Magistrate's office to see if they would reduce the $75 fine.

Well much to my chagrin, they didn't do anything for me and enforced the whole fine.

Best part: When I got out to my car, which was street-parked at a meter. They had gotten me for another one...

Two $75 checks written to the same bastards in the same 30 minute span. It was awesome.

[Matty]

i got one of those a few weeks ago. $75 is ridiculous. i got one last year and it was $25.

[The GECCO]

Best part: When I got out to my car, which was street-parked at a meter. They had gotten me for another one...

Two $75 checks written to the same bastards in the same 30 minute span. It was awesome.

Dunno why, but this just reminded me of a story...this was about 1992 or 1993. I was driving through Denver and got stopped on I-25 for speeding. It was an unmarked car that I hadn't noticed pacing traffic. He pulls me over and I get papered. Dammit! After we're done, I pull back onto the interstate and continue. I don't make it more than a mile before I drive past a different cop sitting on the side of the road with a radar gun...yup, he pulls me over and I get papered AGAIN...twice in less than 10 minutes. F&#K!!! Yes, it sucked big time...but I WAS speeding both times.

Anyway, both tickets are written by the City of Denver and both have the same time/date listed for the first appearance. I'm thinking "that's gonna be an expensive and embarrassing day..." I show up and there are written instructions to check in with the clerk. I go up to the clerk and tell her my name and that I'm here for a speeding ticket. She looks in the computer and says "Ok, here you are...hmmm...something's wrong, it looks like they entered it twice for some reason...OK, lemme delete this second one...there we go. Someone will be right with you."

I go and sit, waiting to meet with the prosecutor, trying to decide if what I think happened really happened. I notice that the ADA's come into the room, grab a few papers printed by the clerk, then call the name on the papers. My name is called and he only has the first ticket (which gets reduced a lot, can't remember to what, exactly) and no mention of the second. Never heard another thing about it.

Sorry you got popped twice, Barn, but sometimes I love bureaucracy! LoL

[highpsi03]

I can deal with the first ticket, i'll pay it, whatever. But the fact that they come back two days later, and write another for the same thing? The idiots can clearly see the first ticket is still there and the car hasn't moved.

[madvlad]

Oh dude they don't give a fuck, they would've written 100 of them shits if they could and have you pay out your ass for them too. It is out of control

[BOOMER]

i got one of those a few weeks ago. $75 is ridiculous. i got one last year and it was $25.

They've got to find new ways to bring in revenue...
I think it sucks too... But with the economy and taxes cuts
I do not see an end in sight... I wish you the best and hope
you find a good way to fight this if you've got the time...

[Jmetz]

Weird story. I live in GVR too. one of my neighbors had the bumper knocked off their truck a couple weeks ago. They never did anything to fix and just let it sit, so I called the cops.














Sucks man. I really do live out here and my neighbor left his pos Saab in front of my house for 3 months. I hoped everyday to come home and see it towed, but he never even got a ticket. I actually was getting pretty close to calling the cops. I asked him to move it before and he refused.

[BOOMER]

Weird story. I live in GVR too. one of my neighbors had the bumper knocked off their truck a couple weeks ago. They never did anything to fix and just let it sit, so I called the cops.

LOL..! Oh that hurts..!

[wulf]

throw the plate in the dash and stop getting tickets

[fasterlaster]

Weird story. I live in GVR too. one of my neighbors had the bumper knocked off their truck a couple weeks ago. They never did anything to fix and just let it sit, so I called the cops.

I bet the cops that were sent out were just pissed and saw highpsi03's vehicle and said why not hit the entire neighborhood

[Squisha]

Sucks man. I really do live out here and my neighbor left his pos Saab in front of my house for 3 months. I hoped everyday to come home and see it towed, but he never even got a ticket. I actually was getting pretty close to calling the cops. I asked him to move it before and he refused.

I had that as well...I live in Westminster and fortunately they have someone you can call for that. Check the ordinances where you live. There's a time limit for how long a car can sit like that. I had two of them POS's in front of my house (one of which had expired tags). I took photos of each with shots of the plates, emailed them to the city, and it took less than a week for the one with expired plates to go away. The other one was an old POS with a bashed in windshield but current tags. It belongs to the neighbor and it ended up on the neighbor's lawn. Its current resting place is in the back yard while he's in jail. Funny thing is, that guy has four cars and no license!!

[modette99]

I live in green valley ranch. (Denver county) my truck is parked infront of my house. Few weeks ago someone backed into it and smashed the bumper. I hadn't found a way to reattach the plate yet. I go out of town last week and when I come back I notice two parking tickets. Both are for no front plate. Ill pay the first one. Whatever 75$. But damn two at 75$ They didn't even give me a chance to see the ticket or fix it. Two days later they pop me again. So what can I do? Anything to get the 2nd dropped? I can't fix it when im out of town.

Call the police report the hit & run, show the bumper...show the tickets, and your airline ticket...get his report. Show to court out of principle and show the police report, airline ticket and a picture of your bumper laying there. Then show you fixed the bumper and the tickets should be dismissed.

Wow CO is strict...you could of lost it on a Jeep trail and been waiting for a new one or whatever is done then. Seems kind of steep when they could of looked and saw you had a rear plate still (so maybe a warning as how many people look at the front of their vehicle???). I probably would never know either unless a cop pointed it out (I don't typically see the front of my vehicle for months and months).

I wish CO only had rear plates, outdated to need front ones. Cost the state more for plating as they need two plates, be much cheaper to make just one.

[Wrider]

I bet the cops that were sent out were just pissed and saw highpsi03's vehicle and said why not hit the entire neighborhood

You sir, fail at understanding jokes...

[~Barn~]

throw the plate in the dash and stop getting tickets

While it's better than no plate at all, that actually won't keep you out of trouble, per how the law is written. See item (2)(a) below.

42-3-202. Number plates to be attached.

(1) (a) Number plates assigned to a self-propelled vehicle other than a motorcycle or street rod vehicle shall be attached thereto, one in the front and the other in the rear. The number plate assigned to a motorcycle, street rod vehicle, trailer, semitrailer, other vehicle drawn by a motor vehicle, or special mobile machinery shall be attached to the rear thereof. Number plates shall be so displayed during the current registration year, except as otherwise provided in this article.

(b) If the department issues a validating tab or sticker to a motor vehicle pursuant to section 42-3-201, the current month validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom left corner of the rear license plate. The current year validating tab or sticker shall be displayed in the bottom right corner of the rear license plate. The tabs or stickers shall be visible at all times.

(2) (a) Every number plate shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned, so as to prevent the plate from swinging, and shall be horizontal at a height not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.

(b) A person shall not operate a motor vehicle with an affixed device or a substance that causes all or a portion of a license plate to be unreadable by a system used to automatically identify a motor vehicle. Such a device includes, without limitation, a cover that distorts angular visibility; alters the color of the plate; or is smoked, tinted, scratched, or dirty so as to impair the legibility of the license plate.

[jbnwc]

They've got to find new ways to bring in revenue...
I think it sucks too... But with the economy and taxes cuts
I do not see an end in sight... I wish you the best and hope
you find a good way to fight this if you've got the time...

I have an end in sight for you... Fire the ticket writers. Why the heck are we paying people to write BS tickets simply to fund their own salaries. The Libertarians are looking better and better every day. I don't give a crap if the gov't is short money; STOP FREAKIN SPENDING!!! How the heck are we supposed to feed our families with these politicians taking every last dime???

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I got a NFP ticket about a month ago on my car, and it had been about a year since I had one before. Normally I chalk it up to my yearly "privillege for not giving a fuck" tax, but since I had the time, I went into the Magistrate's office to see if they would reduce the $75 fine.

Well much to my chagrin, they didn't do anything for me and enforced the whole fine.

Best part: When I got out to my car, which was street-parked at a meter. They had gotten me for another one...

Two $75 checks written to the same bastards in the same 30 minute span. It was awesome.

Shoulda just jumped the meter, you know, just to show 'em who's boss. Oops! Wait, bad idea....nevermind......


(Sorry bro, couldn't resist.....)

[CYCLE_MONKEY]

I got popped twice in an hour in CO coming back from my Labor Day trip. A mile West of Craig, and a couple miles West of Walden. Total of almost $300. Fark! Well, honestly, for all the abuse of speed limits on the 3 trips I did these last 2 years, I can't complain too much.

[ipuck]

I can tell you first hand that they will only reduce the fine IF you show up in person to dispute it and then they will only do half the fine if your lucky. The Ministry of Finance will not drop any ticket no matter how much you ask. I know because I asked a lot!!!!!!
I got popped for it 3 times on my old jeep. One year I lost my plate after all the blizzards we had. The last 2 times I was parked in capital hill with the plate in the front window. They say it need to be 6 inches above the ground and visible.
I feel your pain and wish Denver would stop micro managing all the drivers.

[wulf]

While it's better than no plate at all, that actually won't keep you out of trouble, per how the law is written. See item (2)(a) below.



(2) (a) Every number plate shall at all times be securely fastened to the vehicle to which it is assigned, so as to prevent the plate from swinging, and shall be horizontal at a height not less than twelve inches from the ground, measuring from the bottom of such plate, in a place and position to be clearly visible, and shall be maintained free from foreign materials and in a condition to be clearly legible.

If you jam it between the dash and windshield you meet the law, it doesn't swing, it's clearly visible, and it's above 12 inches.

If you're sure to do it in the passenger side they can't get you for obstructed vision.

[Jenny]

I wish CO only had rear plates, outdated to need front ones. Cost the state more for plating as they need two plates, be much cheaper to make just one.

Have you ever registered a vehicle here? With how expensive it is, trust me - trust me; it's not the state paying more.

[modette99]

Have you ever registered a vehicle here? With how expensive it is, trust me - trust me; it's not the state paying more.

Yep $680 last year on the Ford Edge, just got the card, $460 this year...such BS in this state, but I blame the voters...could of had $20 tags...but oh no we can not do that. Although I believe it should be more then $20 or whatever was proposed that would of sent a strong message to the state...but nope the voters were idiots.

But still it save the state more money by not having both tags, we all probably be surprised by how much if we went to one plate. There is NO reason for two plates....states with one plate seem to work just fine.