Parking enforcement question

[jolla]

Are parking tickets really only $10?

[HazenPingree]

Are parking tickets really only $10?

Tickets for basic parking infractions are $30. However, if you read the tiny print, it says that if you pay within some short timeframe [[seven or ten days), you get a $20 fee reduction.

[cramerro]

Tickets for basic parking infractions are $30. However, if you read the tiny print, it says that if you pay within some short timeframe [[seven or ten days), you get a $20 fee reduction.

Actually, this isn't totally true. All parking tickets in the City have a 10-day window for a $10 reduction. Meter violations are $20, so after the $10 discount you get $10. Most other violations are $30 [[fire hydrant, corner clearance, no stopping). The only violation i know of that is higher is handicap space violation [[I think $100?). These rates are super low compared to many other big cities that have much higher penalties for things like no standing, hydrants, etc.

A few other things based on other posts...

What this does mean is that it's pretty cheap to park and let your meter expire for $10. I have been working and parking downtown for over a year and everything is on the up-and-up. They only tow if you get a boot, and you only get a boot if you're on the list. The whole thing with this establishment that started this thread is new to me, and certainly wasn't justified.

Also, I have a number of people who have gone the Brush Park neighborhood free parking route and got their window smashed and stuff stolen. I parked there when COPa first opened, but its not worth saving $10, IMO.

[drjeff]

Actually, this isn't totally true. All parking tickets in the City have a 10-day window for a $10 reduction. Meter violations are $20, so after the $10 discount you get $10. Most other violations are $30 [[fire hydrant, corner clearance, no stopping). The only violation i know of that is higher is handicap space violation [[I think $100?). These rates are super low compared to many other big cities that have much higher penalties for things like no standing, hydrants, etc.

A few other things based on other posts...

What this does mean is that it's pretty cheap to park and let your meter expire for $10. I have been working and parking downtown for over a year and everything is on the up-and-up. They only tow if you get a boot, and you only get a boot if you're on the list. The whole thing with this establishment that started this thread is new to me, and certainly wasn't justified.

Also, I have a number of people who have gone the Brush Park neighborhood free parking route and got their window smashed and stuff stolen. I parked there when COPa first opened, but its not worth saving $10, IMO.

I go to a lot of Tigers games. For many years I parked on John R and never had an issue. Then in 2010 the bums started extorting money to "watch your car," or, in other words, "pay me or I'll break your window." I drive a very recognizable car and they also started to know it. Now I pay for parking, usually in the Opera House garage or the Hudson's underground garage.