Stupid Diamond Parking has given me two bogus tickets. Here are the stories:
Ticket #1.
Diamond claimed that I walked off a lot on Cambie & 42nd on one Saturday in mid-June, but I was actually there to take out $ from bank. I NEVER received any tickets until recently, when they suddenly hit me with a FINAL COLLECTION notice, w/ penalty and interests as well as a threat to destroy my credits and to tow away my car if they see it again. And because this is a final notice, any opportunities to waive the ticket are taken away.
This car's insurance is under my own name. And I've already cancelled its license and switched to storage insurance cuz I only drive it during summer. Hence I'm not very worried abt it getting towed away in the future.
And of coz I can't find that little receipt from the ATM. I mean who the hell would've expected this when I didn't even see a ticket on my windshield? My bank statements don't show that I was there on that day, cuz it was a Saturday, so the transaction was posted in their system on Monday. Later on I asked one of the bank's manager to write me a letter saying that I was really there to withdraw $ on that particular day, and didn't walk away from the lot as they claimed.
Now, would this bank letter help me to dispute the ticket? I mean, their effing so-called "final collection notice" states that I've forfeited my chance to waive this ticket as I've been ignoring them (fk man I nvr got anything from Diamond until this final notice letter!)
Ticket #2.
Two mths ago, I went to work, and parked my car in front of Chapters on No.3 (an Impark Lot, nth to do w/ this ticket) from 11am til approx 1:55, right before the 3-hr limit ended. Then I moved my car to Save-On-Foods during my lunch break and parked there from 2-4:30, also well within the 3-hr limit of this Diamond Lot. Then I got a ticket saying that I parked from 1-4:20 which has exceeded the 3-hr limit. Oh heck, I was still on the Impark lot in front of Chapters from 1-1:55!!!
I hvn't had a chance to talk to my manager to get proof that I was still working at 1pm, which I must admit is my bad. Now they're sending me another final notice, saying that they'll do sth to my credits, take legal actions, as well as take away my right to waive the ticket, blah blah blah.
Some ppl say that I can just change license plate (e.g. ticket #1). But that will only avoid the towing part, not the legal action / credit part.
Some say that I can ignore them, they can't really touch ur credit. If they call u, ask them to mail you instead.
Still, I don't like to be bugged like this. Particularly for ticket #2, that car's insurance is under my mom's name, not mine (like ticket #1). I don't wanna affect her credit.
And please don't say that I should just pay for them. I don't wanna pay for a violation I didn't commit. I still want to dispute them for sure. But seeing that the two letters say that "any opportunity to have this ticket waived has now been forfeited" kinda worries me, even though I have the proof.
I guess the only thing I can do now, is be tough and call them.
But I dunno... I'm a very soft person and I'm not very good at dealing w/ this kinda bs. Anyone knows how they go about w/ this kinda bogus tickets?
Any success stories or constructive advices would be helpful. Thanks.
P.S. Something like "I parked 2 mins over my paid hrs and they gave me a ticket they're such an @sshole" is not 俾人屈 ticket. Please refrain from ranting about those here. Thanks.
Oh thx for reading the long long post...
Thank you in advance for any comments.
I mean... what's the worst that they can do?
They can't auto debit $ from my bank like credit cards.
And it'll take them $ to take legal actions w/ lawyers.
So what's the worst that can happen?
Can you call them and calmly explained the situation? Incident #1, explained you didn't got it a ticket in your dash, maybe the wind blew it away etc, and explained you were in the bank ATM machine, hence didn't walk off the lot. And same with Incident #2, explained to them that you went there around 2 yish, and see if they are able to work something out with you.
For sure I'll give them a call. But since the letters say that I've forfeit my chance to waive the tickets, I dun think they'll go down that easily lor
They actually cannot do anything to you except towing your car (if it is still w/ the same license plate) if you park on their property again. A parking ticket and fine from a private parking lot will not and cannot affect your credit rating. You did not borrow money from them and not pay it back. Putting it on a credit report would be laughable, as there is no legitimate agreement and no debt owed. The credit reporting agencies aren't interested in hearing from parking companies. It has no legitimacy unless they take it to small claims court, show proof of the trespass, and get a ruling from the judge. And they won't do that because it would cost them too much, not to mention that the court would be backed up until the next century if they allowed such cases. If they send collections after you, just ignore. They will go away. However, parking tickets from the city or a government entity is a different story. Basically the government can enforce any measures they want.
I have alot of parking tix.....over 20...dun worry, I still have my new credit card! They just always call you and I think I didn't change the licence plate tim....
The "collection agency" impark is telling you about, is in fact, themselves. A change of license plate will do! Only $18, where you ticket is probably $70+? You could try to tell them but they will not waive your fine. I've tried calling them a lot before because i got ticketed for parking 3 hours at a 4 hour spot 198231223423 times. I never got towed because i parked on a level of a parking lot where tow trucks cannot access... too low =)
The only reason they waived my ticket was by telling them i never even GOT the ticket(probably works in your case against Diamond). Doesn't work after a few times. These private companies have no power in any way to access your credit information... ICBC just sells customer information to them.
發表於 2010-10-19 23:00
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