Ticket for Parking my car across the street from my house?

Submitted by IceUn1eashed t3_yy6va2 in WorcesterMA

This is a first for me, so I live across the street from a college with street parking and my driveway isn't big enough to accommodate all the cars in my residence so I park my old car that's in need of a lot of TLC across the street. I haven't actually driven it in at least a few months but I walked over to it to get some stuff out of the trunk and noticed I had a violation ticket on my windshield for my car having a red rejection sticker. I haven't driven the car for that exact reason and I'm still getting ticketed for it? How do I even appeal this because that makes no sense to me at all and I feel like it's just a metermaid trying to get some easy quota out of me

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ThrillDr1 t1_iwsodfh wrote

The ONLY way to NOT get ticketed is for the vehicle to be OFF THE STREET.

Your vehicle is literally not safe to be on the road (street). You have to find off street parking.

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IceUn1eashed OP t1_iwsoufl wrote

Sounds like I'm haggling with my roommates to get a parking spot. At least it's a 30 dollar fine so it's not that bad. Just not fun to come home to after work

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kondor88 t1_iwv0yjy wrote

It is a city. No one is entitled to the street unless its a reserved spot or residents only. Even then, if people started leaving unusable/broken down cars that's really not fair to those seeking a spot. 60 days to make it street legal seems fair.

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Zinski t1_ix089r1 wrote

There are 3 broken down cars in my neighborhood alone. One vw has like 5 tickets in it's windshield and they just keep plopping them on. The other is an SUV with the front caved in and a family of squirrels chill in it so I don't mind.

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bartnd t1_iwslnf5 wrote

How long ago did you fail inspection? If it’s over 60 days I think it counts as an expired sticker and you’d get the same fine as an expired sticker.

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IceUn1eashed OP t1_iwslyew wrote

It was def over 60 days ago. But I can get ticketed for just having the car parked? If so that's actually really shitty

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Ahkhira t1_iwso408 wrote

Yes, they can and will fine you. It's legal.

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albalfa t1_iwspbwh wrote

Ugh. Was it a ticket for expired inspection or the same thing? Because that's a "moving violation" and 2 points on your insurance--BUT I have no idea if what OP got for being parked is the same thing as being pulled over with an expired inspection sticker.

If it is, then that is a whole BUNCH of bullshit IMO.

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jbezorg76 t1_iwvyqj4 wrote

I'd like to inquire about your rental fees. Worcester rent is really taxing its toll on me.

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Hrhnick t1_iwsxs6f wrote

I got served papers for having an unregistered truck parked on my property out in the open.

I missed the part of the city ordinance where it states that you the one unregistered vehicle allowed to be parked on your own property needs to have a vehicle cover…

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Rosseaux t1_iwupg8d wrote

If you plan to park long-term on the street, also make sure your registration is up to date to avoid an "abandoned vehicle" ticket.

Parking in Worcester can be a drag and I feel your pain. Their website has some FAQs that might help avoid future trouble: https://www.worcesterma.gov/parking

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RedRose_Belmont t1_iwv5p9u wrote

You can't just dump your non-working vehicle on the street. People with working cars need that space!

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NovelNo87 t1_iwtvyb2 wrote

Yup, gotta love how in addition to having unnecessary and over the top inspection laws this state adds an additional penalty for the crime of not having a driveway to park in while having said rejection sticker. I’ve said it before and I’ll be happy to say it again - MA inspection laws and penalties are primarily a class tax on lower income residents. Oh and since I’m sure someone will bring this up, there is little to no correlation between car accidents due to mechanical failure and states that have more lenient inspection laws.

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bartnd t1_iwukkw0 wrote

Pretty sure the crime here was leaving the car on the street unrepaired for over 2 months without re-inspecting.

Not sure what's oppressive about the safety checklist outside of a license plate lightbulb being out. I'd rather not share the road mid-February with someone on bald tires.

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Unlucky-Boot-6567 t1_iwvkded wrote

We had a rejection for the passenger side seatbelt weight sensor, was 3k to fix and did not affect anyone else. Tickets for parked rejects is pretty oppressive on triple decker streets. The part wasn’t even available during the chip shortage.

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[deleted] t1_iwu0tmq wrote

Welcome to Worcester.

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jbezorg76 t1_iww012g wrote

I'm lucky to park within 100 yards of my home these days, and the winter promises to make things even worse.

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alpacabowlkehd t1_iwt1avv wrote

The cities solution to a bad investment was to ticket it’s residents and working class. That’s just the way it is. I owed about 550 for just going to work in the canal district during games. Unfortunately municipal lots were generally full, and on street parking which I did pay for most of the time is limited to two hours.

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Puzzleheaded-Phase70 t1_iwubgr6 wrote

Worcester cops will find ANY excuse to ticket you.

Be grateful that they didn't decide if was an abandoned vehicle and tow it without warning, notice, or recourse.

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KnottyHookerNeedles t1_iwve139 wrote

You say you're near a college. Do you need a Resident Permit to park on the street? The city gives out the permits to long-term residents of the neighborhood. That way, the people living there can park on the street and the college kids would be ticketed.

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IceUn1eashed OP t1_iwvm7k5 wrote

Yeah I had one for the side of the street that I live on and then sometime last year half the resident permit parking signs just got torn down so it's a free for all with college kids 🙃

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