Submitted by No_Excitement_1053 t3_11bn9eu in boston
I’m in back bay and am to broke to pay for parking. I have a ticket in my car from a while ago, if I put the envelope on my windshield would the meter maid tow me or be like somebody already got him?
People think that when parking enforcement officers see an orange envelope, they move on? lol
They take that envelope, check when it was written and then if it’s past the threshold, they will write another ticket. They’ve been doing this for years.
I've definitely seen a car with a few tickets on it. The meter person has a route for the day so if they know that they didn't give you the ticket and they're the only one on that route, that the car is fair game to give another ticket to.
Also pay your parking ticket. I forgot about one when I was in college and 10 years later, I couldn't renew my license bc of it. I had to drive all the way back to the city where I got it and pay it in person. It was a little inconvenient to say the least.
Doubt it will work but most garages have weekend rates that are reasonably priced and much cheaper than the inevitable ticket
The obvious solution is to get rid of your car if you can’t afford to park it in back bay.
Just find a spot where you can park legally. It’s a weekend so a lot of those commercial vehicle only spots are only valid Monday through Friday but people don’t read the sign and leave the spot open
Try it and report back
Get a bike, seriously. Its so much easier to get around the city. Get a zipcar for times you need a car
I ditched the car a while back as I spent more time driving it around to avoid the street sweepers than I drove it functionally in Back Bay.
Unless you are leaving the city multiple times each week… Save the money - invest in a scooter or zip car, and pay the ticket; They will ticket you endlessly.
The “leave the orange envelope” trick doesn’t work, but also you don’t get towed for one outstanding ticket. I mean, unless it’s a tow zone.
Just paint your car the same color as the ticket (make sure to match the color exactly) and you will have become invisible to meter maids. Park anywhere!
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Just saw a car on my street get two tickets in the same day so nope.
Use park whiz or spot hero to help you find a cheaper spot
nogiblets t1_j9ypdii wrote
Stupid. Completely void of finesse. Putting an old ticket on the windshield is asking to be re-ticketed and ups the risk of being towed. Saving a few parking dollars is hardly worth the price you'll have to cough up to pay all outstanding tickets, towing, and storage fees to retrieve an impounded car once you pay a taxi or Uber to dump you at the impound lot.