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kzy888 OP t1_iu4das2 wrote

Reply to comment by Yak_Rodeo in My car got towed on Columbus Avenue in the South End this morning, presumably for street cleaning. I was parked for 45 minutes and there was no sign about street cleaning where I parked. I even paid for the parking on the Park Boston app, which did not warn me. Is there anything I can do? by kzy888

If there were no signs warning me do I have a good chance at getting my money back?

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Yak_Rodeo t1_iu4dq1y wrote

possibly, what park of columbus? youre sure theres no signs on the block?

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stargrown t1_iu4e2lk wrote

I’ve yet to see a block in the downtown area with no signs.

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kzy888 OP t1_iu4f34p wrote

Where the CVS is. It’s frustrating that the app allowed me to pay

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Yak_Rodeo t1_iu4jq1n wrote

oh yeah just looked it up on street view, real low chance of any appeal going through there man, sorry

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christmaszeev t1_iu4ny3l wrote

Yeah there are signs on both sides of the street on that block

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riski_click t1_iu5n7un wrote

OP was looking in the middle of the street. There were no signs there.

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SoMuchJamImToast t1_iu60nms wrote

Since everybody's blaming you, just want to say it's definitely confusing that the app let you pay. Probably making the app aware of tow schedules was considered too hard to maintain and keep in sync so they just figured tricking people is a fine outcome, more money for the city

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jakevd t1_iu4dwi4 wrote

Not sure about towing, but in the past I’ve been ticketed for street cleaning despite poor signage. The ticket was cancelled after contesting it with some photos on the government website.

Since towing is a private company, that’s probably a whole different beast.

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Background-Motor873 t1_iu5nlm8 wrote

I also got towed and ticketed in Cambridge. The signs posted clearly stated street cleaning was another day. When I went to parking office in person they told me “it was a scheduled makeup day” and that I “should have checked the website” to know of the additional cleaning day. I also got no sympathy from the towing company. These practices should not be legal - imho. Seems like an easy cash grab on the part of the city and tow company.

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