Bud's Parking Ticket Scam

Bud Wiser · December 17, 2010, 09:50:01 AM

Yesterday I was in a south Dublin suburb and I was toddling along into the building society when I meets yer man with the ticket machine for non display of parking ticket heading my way. It is an area opposite apartments and many people think it is free but I had my ticket got and on display anyway. He goes over and slaps a ticket on a nice SUV and when I came back there was this lovely lady standing at her car in shock with ticket in hand. Here, sez I handing her my ticket, I bought this three minutes before he gave you your ticket so just put it with the fine you have got and send it in as an appeal and say it must have fell on the floor when you closed the door. That's great sez she, thanks very much. Will that work and if it does could you not wait and get a ticket from someone in a similar situation if you got delayed or caught out?

supersarsfields · December 17, 2010, 10:02:57 AM

I'm not sure if that'll work Bud. I think the problem is that the ticket has to be on full display and if it's not then they are entitled to fine you regardless of if you have a ticket or not. Is that not part of the reason they take pics of the vehicle as well? (Bear in mind this is the North I'd be chatting about)

gerry · December 17, 2010, 10:13:56 AM

Cannot see why it would not work, as you can send them a ticket that covers the time. Not sure i would give every chancer my ticket because they did not payup.

Bud was she a bit of a looker

supersarsfields · December 17, 2010, 10:22:40 AM

I think it's because the onus is on you to display the ticket correctly, therefore if you fail to do it correctly they're entitled to fine you. Otherwise I think it would be too easy a way out.

Hope it works tho.

OverTheBlackSpot · December 17, 2010, 10:30:17 AM

The miss nearly got a ticket in a car park once for sticking the ticket to the drivers window instead of putting it into the wee plastic holder on the windscreen that some cars have ! What a joke !!!!!!!!

saffron sam2 · December 17, 2010, 10:37:31 AM

Can't see why it wouldn't work. She has a valid ticket that the boy with the ticket machine didn't spot. It's not like she could have adjusted the machine or anything.

brokencrossbar1 · December 17, 2010, 10:42:26 AM

She'll be very lucky if she gets away with it tbh. Mrs BC genuinely had a ticket which fell when she opened the door to get something after putting the ticket up. She came back and car was clamped. She argued the toss to have it removed but they wd not do it. Because they were not able to get through until after 6pm the bastards charge an extra 40 euro. We are still arguing to get the money back from cork city council but as it was a contractor they have washed thmeir hands of it. Try it but will be hard to prove.

supersarsfields · December 17, 2010, 11:05:09 AM

Quote from: saffron sam2 on December 17, 2010, 10:37:31 AM
Can't see why it wouldn't work. She has a valid ticket that the boy with the ticket machine didn't spot. It's not like she could have adjusted the machine or anything.

In the North I think they take pictures of the vehicle to show there is no ticket on display. So if it's not displayed they can fine you regardless if the ticket has fallen on the floor or not. The fine is for not having a ticket displayed on the vehicle.

Bud Wiser · December 17, 2010, 11:15:23 AM

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No Gerry, she would have been in her day but this one was well into the second set of back teeth. She can appeal to Dublin City Council I was told so I hope she gets on OK, she was elderly and a bit distressed so I just told her to try it. I was going to tell her how to use the scam we were using to get into the Premium Seats in Croke Park as well but I thought she wasn't interested.

the Deel Rover · December 17, 2010, 12:07:07 PM

Quote from: Bud Wiser on December 17, 2010, 11:15:23 AM

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No Gerry, she would have been in her day but this one was well into the second set of back teeth. She can appeal to Dublin City Council I was told so I hope she gets on OK, she was elderly and a bit distressed so I just told her to try it. I was going to tell her how to use the scam we were using to get into the Premium Seats in Croke Park as well but I thought she wasn't interested.

Hoof Hearted · December 17, 2010, 10:33:21 PM

Worked for me once. Met the Mrs one Fri afternoon on way home from work and both parked in same place, she paid her 50p 1 took the chance. Came back to find a parking ticket on windscreen. Posted her;s off with a sad letter and got a reprieve.

and before hardstation and muppet get their wise craics in, when i say the same place i mean side by side.

mylestheslasher · December 18, 2010, 09:16:34 AM

It will prob work because they couldn't be bothered arguing with people half the time. The sister in law got a ticket once during the period she walked to the machine to buy one and then went back to the car. She was fuming so went to the council and complained and that was the end of it. She had no evidence to support her as it wasn't really possible to get any.

Bud Wiser · December 18, 2010, 10:13:34 AM

Quote from: hardstation on December 18, 2010, 12:51:48 AM
The question needs to be asked...

Why would somebody ever try to help some aul cappo bitch who is too good to pay for parking her SUV when every other **** has to pay?

Lesson to all - Pay for your parking.

If you are ever parking in around Sth William St (well not you HS because you would probably have the change ready in your pocket from the night before according to the above theory) and get caught out and you happen to have to go to a shop to get change make it quick. These boys show no mercy and as far as I see they are worse than criminals. The biggest parking company in Dublin are brit owned and boast on their website on facebook about being members of Residence and all the top VIP dens in town. They were operating the parking in at least three city car parks for companies that ahad no permission for car parks and supporting an illegal activity while at the same time boasting membership of the Security Regulators quango the P.S.A. And while I have my rag out, assholes that take up two spaces by straddling the parking bay lines are worse than one not paying and they should get a ticket as well.