<![CDATA[Jalopnik: Parking tickets]]> http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/jalopnik.com.png <![CDATA[Jalopnik: Parking tickets]]> http://jalopnik.com/tag/parking tickets http://jalopnik.com/tag/parking tickets <![CDATA[ Car Thief Gets Parking Ticket, Owner Gets Fine ]]> A victim of car theft in Washington DC is being pestered by a collection agency to pay up on an 18-month-old parking ticket written while the car was on it's leave of absence from its rightful owner. Steve Steinberg has vowed never to pay the $205 fine and is wondering why the car didn't come up as stolen when the ticket was being written — a fair question if you ask us. Of course the local officials are blaming the fine on Steinberg's lack of action on the ticket, but of course that doesn't stand up when the old boy waves a fist full of letters he sent to the DMV on the subject. [WUSA9]

]]> Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:15:00 EDT Ben Wojdyla http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=378218&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[ D.C. Street Sweepers Giving Out Parking Tickets ]]> Think it's embarrassing getting a parking ticket from the sweet old meter maid? Soon you'll have a new foe. Street sweepers in the Washington, D.C. area will be equipped with the means to scan and photograph cars parked in street sweeping zones. The bill to equip the street sweepers was passed unanimously in the D.C. city council. A final vote will happen next month that will make the tattle-telling street sweepers a reality.

We always thought it was pretty obvious when a car was parked in a street sweeping zone. You know that line of trash that perfectly outlines the car from the sweeper going around—yeah, that's a pretty obvious clue. Regardless, keep track of the signs and times in D.C., or you will soon be busted by a tractor sized broom vehicle. [Washington Times] (Image)

]]> Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:00:00 EDT Travis Hudson http://jalopnik.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=375249&view=rss&microfeed=true