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Yes, but do remember that NYCHA parking lots allow rental of parking spaces by non-residents, so the cars are not necessarily those that belong to residents. But, chasing the lower end of the market has whittled the quality of the vehicles, though this was a 15-year-old 5-Series, not a stellar example of the brand when new.
interesting that a key fob battery took over four days at a hydrant to secure, and that the vehicle was not ticketed/towed prior to that, especially with out-of-state plates. I know someone who was given a ticket at a hydrant when he was legally standing, during daylight hours and never left the vehicle, which he had to pay or appeal. He paid it, believing the NYPD Traffic Officer, and I think that was $115. But that generation BMW has a blade in the fob that can be used to open the driver's door and then you place the fob on the designated area of the steering column to get it to start, if possible. However, the vehicle was parked at the hydrant if a key fob battery died and the car could not be started, so why was it illegally parked and unattended?
I saw all I needed to see when I saw the M striping on the grille and side skirt, which is definitely not an M5 or an M-package modern BMW means of identification.
It's luck of the draw with hydrant tickets nowadays. Have seen rides parked not just overnight but a day or two later without a single ticket. Other times within hours after driver walks away vehicle is ticketed.
This really applies to all no parking areas today from what have seen. During day when more parking enforcement agents are on foot patrol (especially on side streets), there does seem to be more tickets issued for parking where people shouldn't. This is M-F; weekends are another story.
Have seen NYPD cruise on down my block ignoring rides parked where they shouldn't be including on hydrants. This despite both NYPD and PEA are all thought that there are fire plugs ever "X" amount of feet on city streets. Any eegit thus should know glancing down a block where not a single space is open someone is parking on a hydrant.
If I park on hydrant I usually close enough to hear all the fire truck sirens, or I will notice there is fire nearby, and get the heck out of dodge ASAP. Those trucks are going to block street, and I cant get out.
Why did they not get a fine for using a fake USPS parking placard?
Total BS! Only $180? Last time I legally parked next to a fire hydrant, I was ticket, towed and impounded in a matter of hours. I came down the next morning to find a different car parked exactly where mine was an was like WTH. I had to pay a cab to go to the impound lot, pay the hydrant ticket which they never told me I had, I couldn't prove I wasn't close to the hydrant since they moved the car, and pay the impound fee. It cost me almost $400 overnight.
So it took him 4 days to get a battery they sell in every corner store?
This man lucky! 4 days parking at a hydrant and using a fake USPS placard all he have to do is replace 2 windows and pay $180? Thats luck!
I went same day to get a car out after parking at a hydrant. Still cost $400, but I only blame the idiot in the mirror
i just wish the city would actually pain the curbs where hydrants are 15 feet in both directions
i've gotten a ticket where i was 14.5 feet away from the hydrant while the lazy slob meter maid put down i was 8 feet away.i'm all for keeping hydrant space clear, but if they're going to issue tickets they should actually have to measure how far away you are.
I went same day to get a car out after parking at a hydrant. Still cost $400, but I only blame the idiot in the mirror
I parked at about 10pm, they towed me at 4am, and I went to get the car before noon the same day they towed me. Such a scam. Now, If i ever have to park by a hydrant I take pictures of the line and where my bumper is.
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Originally Posted by djohnslaw
good fdny did what the should do
i just wish the city would actually pain the curbs where hydrants are 15 feet in both directions
i've gotten a ticket where i was 14.5 feet away from the hydrant while the lazy slob meter maid put down i was 8 feet away.i'm all for keeping hydrant space clear, but if they're going to issue tickets they should actually have to measure how far away you are.
The city will not "fix" this of revenue scheme. A little bit of paint can help but they rather make money off of drivers.
I never knew NYC was this effed up until I drove out of NYC. As soon as I left I realized other cities paint their curbs red where cars are not supposed to park. They even go as far as extending the paint from the curb into the street in a stripe pattern.
They still haven't even put lines on the street to show how many spaces are available for parallel parking so we have people parking like idiots taking up 2 spaces when they park
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