York University Parking tickets

[ibiber]

I am a second driver in my mother's insurance. I parked her car at YU and got a ticket. Of course she is neither a student nor her car is registered at YU. Do anyone know what would happen if I don't pay. Do you think they would come after my mother who is the car owner?:?:

[sienna owner]

what's the header on the ticket...if it's not provincial...then don't worry about paying it...easy to check...look on the back of the ticket and if it says to pay at a court house/municipal office, then pay it....if not, it'll be some sort of PO Box...then don't....

I got ticketed plenty of times at U of T Scarborough campus...and they were actually issuing municipal/provincial tickets..so had to pay...they weren't actually the rental cops posing as "campus security", I had rumours they actually did have the same authority as OPP...makes since since they were all armed.

[Shaner]

If it's a University, it will be endorsed by the city and must be paid. Yes, they will come after your mom if it doesn't get paid.

Just pay the fine, otherwise your mom will get a conviction letter in the mail and it will go to collections if not paid after that.

[CSAgent]

If it's a University, it will be endorsed by the city and must be paid. Yes, they will come after your mom if it doesn't get paid.

Just pay the fine, otherwise your mom will get a conviction letter in the mail and it will go to collections if not paid after that.

No? They just withold your diploma until you pay. But, if you don't go there, then it doesn't matter.

My friend visited his gf dozens of times at York U after he graduated, he's no longer a student there so they got nothing on him. When he was there and got a ticket, they threatened to not let him graduated until he paid off the $300 he owed.

[bluestreetlight]

I remembered that York didn't allow me to graduate because of an outstanding parking ticket. At the end I needed to proof that was not my car and it belonged to someone who has similar name as me. It was their mistake and luckily I didn't miss the convocation.

[HSK]

This question pops up every four months. If you want a briefer on York's ticketing, read the York University Act. York has the right to ticket just like any municipality would.

Also, it doesn't matter if the car is in your name or not. As long as your moms address = your address on York's file they'll be on your back.

[masterballer]

No? They just withold your diploma until you pay. But, if you don't go there, then it doesn't matter.

My friend visited his gf dozens of times at York U after he graduated, he's no longer a student there so they got nothing on him. When he was there and got a ticket, they threatened to not let him graduated until he paid off the $300 he owed.

+1 and +1 to post #6 ^

[7jaii]

all true, they will hold your diploma.

[CrazyJo82]

not just parking tickets... late library fees, health service fees... anything you didn't pay, they will hold your degree.

as for the ticket itself... each university might be different. they have no legal hold on you outside the campus. you might want to read the rule book or something.

[bobbings]

This question pops up every four months. If you want a briefer on York's ticketing, read the York University Act. York has the right to ticket just like any municipality would.

Also, it doesn't matter if the car is in your name or not. As long as your moms address = your address on York's file they'll be on your back.

So basically if I rent out my basement and that person also goes to York with me and he ends up getting a ticket and never paid them back, I cannot graduate? It's not my fault that the guy decides to ignore the ticket and it has nothing to do with me but I won't be able to graduate until he pays it just because he's under my address? I know these institutions are hungry for money but it's an unfair system they have there.

Also, I was just trying to provide an "extreme" situation to counter the university's actions...

[alex_d10]

If it's a University, it will be endorsed by the city and must be paid. Yes, they will come after your mom if it doesn't get paid.

Just pay the fine, otherwise your mom will get a conviction letter in the mail and it will go to collections if not paid after that.

nope

If you don't pay the ticket, the registered owner of the car will have their diploma held back. In the case of the op, your mom wont graduate from york:-0 . I know people with over $1000 owed over 4 years and they were able to graduate since the car was in their parents name.

York actually relies on parking tickets as a constant source of income. Their parking people have a certain quota of tickets they have to give out. Don't pay a cent unless your car is registered there (which mine is>:( )

[IoannI]

I've herd that whoever is the registerd owner will have their marks, diploma or degree held back from them until they pay the fines. Now since your mom is the owner that means she wont be getting her grad paper.

Ohh yeah I've also herd that a empty future shop gift card will fool the machine and open the gate.

[custy]

I've herd that whoever is the registerd owner will have their marks, diploma or degree held back from them until they pay the fines. Now since your mom is the owner that means she wont be getting her grad paper.

Ohh yeah I've also herd that a empty future shop gift card will fool the machine and open the gate.

Which gate are you talking about? Almost all the parking entrances @ York use the HID entrance pass card where you just wave it... Ofcourse, unless the FS gift card has a RFID in it then I think it might work..

[mike28j]

I had a few parking tickets from U of G while visiting my girlfriend. They threatened to hold my transcripts until I paid them... I told them to go ahead since I went to Ryerson.

Gueplh had some crazy parking laws that only were ineffect during the winter months, that made overnight parking on school property illegal overnight. Oh well, it is what it is.

[ac328]

I remember when I went to York U, it was cheaper to park illegally in the unreserved lots and pay the tickets than it was to pay the unreserved parking fee.

Guess which route I chose?

[bluestreetlight]

I remember when I went to York U, it was cheaper to park illegally in the unreserved lots and pay the tickets than it was to pay the unreserved parking fee.

Guess which route I chose?

How much was the towing fee if they towed your car?

[ac328]

How much was the towing fee if they towed your car?

Towing? They never towed just for parking in an unreserved lot back in my day, just a ticket. I graduated in 2001, things may have changed since then.

[xinasguy]

Maybe you can ask them to give you a discount? I remember owing York almost $3000 in parking tickets. Then one day I went to the office to negotiate. They agreed to wipe out all my tickets for $1500.

[ruthless29]

I didn't want to start a new thread... but here is the parking act from York's website:
http://www.yorku.ca/parking/documents/Rules_and_Regulations.pdf

I've also attached an image of the reverse side of the parking ticket:
http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7767/img9526oc7.th.jpg (http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img9526oc7.jpg)

Anyone familiar with legal jargon? Also, as some of the previous posters mentioned, it doesn't go on the provincial record does it? So will the OPs mom see the ticket?

[sschopra]

Well personally if you don't go to the school - you don't have to pay. They obviously cannot hold a degree that you weren't going to get against you.

That being said - in the end they will probably sell the ticket to a collection agency who will then go out of its way to harrass you and take down your credit. Not only will you have not paid a parking ticket, you will not be able to get a loan to pay for that new car you wanted.

[battleaxe]

i used to go to seneca college which is on york campus, and i always parked without a permit and accumulated something like $1k in tickets. i never paid it. they sent letters every month for a year or so and then stopped. i do know that if youre a york university student though, they'll withhold your degree until you pay but i think they figure that out by the name the car is registered to, so if its your mom they cant do anything.

[bluestreetlight]

Since someone has PM me about my case, therefore I would like to share some info in here.

Since you have never registered that car at York, you may go to the parking office and asked them about the registration of that licence plate #. I believe that it should be registered under someone who has silimar name as you (That's why York linked that car to you). Just tell them that it has a different home address and your student # is different than the one in the record. Hope this helps.