Has a parking cop ever SNUCK up on you?

[m4gician]

I'm curious, has a parking cop ever "snuck up" on you and written you a ticket instead of warning you?

I saw a bike parking cop write and serve a ticket while the guy was in the car, anyone have some of that or similar happen?

[AudiDude]

I snuck up on the cop, got in, started the vehicle and drove away before he finished. The look on his face in the rear view mirror was priceless.

[Flyer]

"What's this box doing here?"

[Jucius Maximus]

Never happened to me. If there's more than one person in the car, we typically have a designated lookout who watches for the meter guy.

[DaVibe]

Yes, they quite often around Yonge & Eglinton. I often work in the area and we have to watch out ... we'll bite the bullet on one ticket, but we'll quickly move illegally parked cars after that.

I've seen them write tickets on opposite sides of the street. Harder to do with the electronic ticket system now but ... it still takes place.

[Emancipated]

I snuck up on the cop, got in, started the vehicle and drove away before he finished. The look on his face in the rear view mirror was priceless.

Is this legal? He already has your information, couldn't he just mail you the ticket?

[bigshotceo]

Is this legal? He already has your information, couldn't he just mail you the ticket?

As long as he/she has your licence plate number (which is typically the first thing they record) then the ticket will be valid and will be entered into the system. They're expected to put the ticket on the vehicle if possible, but if they're unable to (because, for example, you drove away) it'll still go through and you'll likely receive it in the mail (and possibly with an extra fee to cover the costs involved in mailing it to you).

[Allan edwards]

i once saw a guy get into car the meter guy came over told him he was parked illegally, and as they were talking about legal places to park, the meter guy kept writing and before the guy drove away the meter guy slapped a ticket on his windshield, ouch. this happened next to the courts building eaton centr side.

[AudiDude]

Is this legal? He already has your information, couldn't he just mail you the ticket?

I received no ticket whatsoever. He was definitely writing long enough to complete half a ticket at least.

[gman]

As long as he/she has your licence plate number (which is typically the first thing they record) then the ticket will be valid and will be entered into the system. They're expected to put the ticket on the vehicle if possible, but if they're unable to (because, for example, you drove away) it'll still go through and you'll likely receive it in the mail (and possibly with an extra fee to cover the costs involved in mailing it to you).

To be legal, they have to 'give' the initial ticket to you to complete the process. If the cop put that to the system, it means he pretends he gave the ticket to you already and that act is not legal.

[m4gician]

To be legal, they have to 'give' the initial ticket to you to complete the process. If the cop put that to the system, it means he pretends he gave the ticket to you already and that act is not legal.

Wow, that's good to hear. So the "haha, you didn't serve it to me" argument will work when I see them I just hop in and drive away?

[chickenbones]

I thought they can't give u a ticket if you are in the car? Technically you are not parked unless you leave your car?

[Emancipated]

Watch we get an influx of cheap RFD people running people over trying to escape a petty fine.

Sad.

[Whitedart]

I thought they can't give u a ticket if you are in the car? Technically you are not parked unless you leave your car?

That is not true.

Parking offences in Ontario use the HTA definition of parking, which is:

“park” or “parking”, when prohibited, means the standing of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except when standing temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers;

[boredstudent3]

one meter maid almost snuck up on me...my friend parked on the side nad went into the restaurant to grab some food, i was on look out in the passnenger seat...i didn't look back for a few secs and when i look to the right side i see 2 guys walking by on the sidewalk and one of them motions with his head for me to look back, i turn around and i see the freaking leetch parked behind me in his car...

i jump from passenger seat into the driver seat and start the car (key was left in ignition) and then drive off...no ticket...thanks to that guy.