In article <Tbxxc.32$IO.47120@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net>,
Vince McGowan <SPAMvincemcg@nada.com> wrote:
>Googamooga wrote:
>> I got a parking ticket for parking by a fire hydrant (yea I was a dumb ass).
>> On the ticket I noticed the officer wrote my car was a 2 door when I have a 4
>> door. Is that small mistake by the officer good enough to fight my ticket? I
>> read somewhere that a small mistake like that will be enough for the judge to
>> throw the ticket away.
>>
>> Now if I did fight the ticket and go to court, I would have to take half a day
>> off work, the money I lose from work is about how much the ticket is worth
>> ($45). Hmmmm should I just pay ?
>
>If the $$$ are the same, pay the ticket. I'm in the NYC area and $45
>won't even cover a meter overtime ticket in NYC. Around here your car
>would have been towed, so look on the bright side.
>
>You never know what might happen if you go to court, as someone else
>posted, you might be socked with court costs. Next time, don't park by a
>hydrant.

In NYC, you do not get socked with court fees. Then again, a $110 parking
ticket does not earn you face time in front a judge, only a one to one
session with an Parking Violations Bureau civil servant.

If you want dispute a ticket on incorrect information, you should read
"It's the Law - Your Rights When Disputing a Defective Parking Ticket".

http://www.nyc.gov/html/dof/html/dispute2.html