A woman contacted us after receiving an overdue notice for non-payment of a parking ticket.
A woman contacted us after receiving an overdue notice for non-payment of a parking ticket. The ticket was apparently for illegally parking on a road that was supposed to be clear for snow plowing during a snowstorm – but she told us she had never actually seen the original ticket. She said she had tried to explain her situation to the municipality’s by-law staff, but they told her she could not contest the ticket because the time for appeals had expired.
RESULT: After we raised the case with municipal officials, they agreed to allow the woman’s appeal. Ultimately, her fine was reduced by half and the late payment charges were waived. The municipality also informed us that it was using this case in future training for its by-law enforcement staff.
