The city's website says "Parking is permitted at a broken meter but only for the time shown on the meter. Before leaving the vehicle, call (202) 541-6030 or 311 to report the broken meter. Please keep the confirmation number."
no silly gooses- if you put money in the meter and then it breaks (or thats what you say at least) you can get leave your car in the spot and get out of the ticket like this: There is a phone number on the meter, you call the number and tell them what meter you are parked at, (either using the meter serial number or your cross streets). The nice lady on the other end of the phone gives you a code and you write it down. When you get a ticket- which you probably will... you just write that code on the ticket and mail it in.
This totally works for meters that arent broken too, you just have to make sure you have like 7 extra minutes to be on the phone.... and thats how you never pay for parking in this city.
Now I will just call and get the secret code. Previously I would have moved it so I don't get a ticket. Luckily, I don't have to worry about meters and tickets and broken because I don't have a car.
before today's qotd, i would have freaked out about getting a ticket and fretted about not having time to move my car because i am almost never early. but now i know exactly what to do when i win the powerball, buy a car, and try to park at a busted meter.
I live in silly Reno... we dont pay to park. You can leave your car anywhere in this town for days. I think its encouraged to leave your car and get wasted in the casinos. Im cool with it!
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Leave the car in the spot!
free parking!
Leave it there for all eternity!
I've seen cars parked with a "broken meter" note...does that actually work? 'Cause I'd do that.
I tell myself to wake up because I don't actually have a car and I must be dreaming.
The city's website says "Parking is permitted at a broken meter but only for the time shown on the meter. Before leaving the vehicle, call (202) 541-6030 or 311 to report the broken meter. Please keep the confirmation number."
This just happened to me yesterday and has happened twice before recently in the district.
Each time I called the phone number on the meter.
Gave the info requested.
Then I wrote down the confirmation number just in case I got a ticket.
Fortunately, I never received a ticket so all is good.
Link to DC DPW Web Site
no silly gooses- if you put money in the meter and then it breaks (or thats what you say at least) you can get leave your car in the spot and get out of the ticket like this: There is a phone number on the meter, you call the number and tell them what meter you are parked at, (either using the meter serial number or your cross streets). The nice lady on the other end of the phone gives you a code and you write it down. When you get a ticket- which you probably will... you just write that code on the ticket and mail it in.
This totally works for meters that arent broken too, you just have to make sure you have like 7 extra minutes to be on the phone.... and thats how you never pay for parking in this city.
Now I will just call and get the secret code. Previously I would have moved it so I don't get a ticket. Luckily, I don't have to worry about meters and tickets and broken because I don't have a car.
jump up and click my heels!
before today's qotd, i would have freaked out about getting a ticket and fretted about not having time to move my car because i am almost never early. but now i know exactly what to do when i win the powerball, buy a car, and try to park at a busted meter.
i can't submit my answer and i'm tired of typing the same thing over and over.
I live in silly Reno... we dont pay to park. You can leave your car anywhere in this town for days. I think its encouraged to leave your car and get wasted in the casinos. Im cool with it!
In the imaginary lot where my imaginary car would exist
and ladies...I'm single!
It wouldn't matter what I did because I would get a ticket. Stupid parking tickets drive me crazy. I'm a magnet for tickets lately.
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