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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

So I got a parking ticket about a month ago in Davis Square. I was about to pay it online, but I  see they have a $3 convenience fee (yikes!). I was going to pay by phone but the number that they give is (617) 625-1951 is out of service. Is there a number that anyone knows about that I  can call. Perusing the Somerville site hasn't been terribly productive and I'm out of state, so I can't go in person or anything.

I know it may seem like I'm being cheap, but I'm a student, unemployed, and 3 bucks for a 20 dollar ticket seems a bit...excessive. I may just suck it up and do it, but I'd rather send a check and pay about forty cents for it due to postage than to pay 3 bucks for a convenience fee (the highest I've seen out of the 3 cities I've gotten parking tickets in).

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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

Yeah I just tried calling and after succeeding after the 5th try they told me AT THE END they're adding a 3 dollar fee.

Luckily the price hasn't gone up yet, so I guess I'll have to run to the post office today.

I was hoping paying by phone would circumvent the convenience charge. So much for that.

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[silveraeroguy.livejournal.com]

They adding $3.00 to the ticket even though you're still mailing it in?

Perhaps I would understand better if they decided on "waiving" a late fee charge.

IIRC, 20 days = 20 business days. Also, if you entered the ticket # into their request form online it'd tell you prior to paying if there were any late fees.

I used to work 4 or 5 blocks away and, thanks to T&Ps hours, found it easier to accept the $3.00 fee for paying online.

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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

Ohhh, no they were adding it when I tried to pay by phone. I don't think it's when I mail in.

Have you had bad luck mailing it in? I am trying to squeeze every penny possible because I just got majorly screwed over financially recently and I just wanna try to be as cheap as possible.

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[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

pay in person?

or better yet, fight the ticket ;)

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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

I'm in NJ. Paying 35 bucks to fill my tank and to make the round trip kinda trumps my cheap ass not wanting to pay the extra 3 bucks.

haha I wish I could fight the ticket. =P

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[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

ah, well, a friend could do it, but the convenience ;)

well, mail it is then. depending on the time involved, calling them to let them know you've sent the check might be useful. otherwise, i played bingo with the idiots once, and they sent back a bill for something like $2 late fee. which i paid. then got a refiled fee or some shit. i had to call a human to have them knock it off.

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[hammercock.livejournal.com]

If you can get a friend to go to the parking office for you, there is a machine in there that, IIRC, can be used to pay off tickets, excise tax, and the like. I think all you need is the citation number and a credit/debit card (can't remember if it takes cash). Alternatively, someone could probably wait on line and give cash to the people in the office as long as they had the citation number (and maybe your plate number as well, just for extra confirmation). Know anyone who's willing to front you $20? :-}

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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

Haha I may ask one friend to see if she can do it for me and Paypal her 20 bucks. Thanks for the info :)

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[intuition-ist.livejournal.com]

you may want to have her go, pay the thing, and then tell you how much it will be. they apparently want the whole thing (ticket + late fees) paid at once, so much so that if you'd mailed them a check for the amount on the ticket, they might actually mail it back to you.

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[mon-deluge.livejournal.com]

Well when I called today there was no late fee instated yet, so if it appears on Monday when I arrive I'll be mighty pissed. Hopefully with the holidays and whatnot it hasn't been 20 business days yet.