parking permit question

[leko.livejournal.com]

My girlfriend got a $50 ticket because her parking sticker was "taped to the window."

Actually, the sticker was kinda static-stuck to the window. After having a hell of a time removing the old sticker, and because this one was only going to be on her car for a month anyway (we switched zones, so had to buy a permit that would expire in 1 or 2 months, which is a whole separate gripe), she stuck it to a clear plastic film and then static stuck that to her windshield. It had been fine for a few weeks, but I guess has started to come off a bit so it looks like it's taped on.

So she got a ticket, which didn't really surprise me, but she wants to appeal it, because she hasn't been able to find anything on the parking office's website saying the sticker needed to be stuck directly to the windshield and not taped there. Does anyone have a link to relevant city laws?

Comments

[m00n.livejournal.com]

If you *did* have a driveway, why would you bother paying for a permit, and even if you did, what's wrong with occasionally using it to park another car in the space that the permit entitles you to?

[firstfrost.livejournal.com]

If you *did* have a driveway, why would you bother paying for a permit?

So that I can park elsewhere in Somerville if I need to. So that if someone visits for a week, I can park on the street and they can park in my spot.

what's wrong with occasionally using it to park another car in the space that the permit entitles you to?

Presumably the city would say that the permit doesn't entitle me to one space for any car, but one space for a particular car. I don't claim that that's the friendliest policy they could have, but I think it's the one they *do* have.

[treacle-well.livejournal.com]

If I had a driveway I might pay for a permit so that when I had guests I could park on the street and let them park in the driveway.

[sparkgrrl658.livejournal.com]

ding!

this has been helpful to us :)