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

[kalimba21.livejournal.com]

I'll be curious to hear what happens.

These permits are _so_ difficult to remove, that this year I covered my whole permit with clear tape, only leaving 3 edges sticky to adhere to my windshield. On close inspection one can tell, but I was assured by my friends that it would be okay. haha.

When they were on the rear window, I left them as a status symbol of sorts; in front they take up too much visual real estate. It took me an hour to remove last year's sticker, and a few pieces still remain.

[leko.livejournal.com]

Yeah, they are obnoxiously difficult to remove. Other cities I've lived in have had static stickers, and those seem perfectly reasonable. I mean, they only cost $10 for a year, so it doesn't seem like there is much incentive to share.

The trick to removing the current stickers though is heat. I hit mine with a heat gun and get it nice and hot, and then it peels off fairly easily. Of course it usually rips into strips, but that's still a lot easier than chipping off the plastic part and then goo goneing the adhesive.

[dashford.livejournal.com]

I use tacky spray (like the stuff on Post-it notes) to affix the permit to the windshield, after covering the "permanent" adhesive with cellophane. Easy peasy.

[derekp.livejournal.com]

I just take the opportunity to bring my car in to the car wash for a yearly detail. Whatever they use there seems to be able to easily remove old stickers.