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

[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.