Somerville Issuing Tickets Because of DMV Error

[meatballs12.livejournal.com]

A friend visited us last week and got a $50 parking ticket for not displaying updated registration stickers on his car. After waiting on hold and finally talking to a person, it turns out that the DMV was accidentally mailing registrations without including the stickers. So even though he is up to date on registration, he got the ticket because of their mistake. 

Not to worry though! He can appeal it by going to court. Good thing he doesn't have other things to do with his time.

Comments

[masswich.livejournal.com]

I was pulled over for not having a current registration sticker on my plates once. The cop checked my registration, noted it was current, and was very apologetic. So it clearly is not a moving violation to not have a current sticker.

Am I the only one that thinks this is a total scam designed to make money for the city? Having expired registration is an issue with the state, not the city. What nexus is there between current registration and local government? And I say all of this as someone who usually defends local revenue schemes.

[push-stars.livejournal.com]

You are not the only only one. They are being pressured to raise revenue. It is out of control. "Ward 7 Alderman candidate Joan Whitney Puglia reacted today to new parking fee increases voted by the Traffic Commission at a hastily-called five-minute afternoon meeting on June 16th.

“To compensate for its unsound fiscal management, City Hall has already forced permit parking on streets where residents don’t want it, doubled meter rates, and grossly inflated fines,” she said. “Now we get hit again. Raising the cost of a resident parking sticker from $20 to $30 after having just raised its cost last year is unreasonable. Our next-door neighbor Medford charges only $10 for a resident sticker.”

Ms. Puglia advocates the following reforms:

•Eliminate permit parking on streets where residents don’t want it.
•Start street sweeping at 9:00 A.M. rather than 8:00 A.M.
•Return meter rates to 30 minutes for 25 cents.
•Require the Board of Alderman to set fees and fines, but only after a public hearing.
She believes that “City government should not misrepresent its hostile revenue-boosting scheme as a policy to improve parking conditions. For many residents it imposes greater hardship.”

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[push-stars.livejournal.com]

We need to vote Status Quo, develper friendly politicians like Maryann Heuston out of Somverville Politics. they say one thing Publiclly and then encourage this kind of stuff... ..