Nonresident Parking

[edmokeski.livejournal.com]

So, my car has to go in to the shop for some major work. I'm taking it to a mechanic I trust down by my folks. Unfortunately, this means I need to swap cars with my dad for 3 weeks or so. Obviously, his car isn't going to have my resident parking sticker. I thought at first that I'd just slap my visitor's permit on it, but I've heard you can only use that for 2 or 3 consecutive days or something like that, and I need to do it for 3 weeks.

Way Back When, I used to have a car of my own with out of state plates, so couldn't get a sticker. I used to park down on Park Ave between Beacon and Somerville, where the parking doesn't require a resident's permit. However, that was when I used to live between Porter and Harvard, and Park was relatively convenient.

So, I'm looking for suggestions. Does anybody know (safe) streets near Davis that don't require resident's permits? I'm between College & Willow near Morrison Ave., so ideally I'd be looking for something on that side of the square, closer to me than Park (which is, well, far).

Any and all tips/hints/suggestions are appreciated!

Comments

[kvarko.livejournal.com]

A couple years ago, I was told this by the parking office: Just call ahead and tell them that you'll have a rental car in place of your normal car; if you get a ticket on the rental, the parking office will waive it, since you registered with them beforehand.

I found this out because I had a rental while mine was in the shop and I just parked on my street like I normally did, totally forgetting that it wasn't my normal car. So I got a ticket. They waived the ticket, but warned me that next time I should call them in advance. (That it's no problem waiving the ticket if they have your advance notice on file.)

But call the parking office and ask them what the current policy is. (I'm surprised you didn't call them first, instead of posting here...)