I got a ticket after an 'abandoned car' parked in my old spot – I won't have to pay a cent due to key detail | 1ES3N93 | 2024-05-07 12:08:01
A COLLEGE student parked in a spot they'd normally parked in without issue, only to get a ticket for parking in a 'deleted' spot.
When a parking spot has been deleted, the lines are typically removed.
An X user, formerly Twitter, who attends the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) posted a photo of an interesting parking citation they received.
The fines were $0.00, but the attached message caused a stir in the comments section.
"No parking at any time," the officer comments began.
"Parked in a deleted space."
The user who posted the image was confused, as the college failed to ensure the spot wasn't visible to students.
"An abandoned car was in my reserved spot at UCSD today," they wrote.
"I got a ticket for parking in a deleted spot but the lines were still there."
A parking spot that's been deleted means that a spot that was registered in the university's system to enforce has been removed.
Typically the lines are removed to avoid confusion or signs are posted, though neither happened before the courtesy citation was issued.
The fine associated with the citation was $0.00, which was lucky, as the standard fee for a citation on campus is $50.00.
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Users were collectively confused by the citation.
"How is it deleted if the lines are still there?" one user asked.
The original poster responded quickly by saying that's how they were confused.
"It wasn't deleted very well."
Someone else wrote they should be lucky they weren't fined the standard $50.
<p class="article__content--intro"> You can avoid being ticketed by following all posted laws and ordinances, but sometimes mistakes are made </p> </div> </div> "You didn't get a ticket," they wrote.
"You got a 'courtesy notice' – be happy."
The user who was cited rebutted, saying that the fact the spot was deleted was the only reason they weren't charged.
"It's a citation, a ticket," they responded.
"Unenforceable is why they didn't actually cite a violation. No such thing as a 'deleted space.'"
The U.S. Sun has reached out to UCSD for comment.
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