Man fights 'bogus' D.C. parking ticket for 1 year, 6 months and counting (hotel)

[justtitans]

Man fights 'bogus' D.C. parking ticket for 1 year, 6 months and counting - WTOP.com

A federal employee tells WTOP that he's been fighting the D.C. Department of Motor Vehicles over what he calls a "bogus" parking ticket for a year and a half.

John R. Stanton, who has worked for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 22 years, received the ticket for an infraction that reportedly occurred in the 700 block of Maryland Avenue NE on July 11, 2011. But Stanton claims he was on official government business in Arizona and his car was parked at Dulles International Airport on that day.



Stanton provided WTOP with documents to support his claim -- including official government orders -- along with receipts from the hotel, airline and parking garage at Dulles. All documents show Stanton left July 7 and returned July 14.



"Not only have I never been to that part of D.C., but I could not have physically been in that part of town, on that date, at that time, because I was in the air on a plane," Stanton says. "Clearly, someone made a mistake."

But for some people on here, these things never happen...

[vicnice]

I know it's a pipedream but there Federal regulation around how cities handle traffic violations. For instance DC magistrate Vs Judge, reasonable time to ticket resolution, obvious speed traps should be regulated etc. etc.

Just like Air travelers have a bill of rights, there should be one for red light cameras and the like.

[DCforever]

Looks bogus to me. I've fought 3-4 parking tickets and never lost.