Tuesday, December 20, 2011

The Evil Parking Maid

Here is a recent story about a man who was involved in stealing revenue from parking meters.  In 2009, he has pleaded guilty to stealing an excess of 1.1 million dollars from meters!  A coin here and there sure adds up...

Read the full story here: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/12/20/4135490/former-hoboken-parking-head-pleads.html

Thursday, December 1, 2011

San Francisco will send text alerts to parkers

Ever pay a huge parking ticket only because you simply lost track of time?  Well the City of San Francisco's parking division will now send parkers a text alert letting them know their time is about to expire!  Nice little feature eh? 

However, this friendly little reminder will cost you... A 45-cent "convenience" fee will be charged for each pay-by-phone transaction. The service is voluntary.