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Four Traffic Agents Charged With False Ticketing
in response to reader comment: This is more widespread than that.

Submitted by Dan, Aug 11, 2007 07:49

In 2000, I received a ticket for parking too close to a fire hydrant. In fact, I was 20 feet away, but the brownie wrote that I was only 5 feet away. It was the end of Julyof that year, quota time.

My wife, who was with me, signed an affidavit and I went to court. The traffic ticket judge refused to dismiss the charges because the affidavit wasn't notarized.

I told the judge I'd pay the ticket when hell froze over and stalked out. Seven years later, I have yet to receive any notices from the PVB (which I'd ignore; I live in NJ), and the car I owned then is long gone.

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In 2000, I received a ticket for parking too close to a fire hydrant. In fact, I was 20 feet...	Dan	Aug 11, 2007 07:49