I was in the habit of parking at the Metro nearest to me (in my case Sauve) and taking the Metro down town. Having learned my way around a wee bit better I now drive all the way into the center. Parking is so expensive and tricky with meteres that I try to use parking lots as often as possible. I get loads of time for a fairly reasonable price, and no tickets. As for topping up: everwhere I have lived that had parking meters had the by law that you weren't supposed to top up meters and tickets were given out at expired meters and in timed but unmetered zones. Once in University my driving friend parked her car in a one hour zone near our school. We left before our hour was up, and returned later to find the same excellent parking spot available. Yay, right? WRONG. A parking cop had chalked her tire the first time we were there and returned later to see the car back in the same spot and ticketed us. Unfair? Yes sir. Unless you can get the city to repeal its no topping up rule, you don't have much of a case, sweetie.
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From Alison
Date: 2006-03-17 07:07 pm (UTC)As for topping up: everwhere I have lived that had parking meters had the by law that you weren't supposed to top up meters and tickets were given out at expired meters and in timed but unmetered zones. Once in University my driving friend parked her car in a one hour zone near our school. We left before our hour was up, and returned later to find the same excellent parking spot available. Yay, right? WRONG. A parking cop had chalked her tire the first time we were there and returned later to see the car back in the same spot and ticketed us. Unfair? Yes sir.
Unless you can get the city to repeal its no topping up rule, you don't have much of a case, sweetie.