Friday, January 28, 2011

Out of Town

You are a student, tourist, or just passing through Oakland and managed to innocently park your car in the wrong spot.  I am sorry! This is no way for a city to treat it's guests.

I am sorry to tell you it gets harder from here on out.

First: Whatever address your car is registered to is where your citation notice will be mailed once it is entered in their system and you can actually pay it by phone or online.

Second: If that is no longer your mailing address...DONT LOOSE YOUR LITTLE GREEN ENVELOPE. You will need it.

Third:  Post it near your calendar or somewhere you will see it daily and tag it with a post-it that has the date 15 days from the date of the citation.  Then put it WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT!  (Bathroom mirror is a great spot! first thing in the morning your always get to see that STUPID TICKET!)
  3.5: If you do know the people living at the address in which your car is registered, ask them to keep an eye on the mail.  For example: You are going to college in the Bay area and your parents live in Texas and your car is registered in Texas! Your parents will get the citation notice in the mail and need to notify you as soon as they get it so you can pay it.  Don't worry...tell them it is not your fault it is a government scam! Send them here http://oaklandparkingtickets.blogspot.com/

Fourth:  Using your citation number....the one printed on the top or side of your ticket, pay for your ticket online or by phone or in the mail.

 PAY ONLINE: 

You only have 15 days from the time you receive the citation in the mail to pay your ticket.   If you do it online and your citation # doesn't work...try the other number printed on the ticket.  If it still doesn't work, try again tomorrow because your potentially your citation is not in the system yet.  If you have tried for 5 days in a row to pay online...give up and write a check, put it in an envelope, stamp it, and PUT IT IN THE MAILBOX! (don't leave it on your kitchen table for a few weeks!)

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