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Or are residents not aware of New Bedford city ordinances?
“I’m curious to know as my household received it’s 4th parking ticket this year in front of my residence, where I have lived for almost ten years and have had more tickets this year alone than all of the other years combined.
The 4th ticket I received yesterday was for ‘not being 5 feet from a driveway’. I personally feel at this point my area and vehicle are being targeted. I called and spoke with the traffic department concerning this issue. I was told a parking clerk patrols an assigned area every day, including residential areas and is to pass out a ticket for every violation on the street and it is city ordinance not to be within five feet of a driveway. I can guarantee that multiple vehicles on my street were breaking that exact ordinance but only two vehicles, including mine were ticketed. I was also told the parking clerks do not patrol an area more than once but I had to confront a clerk almost two hours after receiving my ticket, who was attempting to ticket my second vehicle for the same ‘violation’ which was parked in the same exact spot when my first vehicle was ticketed. Not to mention the car ticketed was parked in the same place for three days due to the driver having an operation and not being able to drive.
I know others who have complained of recent ticketing being on the rise and have heard rumors the city is doing this to bring in more money. I have no facts to that rumor but am curious if this is the case.” – a fan
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It’s a sad situation when the city has to go through this to collect revenue. I have paid up to $800 to register an automobile and renew my license because I had contested previous citations. I also got a ticket for being less than 5 feet from the driveway, however, the spot is in front of a residence and there would be no problem of entering or exiting from the driveway. These clerks are Robotic and have no common sense.
I wish they would ticket in front of my house. Every single day there are cars parked usually even with my driveway but often times over my driveway. I am lucky, I don’t have to park in the street and I do feel sorry for my neighbors who don’t have that advantage. The houses in this area are so close together, and when there is a two or three tenement house, there are multiple cars and no place to park. I wouldn’t mind if they were 3 feet away, just give me enough room to get my car out of the driveway, which is sometimes difficult due to the narrowness of the street when there are cars parked on the other side.
What about the trash tickets? Got fined $25 for putting a recyclable bottle in my trash. How is this even legal?
It’s legal because it’s the law and you , my dear, broke the law. Simple fix…Next time throw it in a recycle bin. Sad you have to be told that in the first place.
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I lived in new Bedford four 5 years and have paid over $2500 in bullshytt tickets i.e $55 for restricting snow removal on a street that never gets plowed, or a 25cent parking meter maxing out at $90 for a 36,000% profit. Oh and i average 6 new tires a year because puff the pot holes. I hate this city and I’ll feel grateful to pay all my extra money to an actual beautiful city like fall river. Worst place I’ve ever lived ….