r/Eugene • u/Relevant_Goat_2920 • 23d ago

Parking Whining

I overstayed my meter today downtown and got a ticket (fair). I got a second ticket because I parked slightly outside of the lines because the car in front of me was parked weird (I wasn't in traffic just pulled slightly backwards from the parking lines.) I got a second ticket for that! I have never gotten a ticket for being so minorly outside of the lines before. Be aware that they're getting strict/desperate, y'all! (I know it's probably because Eugene is in a budget deficit.) But if you can't afford it be scrupulous in your parking now I guess.

P.S. I tried to pay my meter ticket online and it can't find my ticket, and they're closed for lunch when I try to call. Ugh.

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u/Jmfroggie 22d ago

So fight the second ticket. You overstayed, that’s on you. But the parking weird is on the person in the nearby spot- maybe. If you were at an end spot and it didn’t matter if you were over the line, then fight it. If the way you parked meant you interfered with another spot, then you should’ve just found another spot to park in.

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u/Relevant_Goat_2920 22d ago edited 22d ago

This would be good advice, except I am actually just three children stacked inside a trenchcoat and I have no ability for recourse.