Montreal Labour Day Parking Ticket

[ray_ca]

Labour Day 去Montreal 玩, 停车在街边一市中心政府办公楼前. 当时已经有许多车停在那了. 找了一个空, 停了进去. 随后去Parking Meter付停车费. Parking Meter 总是说cancel, 正纳闷,一位看起来象本地人的华裔对我说,Labour Day, free parking, 然后他就开车离开了. 一想也对, holiday 嘛, 魁省就是不一样, 体贴百姓. (心底其实在琢磨,为什么weekends 收费, Labour Day 不收) 嗨, 政府好心好意,也就别揣测了. ........ 结果不难猜测, $85 fine, "停车于限时段禁止停车处". 这时才注意到一个交通标识, 都是法语, 问了路人, "星期一至星期五 2:30pm-6:30pm 禁parking". 大多这类标牌规定几点到几点收费, 又都是法语, 就没留意. 想来有些窝火:

1. Parking 标识不用双语, 罚单用双语(of course and it really helps visitors)

2. Labour Day 是法定holiday, 是long weekend, 无人上班, very light traffic. 禁parking doesn't make sense.

3. google 了一下, 北美有一些城市明确规定parking meter 和相关parking regulation set for Mon-Fri do not apply to holidays.



有戏 appeal 吗? 罚金是一回事, 觉得unfair, and I wasn't alone, most of the cars parked there got the ticket. Therefore, it was confusing for many people. 不知有没有这一规定的惯例.....

 

[YINGWA]

Labour Day 去Montreal 玩, 停车在街边一市中心政府办公楼前. 当时已经有许多车停在那了. 找了一个空, 停了进去. 随后去Parking Meter付停车费. Parking Meter 总是说cancel, 正纳闷,一位看起来象本地人的华裔对我说,Labour Day, free parking, 然后他就开车离开了. 一想也对, holiday 嘛, 魁省就是不一样, 体贴百姓. (心底其实在琢磨,为什么weekends 收费, Labour Day 不收) 嗨, 政府好心好意,也就别揣测了. ........ 结果不难猜测, $85 fine, "停车于限时段禁止停车处". 这时才注意到一个交通标识, 都是法语, 问了路人, "星期一至星期五 2:30pm-6:30pm 禁parking". 大多这类标牌规定几点到几点收费, 又都是法语, 就没留意. 想来有些窝火:

1. Parking 标识不用双语, 罚单用双语(of course and it really helps visitors)

2. Labour Day 是法定holiday, 是long weekend, 无人上班, very light traffic. 禁parking doesn't make sense.

3. google 了一下, 北美有一些城市明确规定parking meter 和相关parking regulation set for Mon-Fri do not apply to holidays.



有戏 appeal 吗? 罚金是一回事, 觉得unfair, and I wasn't alone, most of the cars parked there got the ticket. Therefore, it was confusing for many people. 不知有没有这一规定的惯例.....

Did you take a picture of that French only sign?
You can try to appeal base on the sign is French only (since you are a visitor from Ottawa). You have nothing to lose. But you have to spend one day go to Montreal to fight for that ticket. I think if your car license plate shows you are from Ontario, then it is tough for you to appeal??

Good luck.

 

[Kimberly]

I have got speed ticket coat $191

 

[猫胖胖]

节假日如果是weekday的话不好好弄明白可不敢乱停路边，老老实实进收费停车场最安全，尤其是在外省:blowzy::blowzy:

 

[pattern]

魁省官司不好打，不像安省，魁省是律师跟你打，没有警察不来你就赢了这一说。

 

[ray_ca]

节假日如果是weekday的话不好好弄明白可不敢乱停路边，老老实实进收费停车场最安全，尤其是在外省:blowzy::blowzy:

一直很小心无论在外省或美国, 如果traffic sign 用双语,肯定不趴那儿. 又看见许多车都趴在路边, 可见允许parking. 现在魁毒势力抬头,要想看见双语traffic sign, forget it......
一些城市明确规定: parking is permitted in legal holidays except in areas no parking permitted seven days a week.

 

[ray_ca]

闲话少叙,俺本着败诉向魁省建设添砖加瓦的信念于昨日发出了申诉信.



- 如果输了, 目的也就达到了, 付罚金多填几个Montreal 路上的坑.

- 如果胜诉,希望魁省法规制定者意识到双语的重要.



如要我去Montreal 出席court, forget it, 没时间奉陪.