Dear sir/madam,

I am writing to you regarding ticket violation number 4825842 which I received between 2am and 3am on April 13 2015. I believe the burden of proof is on you to show me beyond a reasonable doubt that there were noticeable signs at the time communicating that vehicles cannot be parked on the street overnight for more than 1 hour. Without any such sign, how is someone supposed to know that this was a violation? This isn’t a rhetorical question.

Now that I am aware I will of course never park here again. I expect the town of Brookline to post a sign or put a notice on the meter indicating a potential violation, as is the standard practice. The fact that you don’t have one here sends a contradictory message because it is not consistent with your standard practice of using signage to alert drivers about where they can and cannot park.

I am hyperaware of restricted parking spots in the Brookline and Brighton area because I have received more than my fair share of tickets in the past due to the limited guest parking options you make available to visitors, and I therefore take every measure possible to avoid areas where I know I will get a ticket. Naturally, if I knew that this area prohibited parking overnight for more than one hour I would have never parked there.

I am submitting photos to show you that there is no noticeable communication in the area I parked that this was a ticketing zone. Again, I would expect this communication to be on the meters at the very least.

In light of this, I believe you need to appeal this ticket as well as put signs up.

I also think your method of taping tickets to windshields is ill-conceived and hazardous. The tape doesn’t come off easily and needs to be scrubbed or chipped off. In this way it inhibits drivers’ visibility in their side view mirrors. Furthermore, when I tried to peel it off, I scratched the glass – all because of this ticket, which should, ironically, be appealed. I hope you’ll seriously consider this as a request to change this practice to the standard practice of leaving tickets on windshields.

Sincerely,

Andrew Stuckey

52 Bishop Allen DriveCambridge, apartment 2MA 02139