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Cash-Strapped Cities Get Creative With Fees

Governments turning to extra charges to fill budget holes

(Newser) - Cities across America are taking a page from the airlines and charging for things that used to be part of the service, the New York Times reports. "Accident response fees" charging at-fault drivers for the cost of cleaning up crash scenes are catching on, and Washington, DC is considering...

Police Slap Wayward Driver With 50 Tickets

Cops rack up violations after Fla. man leads dangerous chase

(Newser) - Florida police had already revoked or suspended his driver's license 34 times. Today Elvis Alonzo Barrett, 46, led cops in two cities on a chase through red lights and against freeway traffic before smashing his SUV, the South-Florida Sun Sentinel reports. Aside from driving and cocaine charges, Boynton Beach police...

Man Spends $7,500 Fighting $115 Parking Ticket

And lawsuit centering on fire hydrant's placement still going, 2 years later

(Newser) - You have to give one thing to Simon Belsky: He’s persistent. But New York courts have been loath to give the 63-year-old anything else. Belsky has spent 2 years and, by his estimation, $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket. The delays have upped the ticket’s cost to...

Parking Police Crack Down on Handicap Fraud

Fines are skyrocketing for those who steal spots from disabled

(Newser) - People without disabilities who park their cars in handicapped spaces are being slapped with more than just karmic penalties, as local officials and civilian whistle-blowers raise fines and dole out more tickets, the AP reports. With more handicapped placards in circulation than ever, governments are getting savvy to parking fraud.

In a Pickle, Chicago Orders Wienermobile to Go

Giant hot dog gets a $50 parking ticket

(Newser) - The 27-foot-long fiberglass hot dog's hazard lights were flashing, but Chicago's finest weren't fooled. The Oscar Meyer Wienermobile was slapped with a $50 ticket and narrowly avoided getting towed from the heart of downtown Chicago yesterday after dawdling illegally on a six-lane street. "You can't just park here,"...

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