DC Government, you guys are geniuses.

2 months ago Leah got a parking ticket (my fault entirely – I hadn’t put the new tags on my plates).  Went online to pay it a few days later and noticed TWO tickets.  Same day, 1 block apart, 1 hour apart.  Clearly there was a mistake.  I said to Leah, I’ll call tomorrow and figure out what happened.

25 days later (and 2 days before the fines on these tickets double) I call up to figure out what happened.  They tell me the other ticket is for failure to have a proper inspection.  I tell them thats not possible as my inspection sticker was good through November of 07.  They tell me I have to mail in my case to them and then they can rule on if the ticket should be dismissed or not.

DC Government, you guys are geniuses.

I call Leah and tell her what went down and that I’ll send in the info along with photos etc prior to the weekend (we were going out of town).  30 days later (and 2 days before I could no longer contest it) I am searching for parking around the Adjudication building for a walk-in appointment.  1.5 hours later I’ve fought and won.  Awesome.

Ticket cost: $50.
Cost to go into the city and fight ticket (2.5 hours of work, gas, parking): $110

DC Government, you guys are crooks geniuses.