Couple Gets Parking Ticket After Curb Gets RepaintedHome > Viral News > TrendingSource: KGO Video Screengrab Couple Gets Parking Ticket After Curb Was Repainted While They Were Gone By Mustafa GatollariJul. 28 2022, Published 12:03 p.m. ET Parking in a major metropolitan city can often feel like a fleece job. There are throngs of traffic cops looking to earn as much revenue as possible for the city off of people's vehicles. It can be argued that this is a shady and nasty enterprise, especially because if someone's parking their vehicle in a city, they either live there, work there, or are probably shopping there.Article continues below advertisement And if you're unfortunate enough to get your car towed, then that becomes an entire process as well: having to get your car back will more than likely ruin your entire day/night, not to mention all of the money you need to put into retrieving your car. But there are some citizens who are fighting back against abusive traffic police work. The NYPD's traffic division was hit with a class action lawsuit for "double dipping" when it comes to fines. Personally speaking, I've had a car towed in NYC prior to the 10 PM time I was allowed to keep it legally parked in a location and when I provided evidence for my case, I was summarily ignored. Thankfully, this couple didn't have their vehicle towed, but they still had a baffling run-in with their local traffic authority.Article continues below advertisementSource: KGO Video Screengrab Desiree and Jeff Jolly left their vehicle parked near a curb in San Francisco's Russian Hill area, a place they've lived in for some 25 years. They've used a particular spot whenever it was open during that time and thought nothing of it when they parked their car there for a few days.Article continues below advertisement When I asked SFMTA what happened— I was told the spot was already a red zone. They sent me the request for service form & this photo of the curb. The curb you can see is VERY faded. Does this look like a red zone to the naked eye? #SanFrancisco pic.twitter.com/HqJBIRmRDp— Dion Lim (@DionLimTV) July 26, 2022 Source: Twitter @DonLimTV However, after returning to their vehicle, they noticed a $180 parking ticket on their windshield and a freshly painted curb slathered in red. According to ABC News, they even noticed that whoever painted the curb intentionally avoided a particular part of the curb so that they wouldn't hit their vehicle's tire.Article continues below advertisement Classic San Francisco…. https://t.co/DXdwKGTHsu— paul czaplicki (@PCz911) July 26, 2022 Source: Twitter @PCz911 Desiree told local news affiliate KGO that they wouldn't have had any problem paying for the ticket "if it was warranted" but added that "it seems unfair" since the curb was only painted red after they had already parked their vehicle. Jeff, who works as a painter, said that he had friends ring him up after learning of the story saying "what a bad job that was."Article continues below advertisement THIS is what the city chooses to enforce. https://t.co/GlHu6OC38j— Rich Gordon (@RichGordon) July 26, 2022 Source: Twitter @RichGordon According to the outlet, "A spokesperson for the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency told KGO the ticket wasn't for the newly painted red zone, but rather, a faded one."Article continues below advertisement Maybe they should worry about their horrendous homeless problem. #SanFranciscoSan Francisco couple ticketed after curb painted red – while their car was parked - The Guardian https://t.co/dexMLBGzt5— NicNack (@Nic4Nack) July 28, 2022 Source: Twitter @Nic4Nack The Jolly's will ultimately have to take their gripe up with their local citation clerk to see if they can contest the ticket or have the fee mitigated/waived.Article continues below advertisement The funniest thing about this article is everything in this paragraph. San Francisco couple ticketed after curb painted red – while their car was parked https://t.co/MnRDdF3xQ7 pic.twitter.com/qviAr6pe62— Lisa Church (@lmc) July 28, 2022 Source: Twitter @lmc This is yet another instance of parking gripes in San Francisco. In the same month, a couple was fined $1,500 for parking their car in their own driveway. The pair were expected to provide documentation that the space has been used for parking vehicles in the past.Article continues below advertisement This actually happened to me! I parked my car at 3am for a job. Sometime between then and 10am—the end of my shift—the council changed the parking sign to “No Parking.” I wrote a letter, and they were very nice and withdrew the fine. https://t.co/w1i1AvtkK2— Simon #LoveEachOtherFFS (@skjpope) July 28, 2022 Source: Twitter @skjpope They were ultimately able to get the fee waived after finding a 1938 photo of a horse and buggy being parked in the same location. Desiree and her husband say that all of the restrictions in San Francisco are influencing their decision to ultimately leave the city.Article continues below advertisement I don’t care how many microservices you have, nothing is as convoluted as parking in San Francisco pic.twitter.com/jQF1wI1b6c— David Klein (@devopera) July 28, 2022 Source: Twitter @devopera "We do want to leave because of all of this stuff that goes on in the city. I'm going through chemotherapy right now, so it's like I'm worried about other things, and now I have to worry about this," Desiree said.AdvertisementMore from Distractify This Woman Just Got Fired for Sharing Her Salary on TikTok Remote Employee Brags About Only Working 30 Minutes a Day in Viral TikTok TikToker Sees Huge Group of Customers Headed Into Store While on Break, Sparks Debate Latest Trending News and UpdatesAdvertisementABOUT DistractifyAbout UsPrivacy PolicyTerms of UseDMCASitemapCONNECT with DistractifyLink to Facebook Link to TwitterLink to InstagramContact us by Email Copyright 2022 Distractify. Distractify is a registered trademark. All Rights Reserved. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. Offers may be subject to change without notice.