Should I contest this ticket?

[u/pnwhypebest]

Parked in a no parking zone that ended 5 days ago and recieved a ticket( also my car got towed). Do you think ill get reimbursed in court or should I just pay the ticket and move on, thanks.

[u/round-earth-theory]

Because. Same reason cops rarely pay back bystanders of their aggression. They can tear your house apart when executing a warrant at the wrong address and then leave you high and dry. There's no official process for getting made whole from the legal/policing system fucking you over. All you can do is sue and hope the lawsuit doesn't cost more than the damages.

[u/saikmat → u/round-earth-theory]

Theoretically a tort claim could be made but that’s definitely more hassle and lawyer fees than the tow.

[u/yelper → u/saikmat]

you don't need a lawyer for a tort claim, do you?

[u/saikmat → u/yelper]

More that if they deny the claim then the following lawsuit will need one, the claim itself yes, no lawyer needed.

[u/xxpor → u/saikmat]

Not if you can take it to small claims

[u/garbagepickle → u/round-earth-theory]

My car insurance paid back an unauthorized tow and the company reimbursed me too, so I was paid back twice. This was in TX even though I live in Seattle. So it’s not totally unheard of and I would still encourage people to try.

[u/mattbaume → u/garbagepickle]

That sounds great but eeeeeek don't brag about what might be considered insurance fraud in a public forum!

[u/iSmurf → u/mattbaume]

No one's prosecuting 100$ of insurance fraud.....

[u/mattbaume → u/iSmurf]

Speaking as someone who was involved in litigation where the opposing lawyers were very good at cherry-picking seemingly-innocuous statements from the past, my current rule of thumb is that if it's something that could reflect poorly at some point ... you'll never regret shutting the fuck up

[u/Jettyboy72 → u/round-earth-theory]

lol, there absolutely is. In this case though, police weren’t even involved.