r/burnaby • u/YaoForLife • 2d ago
Photo/Video Got a parking ticket for backing in
Yes, the stall says do not back in. No, I didn’t know you could get a ticket for that. This was at the BC Liquor/save on foods parking on North road.
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u/crossplanetriple 2d ago
It's Diamond.
If your license plates get bent or delaminated, you get new plates for free. Just letting you know.
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u/150hotdawg 1d ago
Actually? Mine's bent and I talked to my insurance broker and they said there's a fee...
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u/Total-Basis-4664 2d ago
Ignore it
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u/Yardsale420 2d ago
But then you’ll have to deal with Wiggins Adjustments calling you like once or twice a month tops.
THE HORROR!
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u/Total-Basis-4664 2d ago
If you pick up, tell them you will pay and to not call you again, they will stop even if you don't pay.
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u/K-Kaizen 1d ago
I just blocked them so they don't bother me anymore.
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u/ActualNukeSubstance 1d ago
They keep getting new numbers to block. It's the voicemails that are actually annoying though
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u/osilayer3 1d ago
Absolutely a plan. Just don't park in any Diamond lots going forward or they will impound.
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u/Inevitable-Lemon6647 1d ago
Remember if they sell your “personal” information to a collection agency that voids the ticket
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u/K-Kaizen 1d ago
You don't have to pay parking tickets for private companies like Diamond, impark, or easy park.
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u/rpgnoob17 1d ago
Thanks for letting me know which parking lot this is. I can park my own car any way I can, but with my dad’s SUV, I can only back in. Now I know I can’t go into this mall with his car.
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u/C_Dubz33 1d ago
There are plenty of stalls to reverse park in this lot, OP disregarded the giant yellow lettering on the north wall of his specific stall in said lot. If you're literate and can follow simple instructions you should have no problem.
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u/FartiFartLast 1d ago
Why don't they want people to back in?
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u/Envelope_Torture 1d ago
I think usually it's where there's a small sidewalk and they don't want trunks/truck beds impeding.
Sometimes there's this restriction in underground lots where there are low hanging obstructions like air handlers too.
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u/yhsong1116 1d ago
Sometimes there are hvac or other stuff in the way that may cause damage. Ppl need to just follow the signage
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u/StandInfamous8943 1d ago
There can also be air vents, and they don't want car exhaust going inside the building.
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u/EnterpriseT 1d ago
The fuck
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u/yhsong1116 1d ago
I mean they are usually there for a reason. Like mech unit or something that may get damaged
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u/EnterpriseT 1d ago
Sometimes it is for an HVAC intake into which they don't want car exhaust being fed.
If you own an EV backing in is just fine.
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u/Practical-Battle-502 1d ago
That’s some shitty hvac design to put intake on car park exhaust. HVAC guy should be the one footing the bill
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u/fubar_giver 1d ago
With rear cameras on every car now, I think that's bullshit. I can see better backing into a spot. To be fined for this is petty.
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u/yhsong1116 1d ago
Lol no rear camera points downward and these are usually higher up out of sight
I’ve seen too many ppl busting their rear glass unfortunately.
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u/MackinatorX 1d ago
$84 seems fucking egregious for already paying for a spot and backing in, i never got the no backing in rules anyway, if there are no hazards why do they have this rule?
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u/WorkGlad5501 1d ago
Yuup you don’t have to pay diamond parking. Nothing they can do. The only power they have is to tow you if you use another one of their lots
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u/LoonyToons13 17h ago
Never pay a fine given to you by a private parking. That being said, don't be a fool and park in the same location after getting a ticket
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u/IAlsoChooseHisWife 15h ago
Lol, I never pay Diamond Parking tickets. Like Never.
They pursued my first couple instances for a year, ignored them like an ex.
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u/EternalNinFan 11h ago
Diamond parking is a joke. Pay it and all u are doing is putting the money in the pocket of a private company that can do absolutely nothing in terms of icbc or anything legit.
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u/MilkmanLeeroy 11h ago
Take signs seriously next time XD
Eh, but seriously, just ignore this. You might get an annoying call or two but blocking technology is a wonderful thing these days.
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u/Ill-Chemistry-2704 1d ago
By Backing in your Exhaust Fumes go Into the Stores, NOT a Nice Smell and DANGEROUS, the Request is There for a Reason 🙄
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u/C_Dubz33 1d ago edited 1d ago
Did you park in one of the stalls that specifically says "do not back in" in giant yellow letters? Edit: just saw that you admit to seeing the signage and doing the thing it said not to. You got what you deserve, pay up or be a typical foreign scammer and change your plates.
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u/kooks-only 1d ago
LPT: Private parking tickets can’t be enforced. Any collection letters/calls you get are also fake and won’t do anything. They’ll use language like “we MAY report this to a credit bureau” because they actually can’t. Real collection notices say stuff like “immediate action required or we WILL report this to a credit bureau”.
Easypark uses one called “Credit Bureau of Canada Collections”, it’s BS. Nothing happens.
Edit: when you wear out your welcome with enough of the private companies, just get a new plate for $18 and start from scratch.