Unattended Vehicle Check

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by AbbandonZK, Apr 8, 2016.

  1. AbbandonZK

    AbbandonZK Light Load Member

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    I've been parking near my house for nearly 6 months now and all of the sudden I get this. I parked it on Friday morning and left Tuesday morning. The officer was cool and left me leave it there till I had to leave. image.jpg TTT wants 10$ a day to drop a trailer, and they fenced off that dirt lot by the Ihop. Should I roll the dice and park for less time next time?
     
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  3. 8thnote

    8thnote Road Train Member

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    Just pay to park it at the truck stop. $10 a day is cheap for peace of mind.
     
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  4. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    It looks like you live in the dessert, couldn't you buy a lot to park it on for a couple hundred bucks?

    If not, I'd pay the 10 dollars a day, a tow bill could be 1,000 or more
     
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  5. Canned Spam

    Canned Spam Road Train Member

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    Where are you parking it? On the side of the road?
     
  6. 426yankee

    426yankee Light Load Member

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    I would say pay to park. It truly does suck, but it is a necessary evil. The truck stop where we used to live did charge 10 a day, but there was a discount for locals. I'd ask the manager, I'm sure he'd give you a break
     
  7. truckthatpassesyouby

    truckthatpassesyouby Road Train Member

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  8. Final Drive

    Final Drive Road Train Member

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    There will be a bigger charge for whining later.
     
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  9. Bakerman

    Bakerman Road Train Member

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    Someone complained, so not a good idea to keep parking there.
     
  10. ExOTR

    ExOTR Windshield Chipper Extraordinaire

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    Sometimes they are just ticket happy... I was ticketed parking a bobtail in my driveway(driveway was steep so I can imagine people complaining), and the officer said I had to park on the street. Next weekend code enforcement ticketed me again for parking on a residential street, and I was told to park in the industrial area 2 blocks away. Weekend after that, my bobtail was ticketed for parking while parked in the industrial area :-/
     
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  11. Pedigreed Bulldog

    Pedigreed Bulldog Road Train Member

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    Ticketed in your own driveway? I'd be fighting that one...and if I caught an officer trespassing on my property, I might be more than a little confrontational about what he's doing there. Then again, I don't (and wouldn't) live anywhere that restricts "commercial" vehicles from parking in residential areas. It's my driveway, and I'll park whatever the hell I want to in it.
     
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