news NYC man spends $7,500 to fight $115 ticket

[dalajune]

Retiree defends battle against parking fee, says he has 'nothing else to do'

NEW YORK - A retired New York City man said he spent $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket because he had "nothing else to do."

Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky told the New York Post that he was erroneously ticketed two years ago.

The 63-year-old said the ticket cited his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.

The November 2006 fine ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.

Belsky appeared in court last week and was due back on Feb. 2. He said if he won, he would file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he spent on legal work. He said if any compensation was awarded he'd donate it to educational programs.

[greenweed]

i love this post sounds like me!! i have done something along them lines one time with a ticket you are guilty no matter what!! they will set court dates right in the middle of work just to make sure you pay them or you lose money one way or another!! i remember when i got a ticket for going 128 miles an hour IN A ESCORT 15 years ago!! i had to prove that an escort could not go that fast and i did but i lost 100s of dollers from missing work who won?