From: ctbishop@earthlink.net   
      
   In article ,   
    danny burstein  wrote:   
      
   > In  David Scheidt    
   writes:   
   >   
   > >Such scams happen from time to time in the US.  A number of   
   > >municipally owned parking lots in Chicago have signs that say   
   > >something to the effect of "put your money in the ticket machine,   
   > >anyone asking for it is scamming", and a friend had his car towed from   
   > >a lot where he'd paid to park while attending a concert.   
   >   
   > Not always a complete scam.   
   >   
   > In NYC, for example, there are municpal parking lots where   
   > you can pay the meter for an hour.   
   >   
   > One of which I frequently used.   
   >   
   > There would be people there who'd, for an extra dollar   
   > a hit, would re-feed the meter for you so you could   
   > stay in the lot longer.   
   >   
   > - every so often the city would put an actual traffic   
   > agent there and ticket you if your car was there   
   > longer than the hour even if the meter was reset.   
   >   
   > - under NYC rules you're supposed to move when the   
   > time is up and refeeding the meter doesn't clear you.   
      
   It's the same for the parking meters on the street in LA, CA, as well.   
      
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