Use Your iPhone To Get Out of a Ticket

An anonymous reader writes to tell us that Parkingticket.com just announced new compatibility with the Safari web browser on Apple's iPhone, giving you new tools to immediately contest a parking ticket. The site is so confident in their service that if all steps are followed and the ticket is still not dismissed they will pay $10 towards your ticket. "The process begins by navigating the iPhone's Safari browser to the Parkingticket.com website where you'll find a straightforward means to fight a parking ticket; whether the ticket was issued in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C. Simply register for a free account and choose the city in which the ticket was issued. Enter your ticket and vehicle details then answer a few quick questions. The detailed process takes about ten minutes, from A-Z. To allow easy entry of your ticket, a look-a-like parking ticket is displayed — for your specific city — with interactive functionality."

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ONLY available in those 5 cities

[elrous0]

The summary doesn't make this completely clear and the website only reveals this in a FAQ section, but this is ONLY available for tickets written in New York City, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia or Washington, D.C.

Re:nice

[Galois2]

I think the iPhone just became a positive ROI for many people in these areas.

Not really. From the article, in order to even start the process you have to pay parkingticket.com a deposit equal to 50% of the ticket fine. Here is what can happen:

• If the ticket is dismissed, parkingticket.com keeps the 50% you paid them
• If the ticket is reduced, parkingticket.com retains 50% of what you saved
• If the ticket is dismissed, parkingticket.com will refund the deposit and pay 10% of the ticket

I guess if you're into paying a 50% fee for having someone fill out the paperwork, it's a good deal.