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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Mackenzie. I don't know if you've seen this.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
You live downtown, you park downtown, you certainly would go
through more of this than I do living out of
the city. But you see what Hoover, I mean what
the City of Birmingham is about to do clamp down
on parking tickets. Wait what Yeah, apparently now they've got
a I don't know, a new software program where they're going, Look,
(00:22):
we got a lot of outstanding parking ticket money out there,
we need to go get this. And they say, if
you've pop up and you have more than three outstanding
unpaid parking tickets, they'll tow your car, no questions asked.
So I wish there was a way to find out,
you know, if you could got to be a website.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Okay, yes, reading on this, There is a way to
check with the city. You can check with your drivers
losses or tag number line. Yeah, I'm kind of nervous.
I used to work downtown in the business district Dare.
The meters were always broken though, that's the thing.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Wait wait, wait, so if the meter's broken and you
park in front of it, you can still get a
parking ticket.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, I mean I got a few, but the thing is.
I mean, I don't think I ever paid them, but
I'm gonna look them up and see. But the meters
would be like knocked over or busted, and you couldn't
even use them. And there's no part mobile in that
area either.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
They'll still ticket you. Yes, well that's a foul ball,
all right. I gotta type this in, all.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Right, And this is the website where you type in
your license number on your driver's license or your tag number.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Ninety dollars of what you right? Eighty nine to seventy five?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Are you kidding me? No, you're a fugitive from justice.
What's going on here?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
See? They all say meter violations.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Oh my gosh, I don't think that that's fair. Fifteen dollars.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
They're all fifteen dollars tickets with taxes and fees on it,
ninety close to ninety dollars.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
And they're all, yeah, this is all when I worked
in that area.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Holy coll here, let me give me get my driver's
license umber here.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
All right, here's what we'll say it out loud.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
No, no, just type it all right here?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
It is all right, let me top it in. Oh yeah,
you're clear.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Look, do you need a lawyer? You need some help.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
I need to go fund me a SAP for this.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Gosh, Mackenzie, that's awful.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
They're ticketing your car parked on the streets when the
meter's broken.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
What are you supposed to do?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Take a dollar to the windshield wiper or some here.
Don't kick and me take the dollar. I'm trying to
pay it.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Yeah, seriously, because I mean I'm a loyal park mobile user.
When I'm on First or Second North. You know, there's
a lot of park mobile parking lots or even signs
that have the areas in it, like Uptown for example,
right whereas the business district does not have that.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
I guess this is one big company that handles all
the parking for Birmingham.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
I guess. So I'm upset about this. Well, I think
you've got some recourse.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I mean, I don't know if there's a place you
go or city hall or where do you pay a
parking ticket?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah, and I want to clarify that there's only five
out of the three years that I worked in this area.
This is five tickets, which sounds like a lot. But
you've got to think about it. Parking on the street.
I would pay if the meter was working obviously.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Well, The city Council President Daryl m'quinn says, our parking
enforcement officers without this system, they've got a new one
now apparently don't have the ability to check a database
to see who's got three unpaid parking tickets. But apparently
now they've jumped into this new system here. The city
struggle with enforcing these violations, and a new contract with
g Techna is aiming to streamline this activity here, so wow.
(03:16):
Residents are advised to visit the city's website check for
any unpaid parking tickets. Apparently that's the website you just
pulled up there, and use the tool that allows them
to enter their vehicle license plate number. I'd advise folks
go to the city website check there's a tool where
you can enter your vehicle plate number to see you know,
how you're standing in this all?
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Yeah, definitely check both. Because my driver's license number did
not pull up anything, but my tag did. Oo, So
any I guess if they see my tag, my car
is toasted.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Well, be careful, there's you know, crosshairs on your vehicle
if you're over three unpaid parts. I'm wanted cow and
the city foul ball.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
If you're ticketing people where they're parked in front of
broken meters.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
That's not on the people. That's on y'all.
Mackenzie. I don't know if you've seen this.
Speaker 2 (00:02):
You live downtown, you park downtown, you certainly would go
through more of this than I do living out of
the city. But you see what Hoover, I mean what
the City of Birmingham is about to do clamp down
on parking tickets. Wait what Yeah, apparently now they've got
a I don't know, a new software program where they're going, Look,
(00:22):
we got a lot of outstanding parking ticket money out there,
we need to go get this. And they say, if
you've pop up and you have more than three outstanding
unpaid parking tickets, they'll tow your car, no questions asked.
So I wish there was a way to find out,
you know, if you could got to be a website.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
Okay, yes, reading on this, There is a way to
check with the city. You can check with your drivers
losses or tag number line. Yeah, I'm kind of nervous.
I used to work downtown in the business district Dare.
The meters were always broken though, that's the thing.
Speaker 2 (00:54):
Wait wait, wait, so if the meter's broken and you
park in front of it, you can still get a
parking ticket.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
Yeah, I mean I got a few, but the thing is.
I mean, I don't think I ever paid them, but
I'm gonna look them up and see. But the meters
would be like knocked over or busted, and you couldn't
even use them. And there's no part mobile in that
area either.
Speaker 1 (01:10):
They'll still ticket you. Yes, well that's a foul ball,
all right. I gotta type this in, all.
Speaker 2 (01:14):
Right, And this is the website where you type in
your license number on your driver's license or your tag number.
Speaker 3 (01:21):
Ninety dollars of what you right? Eighty nine to seventy five?
Speaker 1 (01:26):
Are you kidding me? No, you're a fugitive from justice.
What's going on here?
Speaker 3 (01:31):
See? They all say meter violations.
Speaker 1 (01:33):
Oh my gosh, I don't think that that's fair. Fifteen dollars.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
They're all fifteen dollars tickets with taxes and fees on it,
ninety close to ninety dollars.
Speaker 3 (01:41):
And they're all, yeah, this is all when I worked
in that area.
Speaker 1 (01:44):
Holy coll here, let me give me get my driver's
license umber here.
Speaker 3 (01:47):
All right, here's what we'll say it out loud.
Speaker 1 (01:49):
No, no, just type it all right here?
Speaker 3 (01:50):
It is all right, let me top it in. Oh yeah,
you're clear.
Speaker 1 (01:57):
Look, do you need a lawyer? You need some help.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
I need to go fund me a SAP for this.
Speaker 1 (02:04):
Gosh, Mackenzie, that's awful.
Speaker 2 (02:05):
They're ticketing your car parked on the streets when the
meter's broken.
Speaker 1 (02:09):
What are you supposed to do?
Speaker 2 (02:10):
Take a dollar to the windshield wiper or some here.
Don't kick and me take the dollar. I'm trying to
pay it.
Speaker 3 (02:16):
Yeah, seriously, because I mean I'm a loyal park mobile user.
When I'm on First or Second North. You know, there's
a lot of park mobile parking lots or even signs
that have the areas in it, like Uptown for example,
right whereas the business district does not have that.
Speaker 2 (02:28):
I guess this is one big company that handles all
the parking for Birmingham.
Speaker 1 (02:32):
I guess. So I'm upset about this. Well, I think
you've got some recourse.
Speaker 2 (02:35):
I mean, I don't know if there's a place you
go or city hall or where do you pay a
parking ticket?
Speaker 3 (02:41):
Yeah, and I want to clarify that there's only five
out of the three years that I worked in this area.
This is five tickets, which sounds like a lot. But
you've got to think about it. Parking on the street.
I would pay if the meter was working obviously.
Speaker 2 (02:53):
Well, The city Council President Daryl m'quinn says, our parking
enforcement officers without this system, they've got a new one
now apparently don't have the ability to check a database
to see who's got three unpaid parking tickets. But apparently
now they've jumped into this new system here. The city
struggle with enforcing these violations, and a new contract with
g Techna is aiming to streamline this activity here, so wow.
(03:16):
Residents are advised to visit the city's website check for
any unpaid parking tickets. Apparently that's the website you just
pulled up there, and use the tool that allows them
to enter their vehicle license plate number. I'd advise folks
go to the city website check there's a tool where
you can enter your vehicle plate number to see you know,
how you're standing in this all?
Speaker 3 (03:34):
Yeah, definitely check both. Because my driver's license number did
not pull up anything, but my tag did. Oo, So
any I guess if they see my tag, my car
is toasted.
Speaker 1 (03:42):
Well, be careful, there's you know, crosshairs on your vehicle
if you're over three unpaid parts. I'm wanted cow and
the city foul ball.
Speaker 2 (03:51):
If you're ticketing people where they're parked in front of
broken meters.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
That's not on the people. That's on y'all.
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