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My favorite thing about Fixed was that they paid my ticket and I didn't have to worry about it.

Most tickets I got, I deserved. Okay, all the tickets. But I constantly put off paying them since it was such a hassle. It was nice to have Fixed just pay them for me.

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I was listening to an interview recently (though I can't remember where) that was discussing how some people park violating the rules knowing they will likely get a ticket, but justify it because the cost of a parking permit or lot fees will end up being more expensive that their accumulation of parking ticket fees.

I did that for years. Parking at my apartment building was $350/mo (and was valet only, so it was also a major PITA).

I often parked at my work garage and walked home, but many times parked on the street/at meters, and didn't sweat it too much if I got the occasional ticket (not getting back to the car early enough, usually) It was virtually impossible to run up a total anywhere near the cost of the less convenient valet parking.

For the longest time in college, garage parking in Harvard Sq was $14-20/evening and a residential parking violation in a nearby neighborhood was $10 or $15. So we often used the "stochastic parking garage".

In New York, they put a boot on your car after a while. Or tow it. And then it becomes more expensive.

In NYC I paid $44 for parking on the street cleaning side, and you are pretty much guaranteed to get the ticket if parked incorrectly. So it only takes 8 tickets to reach $350. Don't see how that scheme would work, plus you have to pay for each ticket, which is a hassle.

I did this at my last office. It's a bonus to have to take a break every 75-90 minutes to go outside and move your car - especially when you're not a smoker.

New York City has 2 programs where companies with vehicle fleets can just pay the parking tickets automatically, often at a discount http://www1.nyc.gov/site/finance/vehicles/commercial-stipula...

Just the cost of doing business... http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130526/ECONOMY/305269...

San Francisco has something like this as well; http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Parking-tickets-by-the-tr...

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