Make my Day - Willowbrook Mall
09-19-2011, 08:58 AM
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Sorry I meant the accident is total bullshit not your statement lol. So you're saying I can park in handy cap spots all day long and not get a ticket because cops don't have jurisdiction there? You're also saying I can't get an expired inspection/registration ticket if my car is parked in a lot? Cops can legally write tickets in parking lots if they want to.
09-19-2011, 09:28 AM
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Sorry I meant the accident is total bullshit not your statement lol. So you're saying I can park in handy cap spots all day long and not get a ticket because cops don't have jurisdiction there? You're also saying I can't get an expired inspection/registration ticket if my car is parked in a lot? Cops can legally write tickets in parking lots if they want to.
Parking restrictions are enforced by building codes. And there is nothing illegal about having an unregistered, uninspected car in a parking lot.
09-19-2011, 10:18 AM
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You can also go down and file a "blue form" accident report at the local police station. If the other party does not file a contradictory report, that will become the record of the accident after I believe 10 days. That could help you in court if you go that route.
09-19-2011, 10:49 AM
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Willowbrook pics Called all insurance companies to report incident...Filed paperwork..Suppose to be getting with me today...We'll see how this plays out..Thanks for the responses...It sure is frustrating as well as time consuming...
09-19-2011, 11:19 AM
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Eeek sorry for your loss lol. I would have impounded that fools car. LoL
09-19-2011, 11:34 AM
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Sorry I meant the accident is total bullshit not your statement lol. So you're saying I can park in handy cap spots all day long and not get a ticket because cops don't have jurisdiction there? You're also saying I can't get an expired inspection/registration ticket if my car is parked in a lot? Cops can legally write tickets in parking lots if they want to.
09-19-2011, 07:34 PM
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My friend received and expired inspection ticket on his car while it was sitting in a college parking lot. :-/ I've just always heard that a public parking lot was considered a roadway by some. Maybe if I had a lawyer look over those tickets they would have been tossed out. Never cared too much I guess, just payed the $75 fine or whatever lol.
Eeek sorry for your loss lol. I would have impounded that fools car. LoL
Eeek sorry for your loss lol. I would have impounded that fools car. LoL
09-19-2011, 08:10 PM
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Y'all know that there are no traffic laws on private property right. Meaning the unlicensed driver wasn't illegal... no tickets, no arrest.
Best you can do is take them to civil court. Whether or not it is worth your time is up to you. I hope you have full coverage on it. Good luck with repairs.
Best you can do is take them to civil court. Whether or not it is worth your time is up to you. I hope you have full coverage on it. Good luck with repairs.
This man knows what he is talking about. My little brother went through this a few years ago in the high school parking lot in his 69 Chevelle. He was coming down an isle when a lady side swiped him in the right rear quarter. She admitted fault, then later denied it. The police couldn't do anything. We ended up threatening with civil court and she ended up paying after several months of letters and back and forth. You can run stops signs in a parking lot and not get a ticket. Parking lots are the worst and thats why its best to be careful and watch out.
09-20-2011, 11:29 AM
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09-20-2011, 12:02 PM
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I am by no means an expert in law. My knowledge based on the fact that I used to manage a fast food restaurant with high parking lot traffic. People would bump into each other, hit the drive through stalls, speed through, and other things as well. When people would damage our building we filed police reports but they were never criminaly responsible. When people hit each other they would always want me to get involved but there was nothing I could do. If someone was acting reckless the best I could do was tell them to leave. If they stayed then they were trespassing, but they were never responsible for violations of traffic laws because there were none.
09-20-2011, 04:06 PM
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My friend received and expired inspection ticket on his car while it was sitting in a college parking lot. :-/ I've just always heard that a public parking lot was considered a roadway by some. Maybe if I had a lawyer look over those tickets they would have been tossed out. Never cared too much I guess, just payed the $75 fine or whatever lol.
Eeek sorry for your loss lol. I would have impounded that fools car. LoL
Eeek sorry for your loss lol. I would have impounded that fools car. LoL
09-22-2011, 11:35 AM
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Well, after 3 days of waiting, I call ACCC Insurance to check on claim...They say I have no claim...Because the person driving was not the owner, Claim Denied...Just did a goolge search on ACCC Insurance...Wow!! More mad people than I could read. I have now contacted my insurance to see what they can do...Looks like I'll end up paying for it myself to keep from filling a claim and have my insurance go up 20% for the next 5 years...I love the state of Texas. I would not live anywhere else. We pay some of the highest auto premiums in the nation and I here on the news this morning we will be going up again...The news report says due to the cost of repairing cars has risen. I say BS..Due to the fact we have so many people driving without documentation, drivers license as well as adequate insurance..
In my opinion, Should be an automatic 30 days in jail if caught on puplic roads or private mall property...
In my opinion, Should be an automatic 30 days in jail if caught on puplic roads or private mall property...