Illinois couple surprised to get a $9 million parking ticket

"Do not send cash," says a message on $9,501,071 citation. "Somebody obviously messed up when it was entered into the computer," a police official notes. (Glencoe News)

Comments

[Mikey]

Is this the feel good story of the day?

[cherie]

Way to get your 15 minutes of fame. With a 9 million dollar parking ticket. I bet there are people in NYC that owe about that much...

[G-Man]

I think it's a good idea. It's an excellent source of revenue for the city and it will Definitely act as a deterrent for parking illegally once the word gets around.

[KDP]

To err is human,
To really screw it up requires use of a computer.

[Bill]

""Somebody obviously messed up when it was entered into the computer," he said"

Every bureaucrat should cut and paste the above quote, blow up to 30 pt type, and post it on each of the three walls of their cubicle.

Then,while they are in the requisite in-service meetings where they are trained to memorize their new quotel; their little cubicle chairs should be wired to deliver 40,000 Watt jolts of electricity each time they fail to heed it and declare "Well that's what the computer says".

[Soo]

I love everyone's upbeat attitude. It's awesome to find someone who isn't barking mad over something like this, that they see the humor in it all.

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@cherie: I'm sure there are people in NYC who owe $9mill in parking violations, but they'll all be ambassadors and therefore have immunity.

[Phranqlin]

They should get the $9M ticket blown up and framed, then hang it on the wall of the parking authority as an object lesson.

[nellagain]

$9,501,070.15
$9,501,070.35
$9,501,070.75

Hey, check under the sofa cushions wouldja? We just need another quarter...No, it says on the paper "Do not send cash" and they don't accept personal checks. We'll have to drag all farkin change downtown.

Try turning the recliner upside down.

[buddy]

you guys are a bunch of crazy wackadoos! how did you all get so funny?

have you ever thought about creating a tv show??

[RockyMtnMac]

Holy Sh*%! That is some inflation! I knew things were going up, but I for one am shocked!

DEFINITELY A BIT STEEP

[Michael Bauser]

Of course, they should protest this ticket by paying it only with pennies.

[The Meter Maid]

They parked on the Mayor's foot!

[hairtic]

Hope it doesn't trash their credit rating. We received a parking violation from the Lake Forest, IL PD a few years back. Never having been in Lake Forest, we called and pointed out that while the license plate on the ticket belonged to us, the vehicle described on the citation was not ours. They did a quick check on the plate and found that it was issued to a car not fitting the description on the citation. They apologized, told us that the officer must have misread the plate number, and said that the citation was cancelled. Three years later, when applying for a construction loan, we discovered that the one and only stain on our credit rating was attributed to this ticket being turned into a collection agency, after we were told it was removed from their files and records. The collection agency, incidentally, never even contacted us to try to collect it. After several lengthy communications with the credit rating agency, complete with the collaborative testimony of the Village of Lake Forest, the incident still appears on our credit report, but with the disclaimer that the credit event is being protested by the subject.

[A.V.]

They can afford it.
Glencoheners are rich.

[The_Overdog]

Odd that the software for a parking ticket package would allow for millions of dollars to be entered.

Any more than $1000 over some relatively short time period should send the cops or other official collections agency knocking on doors. Chalk this up very bad software designers.

[Nauip]

@Hairtic - not a lawyer I think the credit agency has 30 days to clear it up and get it off your record or you may have a civil suit in your favor. May be something to look in to.

[Nauip]

** I am not a lawyer, but -
sheesh - how'd that get messed up?!

[H]

Sure, now that it gets so much press, they are claiming that it's a mistake. I've seen that one before.

An investigative reporter shows up at Bub's Dry Cleaning, and Bub says "Oh, I was planning to pay the customer all along for damaging her underwear. It was a big misunderstanding!"

People go to the city and say "Why is that fine so big?" So they have a little meeting and decide to pretend that it was just a big mistake.

I once got a parking ticket for $14,374,215 and I paid it. In retrospect, I should have gone to the press. Now I'm kicking myself.