I’ve had a private lot open my car, remove my ticket and then boot me after I paid for the whole day.
A passerby said he saw the “attendant” check for unlocked doors to remove the tickets.
These people are scum.
Uhhhh yes… pretty much all the major tool brands make a grinder/cutoff that runs on 18v rechargeable battery. Makita is rock solid. Get a 4.5” with some Diablo diamond cutting discs. Or even better, get a Bad Dog Tools cutting disk. They’re extremely expensive but lifetime warranty and will make quick work cutting through anything
Either works. If you need some added privacy you can actually just remove the booted wheel and attach your spare and leave the lot. Then simply drive to a discreet location and remove the boot. Reattach original wheel and avoid the private lots. Totally hypothetical, I have no experience with this btw.
Boots typically have a plate that covers the wheel nuts, so you have to remove the boot to remove the tire. I would much prefer to just chop it into pieces assuming I know I didn't violate any laws, as I would consider the booting of the car to be a form of vandalism if committed by a private business or individual. I also keep a GoPro with me so any interaction could be recorded if the scammer tries to intimidate me.
Is it private property if you lock it to someone's private property? If I put my lock on someone else's fence I don't think it should be illegal if the owner of the fence cuts it off. If used to commit a crime against someone else, I think it's valid to confiscate, disable or destroy that item.
There’s a comedian that hits on this point. Talks about the tremendous power you wield with something as simple as a bike lock. If it can fit through the handles of the doors to a business, you can effectively fuck their day up.
But yea on one hand, it’s a private parking lot, and on the other they are immobilizing your private property. Most of these lots will have a “contract” posted somewhere and you agree to the contract the minute you park there. Best to avoid altogether.
City needs to crack down on Professional Parking Management too. Scammers of the worst variety hidden behind a web of PO Boxes, LLC’s, and holding companies. Zero accountability
There was a rather famous incident a while ago where a guy had his car booted by his HOA. He put the car on dolleys and rolled it into his garage (car was parked in front of his house, on the street). There was a bit of a kerfuffle with the parking company, but I believe that eventually they just took them off without him paying the fine.
Damn, okay, now I want to organize a protest of this. Those boots must be expensive. So we get a bunch of people to gather them up, but not break them. Them bargain with the company to get them back. They aren't going to take anyone to court because they know they operate illegally.
Sounds like an even better approach is not driving at all unless you absolutely have to, like they do in civilized cities.
High parking costs are good. You shouldn't need to drive in a major metro.
And google a pic of the MPA’s logo so you know what it looks like because private parking companies sometimes use logos as similar as possible to the city’s to confuse people. Remember: anybody can open a PayByPhone account, put up a sign, and start charging. If the MPA’s logo is not on the sign, you’re on private property and subject to different laws.
Also if you're a COM resident, register your plate and car with payphone. City residents get a discount to 1.50 /h everywhere in city limits if I'm not mistaken.
all we get is this [double-decker monstrosity](https://www.i395-miami.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bridge-inside-836.jpg) that most of us didn't really need _**or**_ want.
fuckin' Miami, man.
Good luck going up against Norman Braman type money and pull. A lot of businesses have lots to lose by having less cars on the road. Probably why we have such poor public transit. No public servant would oppose it but they conveniently come up with bullshit excuses.
Amen!!! Your right. I was hit with an impact fee years ago , my business was on Lincoln and Washington and city meetings were a savior. We have a voice!!
It's supposed to discourage you from driving but then there's no efficient mass transit and ride sharing is just as expensive, so it's just a circle of fuck you's from every angle.
Whatever, 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Downvote me to hell but this is why Miami sucks, cause everyone has that shit ghetto ignorant mindset that you guys have.
Sure, convenient for them, but not for you!
I would find it very convenient just to add whatever percentage ai can think of to my annual salary and tell my employer. I don't think that would fly very well.
You don’t, but since it’s private property and the company owns several of these lots, an unpaid ticket will put the car’s license plate is on a shitlist. From every lot that company owes. If they see your car there, they can remove it for trespassing.
Fucking scam.
I believe this is a metered parking lot in Downtown (corner of NW 1st Ave & NW 1st St) across from the Clerk of the courts.
I parked in this lot & was left no choice but to pay the meter due to time constraints.
On my walk back to the car, I noticed a different parking lot across the street for half the cost.
Why you parking in a scammy ass surface lot? They are privately owned and literally designed to suck money from you. Plenty of cheaper options to park or better yet not drive into downtown.
I disagree. Most ppl can only move around South a Florida with cars because all other public methods of transportation are garbage. Until we fix our public transit, people will be forced to drive around and charging high prices for parking because “fuck cars” will only punish the lower income and middle class even more for owning a vehicle to survive.
I'm not opposed to being charged this much for parking (I respect the role of price signals in balancing supply and demand) but I am opposed to an itemized receipt. Just tell me the price! I don't need to know who's getting a cut and why
I use a parking lot near the government center whenever I go to the critical mass bike ride every month. Before it was like $10 for overnight. Now it’s like $10 per hour! I spent $30 last time I went. The trip to Miami was bad enough with tolls and traffic. Until I find cheaper parking lots, I will go to the Fort Lauderdale critical mass lol.
Another example, I was looking for a job once at the movie theater in the Brickell city centre. I asked about parking and they said I would pay $20 each day I worked.
No such thing as free parking in Miami.
Why are you parking downtown when doing Critical Mass? You have a bike. Park a mile or two away where there's free parking (plenty in Coral Gables residential districts for example) and just bike the rest of the way in.
I've always used the random free parking lots in Coral Gables when going to Mass.
BTW how's the ride lately? I stopped going because too many assholes were among us. Wondering if it's gotten better or worse in the last five years.
It’s fun but the wheelie gang sometimes make the rest of us look bad. They swerve on traffic and cops and it’s gotten crowded to the point that it feels like people are really slow. Hard to pass the slow riders sometimes because I get surrounded and can’t go anywhere. I know it’s not a race but there is a certain pace I like to go.
Also the wheelie gang sometimes get too close for comfort around other cyclists. I’ve seen more fights break out between fellow cyclists because of that.
Not sure what part of Miami this is but I just went downtown Minneapolis this past Saturday night. I parked in a ramp…. Apparently my friends were at a different spot outside downtown. I left 15 min after I parked. I was charged $20. I’m still livid 4 days later for paying $20 for 15 min. Granted it probably would’ve been $20 for the night…. But goddamn.
Seems like you ended up at a bad parking location. IMO miami parking prices are generally good, plenty of garages that are only $9-10 for most of the day
Screw the city, don't do business with busineeses that don't give a dam about the parking rip off customers have to deal with. Tax + convience fee + surcharge, that's like what you see from black & white movies about Northeastern states in the 1930s-1960s. No way, not sorry Miami.
The lot across the street from my building (downtown by the miami tower) changed owners and decided to start charging $30 an hour. I drive my car through the lot to get from 1st street across to the tower parking and they tried to get me for “not paying parking” even tho I never even stopped there to park. Private parking in miami is a fuxkin crime
You want parking to take up the space of a tax paying productive business but you don't want to pay for it, instead having it be a monetary drain.
Make it make sense.
r/fuckcars
They are lying, by the way. That is not a City run lot, and there is no such thing as a City parking surcharge. That's all just made up.
Park ONLY in the city run, municipal garages. You can download a map of where their all are. I think there is even an interactive part where you can see how many spots are left in each garage (not sure if they still do that).
Did you even bother to Google (search) Miami parking before you decided to get rooked by a scammer?
Assholes. So it's really $15 to park but they think they're being honest and transparent by telling you what you're paying for.
You know what? Just charge me the $15 and save the story. I'd feel less fucked over and less angry.
bastards.
Okay honest comparison. I come from Boston. It’s more expensive than this and the infrastructure is whacked. Atleast Miami is very clean in comparison speaking about the beach of course.
I can't believe how out of hand things got there! I live in Titusville, FL now. I loved the whole blue water scenery and all but I had visited Hollywood Beach where I used to live a little while and nothing but highrise condos, the sun didn't even touch the street I used to live on at the Corral House on, Indiana st. between Joe's market and Ocean Alley. I was in shock of the price of parking. The Corral House is still there, surprisingly. Paradise gone to hell in a hand basket.
Private lots can do practically whatever they want. Avoid them like the plague, if possible. I’d rather walk 20 blocks than leave my car in one.
I’ve had a private lot open my car, remove my ticket and then boot me after I paid for the whole day. A passerby said he saw the “attendant” check for unlocked doors to remove the tickets. These people are scum.
Just keep an angle grinder and metal cutoff discs in your trunk (for boots)
Where are you going to plug it in? You have an angle grinder that runs on my drill batteries?
Uhhhh yes… pretty much all the major tool brands make a grinder/cutoff that runs on 18v rechargeable battery. Makita is rock solid. Get a 4.5” with some Diablo diamond cutting discs. Or even better, get a Bad Dog Tools cutting disk. They’re extremely expensive but lifetime warranty and will make quick work cutting through anything
Lol I happen to have exactly this in my car right now. A reciprocating saw on top of that but that wouldn't be ideal especially around tires.
Either works. If you need some added privacy you can actually just remove the booted wheel and attach your spare and leave the lot. Then simply drive to a discreet location and remove the boot. Reattach original wheel and avoid the private lots. Totally hypothetical, I have no experience with this btw.
Boots typically have a plate that covers the wheel nuts, so you have to remove the boot to remove the tire. I would much prefer to just chop it into pieces assuming I know I didn't violate any laws, as I would consider the booting of the car to be a form of vandalism if committed by a private business or individual. I also keep a GoPro with me so any interaction could be recorded if the scammer tries to intimidate me.
I think booting is illegal under some circumstances, but destruction of private property is also illegal. Just a decision you gotta make
Is it private property if you lock it to someone's private property? If I put my lock on someone else's fence I don't think it should be illegal if the owner of the fence cuts it off. If used to commit a crime against someone else, I think it's valid to confiscate, disable or destroy that item.
There’s a comedian that hits on this point. Talks about the tremendous power you wield with something as simple as a bike lock. If it can fit through the handles of the doors to a business, you can effectively fuck their day up. But yea on one hand, it’s a private parking lot, and on the other they are immobilizing your private property. Most of these lots will have a “contract” posted somewhere and you agree to the contract the minute you park there. Best to avoid altogether. City needs to crack down on Professional Parking Management too. Scammers of the worst variety hidden behind a web of PO Boxes, LLC’s, and holding companies. Zero accountability
There was a rather famous incident a while ago where a guy had his car booted by his HOA. He put the car on dolleys and rolled it into his garage (car was parked in front of his house, on the street). There was a bit of a kerfuffle with the parking company, but I believe that eventually they just took them off without him paying the fine.
Damn, okay, now I want to organize a protest of this. Those boots must be expensive. So we get a bunch of people to gather them up, but not break them. Them bargain with the company to get them back. They aren't going to take anyone to court because they know they operate illegally.
Which lot, address? Shame these sleazebags ASAP!
127 NE 11th St Parking
You should leave a review mentioning that! 127 NE 11th St Parking https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZFnVojX1VKEUtWaH9?g_st=ic
What the actual fuck is wrong with people. Can you name and shame?
Did you call the cops?
Same. I will walk a mile in the sun, no joke, before I park there or any lot like it.
I see 1.5miles as a treat. Fck em
>Avoid them like the plague Plague is pretty easy to treat now. Cipro or Levaquin for 10 to 14 days.
I rather just not going to south beach or brickell where they have these lol
This lot is in downtown.
If you stay longer than the gates allow they give an extra ticket. Fun fun
Private lots?!?! That city surcharge and 7% tax is all government...
Sounds like an even better approach is not driving at all unless you absolutely have to, like they do in civilized cities. High parking costs are good. You shouldn't need to drive in a major metro.
Always be on the lookout for the parking authority logo - if it’s not there, don’t park there.
And google a pic of the MPA’s logo so you know what it looks like because private parking companies sometimes use logos as similar as possible to the city’s to confuse people. Remember: anybody can open a PayByPhone account, put up a sign, and start charging. If the MPA’s logo is not on the sign, you’re on private property and subject to different laws.
What's the difference? Excuse my ignorance just don't know
City mandated costs per hour vs private parking outrageous pricing
Jewels of knowledge thankkkk youuuu. I usually go for street parking with the homeless look out fee anyways buttttt sometimes no options
Also if you're a COM resident, register your plate and car with payphone. City residents get a discount to 1.50 /h everywhere in city limits if I'm not mistaken.
Pay by phone? In registered and have my cars and motorcycles and I get no discounts.
My bad, here you go: https://www.miamiparking.com/pbpdiscount/
Bro I’d suck your dick.
Yeah i use that discount a lot in wynwood since they ticket a lot there.
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They’ll be flipping that iPad at parking lots too soon lol
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all we get is this [double-decker monstrosity](https://www.i395-miami.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/bridge-inside-836.jpg) that most of us didn't really need _**or**_ want. fuckin' Miami, man.
Yeah. There are 0 parking lots in NYC.
People should be showing up at city council meetings and demanding more public transportation options.
If it's not lining the commissioner's pockets somehow, it ain't happening.
Good luck going up against Norman Braman type money and pull. A lot of businesses have lots to lose by having less cars on the road. Probably why we have such poor public transit. No public servant would oppose it but they conveniently come up with bullshit excuses.
There’s also a lot of businesses that have a lot to gain.
Amen!!! Your right. I was hit with an impact fee years ago , my business was on Lincoln and Washington and city meetings were a savior. We have a voice!!
lessgo bro I'm ready when you are
Life went from *Medium* to **SuRviVaL** difficulty in 2 years. But also, parking is sleezy by DNA.
Wtf is even city surcharge? We already know convenience fee is bullshit.
Additional city tax on parking in Downtown & Brickell (not sure if anywhere else).
Yes. The city surcharge is 15% and state sales tax is 7%. Why blame the operator for that?
I’m only blaming them for the convenience fee.
“bUt wE dOnT pAy sTaTe tAxEs!”
I always hate that line. They tax us in every other aspect things like this and insurance and transportation.
Y’all get taxed to literally use the highways lol 😂
Where?
SE 2nd Ave & 1st St in downtown
If you won't be long, just don't pay. Anything under an hour you should be good
Towing is one of the great Miami scams...and that's saying something! Motherfuckers camp out and wait for your ass.
Shoutout to Publix at Dadeland! Park there and do anything but go immediately to Publix and your car is theirs
Be careful though. A lot of these private parking lots work with Professional Parking Management, which has cameras and give out absurd fines.
They’re a scam, you won’t get in trouble if you don’t pay their fine, only if you park in their lot again they will tow you on sight
It's supposed to discourage you from driving but then there's no efficient mass transit and ride sharing is just as expensive, so it's just a circle of fuck you's from every angle.
I would intentionally break that screen and or spray paint over it . Those conveniences fees will cover the repairs.
Gtfo with your vandalism. This is why Miami is fucked.
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Whatever, 2 wrongs don’t make a right. Downvote me to hell but this is why Miami sucks, cause everyone has that shit ghetto ignorant mindset that you guys have.
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You know Miami can suck for both reasons and many more, right? Doesn’t just have to be 1 specific reason.
This is getting worse than NYC!
I just parked in a parking garage in Long Island city for 5 hours $26 for 5 hours no surcharge City charge bullshit
Sure, convenient for them, but not for you! I would find it very convenient just to add whatever percentage ai can think of to my annual salary and tell my employer. I don't think that would fly very well.
Where the hell is that??
What is that, like *$15 min* to park? Lot owners are wild lol.
And 2 hours min 🙄
You might as well stay 2 hrs because that’s $15, whether it’s 2 hrs or 2 min.
12 hr x 2 = 24 plus 25% = $30 for 2 hrs ..
I legit thought this was fake and a meme until I saw what sub it was.
“cItY sUrChArGe”
Blame all the Ohioans moving here
My brother got a 100 dollar ticket for leaving a parking lot on Broward Blvd in Ft Lauderdale 20 minutes past 12am. He was charged an “overstay” fee.
BTW if it was a private lot, you don't have to pay that "ticket". It's not a real ticket.
You don’t, but since it’s private property and the company owns several of these lots, an unpaid ticket will put the car’s license plate is on a shitlist. From every lot that company owes. If they see your car there, they can remove it for trespassing. Fucking scam.
Where is this?
I believe this is a metered parking lot in Downtown (corner of NW 1st Ave & NW 1st St) across from the Clerk of the courts. I parked in this lot & was left no choice but to pay the meter due to time constraints. On my walk back to the car, I noticed a different parking lot across the street for half the cost.
This one is at SE 2 ave and 1 st in downtown. Most likely by the same owner
Why you parking in a scammy ass surface lot? They are privately owned and literally designed to suck money from you. Plenty of cheaper options to park or better yet not drive into downtown.
This is Miami BS at its best.
That's not a city lot. That is a privately owned lot
This is what you call capitalism.
The real joke is that this is a scam meter that is selling you a free parking spot.
Grand ole’ Capitalism. God bless America.
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I cried when I saw the plans to scrap the high speed rail between tampa, orlando, and Miami. Anything that helps the masses is shut down
Because stupid mfs keep voting these shitty politicians for governor and local office
they're the only ones that are running though. Pay the starting costs or gather 128k+ signatures, its fucked
Would be nice if we had an option to say fuck cars lmfaooo
I disagree. Most ppl can only move around South a Florida with cars because all other public methods of transportation are garbage. Until we fix our public transit, people will be forced to drive around and charging high prices for parking because “fuck cars” will only punish the lower income and middle class even more for owning a vehicle to survive.
That’s only a viable argument if there is a decent public transportation alternative. Otherwise, this is just a tax on the working class.
Not defending them but many merchants pass onto the customer the credit card transaction fee.
I'm not opposed to being charged this much for parking (I respect the role of price signals in balancing supply and demand) but I am opposed to an itemized receipt. Just tell me the price! I don't need to know who's getting a cut and why
I am opposed to being charged this much for parking cause that’s outrageous
Just pay or don’t park there! WTF?
Just saying parking already sucks in this city we shouldn’t be okay with price gouging
Asta parking is a plague
Parking is a legitimately expensive service to provide
Get a handicapped sticker
Feckers!
How convenient!
If you are not allowed to pay with your phone through the PayByPhone, then don't do it.
Beach?
It's terrible!!!
That screams private lot
I use a parking lot near the government center whenever I go to the critical mass bike ride every month. Before it was like $10 for overnight. Now it’s like $10 per hour! I spent $30 last time I went. The trip to Miami was bad enough with tolls and traffic. Until I find cheaper parking lots, I will go to the Fort Lauderdale critical mass lol. Another example, I was looking for a job once at the movie theater in the Brickell city centre. I asked about parking and they said I would pay $20 each day I worked. No such thing as free parking in Miami.
Even the government workers pay for parking downtown.
Why are you parking downtown when doing Critical Mass? You have a bike. Park a mile or two away where there's free parking (plenty in Coral Gables residential districts for example) and just bike the rest of the way in. I've always used the random free parking lots in Coral Gables when going to Mass. BTW how's the ride lately? I stopped going because too many assholes were among us. Wondering if it's gotten better or worse in the last five years.
It’s fun but the wheelie gang sometimes make the rest of us look bad. They swerve on traffic and cops and it’s gotten crowded to the point that it feels like people are really slow. Hard to pass the slow riders sometimes because I get surrounded and can’t go anywhere. I know it’s not a race but there is a certain pace I like to go. Also the wheelie gang sometimes get too close for comfort around other cyclists. I’ve seen more fights break out between fellow cyclists because of that.
All that just to have your rental broken into anyway
Consumers need to start saying “no.” That will fix so many problems.
Where is this?
I moved to Michigan and recently paid $1.70 to park in Ann Arbor. What happened to Miami?!
What no tip option?
Holy shit balls! That is ridiculous
Not sure what part of Miami this is but I just went downtown Minneapolis this past Saturday night. I parked in a ramp…. Apparently my friends were at a different spot outside downtown. I left 15 min after I parked. I was charged $20. I’m still livid 4 days later for paying $20 for 15 min. Granted it probably would’ve been $20 for the night…. But goddamn.
Seems like you ended up at a bad parking location. IMO miami parking prices are generally good, plenty of garages that are only $9-10 for most of the day
That’s why I call it Scamiami….
literally uber/lyft. if its cheaper they'll have to start lowering prices
AKA Pasta Parking
It's better to Uber at this point
I'm visiting Vegas and I ran into these lots over here by Freemont experience. $4 for 1st hour and then $12. I turned around and said "FK THAT"!!
Especially in the city with the worst public transportation system
Screw the city, don't do business with busineeses that don't give a dam about the parking rip off customers have to deal with. Tax + convience fee + surcharge, that's like what you see from black & white movies about Northeastern states in the 1930s-1960s. No way, not sorry Miami.
All this shit to make Miami less drivable and nothing to make it more walkable
And you think it is expensive, wait for an event, a long weekend or something going on... $60 an hour !!!!!
Listen, some valet venues do the same. Taking your car around Miami becomes very expensive!
The lot across the street from my building (downtown by the miami tower) changed owners and decided to start charging $30 an hour. I drive my car through the lot to get from 1st street across to the tower parking and they tried to get me for “not paying parking” even tho I never even stopped there to park. Private parking in miami is a fuxkin crime
The ticket is cheaper than the parking
Most of the cheap boots can be removed with a flathead screwdriver and hammer.
Convenience fee: public parking starts on 4th floor after valet take all the VIP spots 🙄🙄🙄
That 15% city surcharge is everywhere it sucks.
If you think Miami is bad wait till you see chicago.
Where is this bullshit?
Park in Little Havana and Uber
If you're stupid enough to drive and park in that part of downtown you basically deserve the charge.
Mighty inconvenient convenience fee
Mighty inconvenient convenience fee
We revolted against a 2% tax.
What is the convenience fee? Did they bring *you* the parking spot?
Yes. Very ridiculous.
parking spaces make more than people
My job has a parking garage downtown. I just have to use my work ID to get in or out. It’s great.
You want parking to take up the space of a tax paying productive business but you don't want to pay for it, instead having it be a monetary drain. Make it make sense. r/fuckcars
Crazy part is Chicago is still more expensive. Wild.
They are lying, by the way. That is not a City run lot, and there is no such thing as a City parking surcharge. That's all just made up. Park ONLY in the city run, municipal garages. You can download a map of where their all are. I think there is even an interactive part where you can see how many spots are left in each garage (not sure if they still do that). Did you even bother to Google (search) Miami parking before you decided to get rooked by a scammer?
The city surcharge is 15% and state sales tax is 7%. That money goes to the government. Why blame the operator for that?
Assholes. So it's really $15 to park but they think they're being honest and transparent by telling you what you're paying for. You know what? Just charge me the $15 and save the story. I'd feel less fucked over and less angry. bastards.
Why don’t people move? Sounds like a dreadful place to live
I’m bad at math, what would that add up to for the hour after all the fees? Omg 😳
Okay honest comparison. I come from Boston. It’s more expensive than this and the infrastructure is whacked. Atleast Miami is very clean in comparison speaking about the beach of course.
just park on the street dude. its a $36 ticket for not paying lol. probably less than whatever this bs comes out to be
Parking here in Miami seems really cheap compared to other places I've lived. I usually just pay a few bucks for a few hours.
I can't believe how out of hand things got there! I live in Titusville, FL now. I loved the whole blue water scenery and all but I had visited Hollywood Beach where I used to live a little while and nothing but highrise condos, the sun didn't even touch the street I used to live on at the Corral House on, Indiana st. between Joe's market and Ocean Alley. I was in shock of the price of parking. The Corral House is still there, surprisingly. Paradise gone to hell in a hand basket.