Beat That Parking Ticket

Book excerpt: Beat That Parking Ticket is the most comprehensive ? and entertaining ? book about parking tickets that you?ll ever find. It contains information about how to fight tickets that is simply impossible to obtain if you haven?t actually worked as a parking ticket judge. It is also replete with amusing stories. A complete reference guide for fighting tickets in New York City, whether by mail, web, or in person. Discover:? Why some excuses never work -- even if they're true.? When you should mail in your defense -- and when to go in person.? The ins and outs of confusing signs -- and what judges think about them.? What to avoid saying or doing at any cost.? How to appeal a losing ticket most effectively? How to spot defective tickets -- and get off on a technicality.? Outrageous and hilarious stories from "behind the bench."And much, much more.Every day Judges hear the same excuses. And every day they reject them with about the same level of attention as they would devote to plucking off a stray hair that fell on their jackets.Beat That Parking Ticket is the antidote to the plague of guilty verdicts that parking ticket judges in New York routinely dish out.Haskell Nussbaum explains which excuses will never fly ? and which have a fighting chance. He reveals the nitty gritty details of the law that can help you win you case ? and avoid tickets to begin with. And he does it in an entertaining way, sprinkling the book with amusing quotes and outrageous samples of actual defenses and letters that he adjudicated.About the AuthorHaskell Nussbaum is an attorney and a freelance writer who worked as a parking ticket judge in New York City. While there, he adjudicated thousands of tickets and collected stories and insights from many judges, to make Beat That Parking Ticket, A Complete Guide for New York City the most comprehensive behind-the-scenes guide to fighting parking tickets.