A and B decide to go to lunch. A offers to drive. B has no change but is willing to pay for parking at a credit card meter. A parks at a traditional meter and puts coins in. A and B eat lunch. They talk for a while after finishing their food. All in all, it is a lovely lunch.
B pulls out a credit card, but A pays for B's lunch.
Then they see it. The dreaded envelope. Stupid f$@#ing parking services has ticketed the car for an expired meter.
Post by katieb4tom on Sept 18, 2012 13:15:15 GMT -5
If I were B, I would pay as a courtesy. A has bought you lunch and driven you to and from. I don't think A should expect B to pay though. Driver assumes responsibility for ticket.
Post by livinitup on Sept 18, 2012 13:15:26 GMT -5
Whenever I park, I am 100% responsible for keeping time on the meter, and 100% responsible for the ticket if I go overtime.
I wouldn't accept money from a passanger. But if this was someone who I was friendly enough to go to lunch with, drive and pay for lunch - I would expect a free lunch down the road. But I wouldn't be keeping score.
This would totally depend on the amount for me. In the town I live in now, a parking ticket like that would be $15. The town I lived in before would be more like $95. Big difference!
I am B. I offered to pay. A declined. I took the ticket.
Now I'm kicking myself. It's $22. I have no idea where my checks are. I can pay online, but there is a $2 convenience fee for that, and I only have $23.44 in my account.
I am B. I offered to pay. A declined. I took the ticket.
Now I'm kicking myself. It's $22. I have no idea where my checks are. I can pay online, but there is a $2 convenience fee for that, and I only have $23.44 in my account.
When is the due date? Will you be paid again before it's due? It would be pretty crappy for you to give the ticket back at this point, so you kind of have to go with it.
Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.
Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.
Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.
Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.
I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.
Well, it's my fun money account that has insufficient funds. I feel like a douche telling H that we're paying a parking ticket out of our joint account because I am 56 cents shy on a parking ticket.
Aaaaaand this is why he pays the bills. I clearly cannot be trusted.
I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.
I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!
OK, I'd tell DH I screwed up and need a $25 advance on next month's fun money to pay the parking ticket since A paid for lunch. And then take $25 less in next month's transfer.
I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.
I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!
Wow, so they basically only give you one week to pay it. That sucks. I hope you can find your checks!
I still don’t see why you can’t wait until your next check & use your fun money from then? Every ticket I’ve gotten has given me at least 2 weeks to 1 month to pay it.
I don't get more fun money until next month, and the price goes up next Friday! I hate transferring small amounts because we have a limit on how many we can do each month. I will see if I can find my checks tonight. I'm pretty sure they are from 3 addresses ago, but they should still be good!
Oh right, I hate those transfer limits.
Is there a branch near you? I know that my bank (credit union) will give me 3-5 checks if I just stop in and ask. Is that a possibility?
If not, my checks are many addresses ago and still go through just fine. Never had any issues. My bank has my current address information and I think that's enough.