Student gets $150 parking ticket less than 30 minutes after tow zone warning issued – then she had to track her car down

A STUDENT was handed a $150 ticket less than half an hour after she was told about a temporary towing zone on her block.

The restriction was put in place as the recent election campaign swung through her city, leaving a trail of penalty charges in its wake.

November’s general election ended in a shock landslide for Donald Trump, but polls had the race as a dead heat right up until voting day.

Less than a month out from the big day Mr Trump’s opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, made a campaign stop at the Universtiy of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on October 17.

Vice President Harris was there to address students in a private event, during which she was confronted by pro-Palestinian protestors.

However, the controversy was not only found inside the lecture hall, as drivers living on the campus also found themselves in hot water.

One UW student found herself stuck with a $150 ticket after her car was towed away under temporary restrictions surrounding the event.

But when her landlord, Aaron Wilson, checked the property’s surveillance cameras the pair discovered why the vehicle had vanished.

According to Mr Wilson’s video, Milwaukee Parking Services placed a sign informing residents of a temporary towing zone on the street at 6.59am.

Just 10 minutes later, at 7.09am, parking enforcement officers arrived on the block and began issuing citations.

And at 7.21 am, only 22 minutes after the sign was erected, a tow truck appeared to remove the student’s car.

But both she and Mr Wilson complained that she was not given enough notice to move the vehicle, especially since students are not famous for their love of 7am alarm calls.

He told Fox 6: “There’s just not adequate time.

“It seems like it was a scramble.

“Someone made the decision to just ticket the residents, get them out of the way, and figure it out later.

“I feel like it should be 24 hours notice.”

Fortunately, the student was able to track her car down – after it was simply dumped a few streets away rather than being taken to an impound lot.

Other drivers also reported a similar experience, with all claiming they had not received any warning from city officials.

One said he had appealed and managed to get the ticket reduced to $60 but was still being asked to pay.

The Milwaukee Department of Public Works has now admitted that residents were not given proper notice of the rules.

Spokeswoman Tiffany Shepherd said: “Those vehicles were parked before signage was posted regarding October 17 parking restrictions.

“[They] should have received a warning and been relocated if necessary, but should not have incurred any fines.

“Penalties should have only applied to vehicles who parked after the signage was placed.

“As a result of this error all vehicles who were parked on these two blocks received voided or refunded citations, so these numbers technically include anyone who also might have parked after the signage was placed.”

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