Customer's car had a boot put on it

[snugglegirl05]

Last week there was a customer who did not pay for their parking 3 days in a row. The customer parked at the parking lot I am responsible for cleaning. So I had to write 3 parking violations for $50.00 each. I print out a report from the pay machine at the parking lot that indicates who paid according to the parking spot numbers.

Then a couple of days ago the same customer returned. So I wrote another parking violations for $50.00.

At this point, according to company policy, I had to notify my immediate supervisor. He arrived at the parking lot, took pictures of the car's license plate as well as the make and model.

This all happened in the morning.

Later on that day a boot was put on the customer's car.

The total charge was $250.00

According to one of the employees in the main office who took the customer's payment, the customer asked her when and how often does someone check that parking lot regarding customers who do not pay for their parking.

The office employee did not give the customer this information since she felt that he wanted to know when he could get free parking.

[XCashier]

According to one of the employees in the main office who took the customer's payment, the customer asked her when and how often does someone check that parking lot regarding customers who do not pay for their parking.

"Oh, every day, several times a day! See, funnily enough, we actually prefer to be paid for the service we provide, just like everyone else in the working world." Like, duh.

No sympathy for thieves here.

[catcul]

Something tells me that that car will get the boot or a tow.

[Sapphire Silk]

How do they get out of the lot without paying in the first place? That's a new one.

[catcul]

How do they get out of the lot without paying in the first place? That's a new one.

I think it works like the street parking in Arlington, VA. I parked my car in a parking space, put money in the pay machine, and put the ticket in my windshield.

The ticket had the amount paid, time issued, and the expiration time printed on it. I was able to use that ticket for reimbursement.

Why I was in Arlington that day is another story.

[workerbee222]

A sandwich shop just closed in our fair city, and the owner disappeared without paying the staff for the two months he was in business. He always had an excuse for the young, I'm guessing first-time job holders as to why there were no paychecks that week.

One clever employee got wise and quit when she heard his car had been booted, and he didn't have the money for the fines.

[XCashier]

A sandwich shop just closed in our fair city, and the owner disappeared without paying the staff for the two months he was in business. He always had an excuse for the young, I'm guessing first-time job holders as to why there were no paychecks that week.

That's horrible. Is there nobody they can go to for help?

[taxguykarl]

That's horrible. Is there nobody they can go to for help?

Not always easy, but a lot of state DOL's have wage claim procedures...but if the money's not there

[MoonCat]

Not always easy, but a lot of state DOL's have wage claim procedures...but if the money's not there

You still report it, because you never know when the jerk might GET some money, and you want to be first in line with a claim on it.