equipment malfunctionUnited States · Philadelphia, PADifficulty: Medium
Broken Parking Meter/meterUP
If a PPA meter or the meterUP app was malfunctioning, this provides grounds for dismissal. The PPA Parking Violations Branch can process these directly.
Legal basis
PPA dispute procedures
Sample appeal wording
I am disputing Citation #[TICKET#] through the Parking Violations Branch because of a broken meter/payment system. At [LOCATION] on [DATE], the [meter was broken / meterUP app displayed an error]. I was unable to pay despite attempting to do so. I have attached [screenshots / photos] documenting the issue. I request dismissal.
Replace [PARKING DATE], [NtK DATE] etc. with your own dates before sending.
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- Philadelphia Parking Authority
- Parking Violations Branch