Parking ticket question?
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It won't work,there is a law that limits how much loose change you can pay for items with.
It is illegal to pay for a 26 cent item in all pennies. The limit is 25 cents (50 cents in some provinces). If you are paying for your item in nickels, then its illegal to pay for it in nickels if it’s over $5. It’s also illegal to pay for something over $10 dollars in all dimes.
It is illegal to pay for a 26 cent item in all pennies. The limit is 25 cents (50 cents in some provinces). If you are paying for your item in nickels, then its illegal to pay for it in nickels if it’s over $5. It’s also illegal to pay for something over $10 dollars in all dimes.
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That , however, does not mean that someone cannot take larger amounts for paymet, but , they are not required to by law.
squash500 said:I guess I broke the law then. At a dollar store recently I paid for a birthday card with 114 pennies. This took place in Toronto. I held the line up for a couple of minutes as the cashier was not very amused.
Is there really such a law?
No there is no such law. The law referred to above only applies to tenders, not payment of goods in a retail store.
I grew up in Montreal and, because of where I lived when I first started working, parked on the street. Needles to say I got a lot of parking tickets as you had to change sides of the street daily.
I used to erase the tick-mark on my carbon copy, tick a less expensive offense and then pay that by cheque. Their system could not handle partial payments and this ended up working with the whole ticket being moved to the " paid" section. Never got a further notice. Probably saved a thousand bucks. This was 20 years ago.
I used to erase the tick-mark on my carbon copy, tick a less expensive offense and then pay that by cheque. Their system could not handle partial payments and this ended up working with the whole ticket being moved to the " paid" section. Never got a further notice. Probably saved a thousand bucks. This was 20 years ago.
I would imagine they came up with that law to prevent us from paying our taxes with pennies, which I'm sure someone tried at one point.masterchief said:
I know this might be a bit off topic, but how do stores get away with refusing to take $100 bills? They required to take all forms of legal currency. They can only reject a bill if it is found to be counterfeit.
Many, many years ago I worked at a variety store while I was in high school. A regular came in who always acted like a big ahole. He had $30 in dimes and nickels that he was out to spend and picked out his cigarettes, pop, etc. When he passed all the coins over in plastic bags I said I can't accept that. He asked why not and I told him, my boss told me not to accept more than $1 worth of coins at a time. He argued that I was infringing on his rights and it is legal tender, blah, blah, blah.
After 10 minutes of arguing he told me to call the cops. I said why would I call the cops, I don't have a problem, you do. He said fine, I'll call the cops. I told him to go ahead and even let him use the store's phone.
The officer arrived about 20 minutes later while this guy stood and waited at the counter. You could see in the officers face that he was not impressed. The guy gave the officer his story and the officer didn't even say a word to me. He told the guy that I don't even have to serve him, let alone accept his coins.
The guy was pissed but eventually left after paying for $1 worth of his stuff. Don't know if the same applies when paying for a ticket. But it would be funny.
After 10 minutes of arguing he told me to call the cops. I said why would I call the cops, I don't have a problem, you do. He said fine, I'll call the cops. I told him to go ahead and even let him use the store's phone.
The officer arrived about 20 minutes later while this guy stood and waited at the counter. You could see in the officers face that he was not impressed. The guy gave the officer his story and the officer didn't even say a word to me. He told the guy that I don't even have to serve him, let alone accept his coins.
The guy was pissed but eventually left after paying for $1 worth of his stuff. Don't know if the same applies when paying for a ticket. But it would be funny.
arthurfonzerelli said:
The retailer is never required to accept any particular form of payment. The provisions of the Currency Act referred to above apply only to tenders.
No, a retailer is not required to take all forms of legal currency. See the above. Payment for goods at a store is not a tender.
A retailer could set any silly store policy he wishes - no cash, only sequentially numbered notes, exact change only, no coins older than 1997, no folded or damaged notes, etc. The market then will decide if the clientele will accept such policies.
Techie said:
The officer was correct.
Paying a ticket is different. In the retail store scenario, one envisages a purchase and sale of goods at the cash register. No debt ever arises, for title to the purchased goods only passes upon payment. In the ticket scenario, a debt already exists, and the debtor may make a tender of payment. If it was a private parking lot, the terms of the parking contract may have stipulated the forms of payment. In the absence of such contractual terms, recourse is had to the Currency Act which sets forth certain forms of legal tender. If one makes a cash tender in a form authorized by the Currency Act, the creditor still need not accept payment. However he is precluded from asserting that the tender was not made.
Loonies, Dimes and Pennies
I must be breaking the law everytime I visit my local pharmacist.
My bill varies between $6.11 or multiples of that, sometimes $50 and up.
I always pay with all the change I have accumulated since my last vist, in Tonnies, Loonies, Quarters, Dimes, NIckels and pennies.
The pharmacist loves it, he is always short of change.
I must be breaking the law everytime I visit my local pharmacist.
My bill varies between $6.11 or multiples of that, sometimes $50 and up.
I always pay with all the change I have accumulated since my last vist, in Tonnies, Loonies, Quarters, Dimes, NIckels and pennies.
The pharmacist loves it, he is always short of change.
Guys the city DOES NOT prosecute most parking tickets 30 dollars and under. When you go to pay your parking tickets ask for option 3 (trial option) and they say wait in the mail for the trial date. But it never comes, because there is such a huge backlog. And if it does not come within a year, you dont have to pay the parking ticket anymore.
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