A DRIVER shocked to find a $92 fine on his car after parking on a regular-looking street says he made an honest mistake.
Jason McLaren thought he’d simply found a great parking spot outside an Italian restaurant in Cherry Creek, a neighborhood in Denver , Colorado .
As his wife uses a disabled parking placard, McLaren assumed the spot would be free – so he decided against paying the meter.
But when he returned to his vehicle, he found a $92 ticket from LAZ Parking – a private company that manages the area.
Thinking they simply made a mistake, McLaren contacted LAZ but, to his shock, was told he’d parked in a private lot and owed the fine.
McLaren told 9 News: “I reached out to LAZ and said you must be mistaken.
“And they said, no, you parked in one of our lots and you owe us money .”
The meters, located on Clayton Street, where he’d parked, between 1st and 2nd Avenue, are placed on private property.
However, to the untrained eye, they resemble public city meters.
Neither LAZ Parking nor PRRS, the ticket issuer, installed the meters – but enforce the rules there.