Miata Mailing List: February 1995, Message #79
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   From: "Alex M. Postpischil" 
Subject: Re:  Parking tags
   Date: Wed, 1 Feb 1995 22:38:19 -0500

Bob-
	I'd be happy to pay $44/semester for parking. Here at Maryland it's a
little more (about $55/semester), but at Wisconsin parking rates were nuts - 
Beginning prices were about $80/semester and went up to $150+/semester depending
on which lot you parked in! At Maryland we get hanging tags for the mirror. I
had two predicaments: in the summer I use a windshield cover that covers the
*outside* of the front window (attachs through the doors). Obviously the tag
can't be seen through the cover, so I apprached Campus Parking about how to
deal with the situation. CP told me not to use the cover! I told them if they
would personally come out and cool the car down, etc. I would not use the
cover. Of course that didn't go well! I then suggested placing the tag inside
the driver's window so the ticket writers (that's really all they do!) could
at least see the tag. I was told that I may still get a ticket (but never did).
Second scenario was when I broke my mirror over the summer and couldn't get it
fixed for a while (I am still thinking about not getting a new one). I place the
tag in the center of the dash so it can be seen. As yet no tickets for improper
display of the sticker!
	I should also point out that when I told them the car was a convertible
they wouldn't give me a hanging tag and insisted they had to give me a sticker
to put on the rear bumper. Again, I told the parking folks that if they would
take responsibility for any damage done to the paint by the sticker I would
use it, otherwise I would use the tag. They made me sign a statement saying I
refused the sticker and requested the tag! I have left the top down with the
tag on the mirror several times without any trouble, but that was when I had a
student sticker. Now that I have a staff sticker I doubt I'll do that again!
	Your idea of putting the sticker on the window and slashing it sounds
reasonable to me, hope it works!
-alex-