Comments on: Ticket to whine http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/ Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:25:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Bernie http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bernie Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:03:53 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/#comment-13 I had a similar experiance. Purchased a ticket, displayed it and then got the old $25 ticket slapped on the windscreen. Wrote to the Black Hole in Huntington Beach to get the standard “YOU GOT TO PAY LETTER”. (I’m not sure the people at HB can either read or type a letter). I appealed and got a letter telling me I had a hearing date the day before I came back from Europe. The next level was a court hearing in Pleasanton. No-one from BART turned up, so I asuume not only do they have problems with telling the time but are also challenged when it comes to dates. The out come was I won my case by default and will be getting my money back.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Danielle Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:03:11 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/#comment-12 I have a lot of second-hand BART horror stories. My favorites include:
The 8 year old who was detained by BART cops for trying to bring his bicycle into the elevator with him. They were yelling at him (not speaking nicely) and expected him to carry it up a flight of stairs. Apparently the next week there was a sign stating riders with bicycles should use the elevator and not the stairs.

My friend was stuck at the BART station and couldn’t get out. Why? Because his ticket was short by $0.15. Normally this wouldn’t be a problem but he didn’t have any cash with him that day and BART doesn’t have any machines that accept ATM inside the station (they only have ATM machines outside the gates). BART police were threatening him with a ticket and becoming belligerent until a good samaritan handed my friend some money.

But on the other hand I’ve had friends that haven’t had any problems at all with BART or its cops. It just seems to me that the BART cops should make sure to follow their own rules, and attend some kind of customer service training. They are some of the rudest people I’ve ever heard of.

]]> By: Hoose http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Hoose Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:37:50 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/#comment-11 I have plenty, but nothing better than that. There’s nothing better than a “cop” who can’t tell time.

]]> By: I hate Bart http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/comment-page-1/#comment-10 I hate Bart Fri, 01 Feb 2008 07:31:36 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2008/01/31/ticket-to-whine/#comment-10 That is ridicolous. There is nothing that you can do to get your money back?? I can’t stand anything about BART, especially the parking!! Sounds to me like some Bart cop needed to meet his quota for the day. You should fight this ticket as far as you need to go!!

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