Reagan Airport - "Refuse to Move" Citation

[Anonymous]

Had incredibly rude parking officer at Reagan Terminal 1 issue "refuse to move" citation - was standing in designated pick up area, elderly mother was walking out of building (accompanied by grandchild who went in to get her) but took few minutes walking around to get to car. Officer wrote ticket while elderly mother in sight because we weren't doing immediate pickup - we were there for less than 3 minutes total and there was literally no one else there. Total power move, called for her supervisor, she blatantly lied about how long we were there (she said 10-15 minutes) and supervisor sided with her.

My question is: do I have to pay this (live and registered in Virginia)? And has anyone else dealt with this?

[Anonymous]

Did they ask you to move? Did you refuse?

[Anonymous]

Sorry, OP. I'm calling BS. Unless the officer literally walked over to you as you pulled up, there's no way you were there for three minutes - that's not even enough time for her to notice you and walk over, let alone have a conversation long enough for you to refuse to move.

You pulled up and sent your kids inside to find their grandmother, which probably took a fair amount of time. And then grandmom, understandably, took a whole to walk out.

The curbside pickup is intended for people who are already there waiting. Not for those that have to be found inside first. You could have dropped off your kids and had them walk grandma out while you did another look of the airport. They could have found a bench to wait on if it took you longer than it took them.

In addition to being a security hazard, cars just sitting there and waiting around for passengers who are still inside the terminal really screw up the flow of traffic for the rest of us.

[Anonymous]

You are not supposed to park and send people in like that. You could have let your daughter out and then did a circle.

[Anonymous]

3 minutes, or "3 minutes?"

OP, just drive around the loop. It'll take 3 minutes.

Yes, you should pay the ticket.

[Anonymous]

After 911, this is simply not allowed due to the possibility of you having a bomb in your car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry, OP. I'm calling BS. Unless the officer literally walked over to you as you pulled up, there's no way you were there for three minutes - that's not even enough time for her to notice you and walk over, let alone have a conversation long enough for you to refuse to move.

You pulled up and sent your kids inside to find their grandmother, which probably took a fair amount of time. And then grandmom, understandably, took a whole to walk out.

The curbside pickup is intended for people who are already there waiting. Not for those that have to be found inside first. You could have dropped off your kids and had them walk grandma out while you did another look of the airport. They could have found a bench to wait on if it took you longer than it took them.

In addition to being a security hazard, cars just sitting there and waiting around for passengers who are still inside the terminal really screw up the flow of traffic for the rest of us.

+1

3 min is BS

[Anonymous]

Were you waiting at the curb the whole time grandchild got out to help? The clock doesn't start when grandma exits the building. It starts as soon as you pull in to wait.

[Anonymous]

My guess is the child that OP sent in to get grandma was too young to just leave, and that the child didn’t have a cell phone so OP ended up lingering a bit longer than expected since her child was inside.

Op, I’m sorry, this seems just bananas and stupid.

[Anonymous]

Is grandma disabled? If so, next time sign her up for wheelchair service. I had to use it when I had a sprained ankle. I wasn’t bad off enough to make them wait for my luggage since I had my boyfriend with me. They just took us to baggage claim. But I think it’s possible they’d take her out to the curb.

I would pay the ticket but write a complaint.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had incredibly rude parking officer at Reagan Terminal 1 issue "refuse to move" citation - was standing in designated pick up area, elderly mother was walking out of building (accompanied by grandchild who went in to get her) but took few minutes walking around to get to car. Officer wrote ticket while elderly mother in sight because we weren't doing immediate pickup - we were there for less than 3 minutes total and there was literally no one else there. Total power move, called for her supervisor, she blatantly lied about how long we were there (she said 10-15 minutes) and supervisor sided with her.

My question is: do I have to pay this (live and registered in Virginia)? And has anyone else dealt with this?

Ah the entitlement.

I guess it's progress you didn't comment on officer's skin color

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Had incredibly rude parking officer at Reagan Terminal 1 issue "refuse to move" citation - was standing in designated pick up area, elderly mother was walking out of building (accompanied by grandchild who went in to get her) but took few minutes walking around to get to car. Officer wrote ticket while elderly mother in sight because we weren't doing immediate pickup - we were there for less than 3 minutes total and there was literally no one else there. Total power move, called for her supervisor, she blatantly lied about how long we were there (she said 10-15 minutes) and supervisor sided with her.

My question is: do I have to pay this (live and registered in Virginia)? And has anyone else dealt with this?

Honestly in the context of airport pick up and drop off, 3 minutes might as well be 10-15 minutes. It's a pretty fast turn around.

As for whether you need to pay it, you did refuse to move, the supervisor sided with the parking officer, and you got a ticket for refusing to move your car. Why wouldn't you pay that ticket? You undeniably did what you were cited for.

And it's National, not Reagan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is the child that OP sent in to get grandma was too young to just leave, and that the child didn’t have a cell phone so OP ended up lingering a bit longer than expected since her child was inside.

Op, I’m sorry, this seems just bananas and stupid.

Then the child shouldn't have been sent in. An airport isn't a place for a child who is too young to be alone, to be alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You are not supposed to park and send people in like that. You could have let your daughter out and then did a circle.

This is what I do. I've done the circle around several times until the person is standing at the curb waiting for me. It's a pain, but they don't let people sit there and I don't want a ticket.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After 911, this is simply not allowed due to the possibility of you having a bomb in your car.

LOL.