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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That's an outrageous fine, except if you were blocking the hospital emergency entrance or something. Which of course you weren't!

I am angry on your behalf. I would contact the organizer of the program, point to the language saying that staff was supposed to direct you to a garage, and request that they do whatever is needed to waive that fee. You can't be the only one in that situation, surely.  It should be a lesson to them to have their act together next time.
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Thank you so much! I definitely wasn't the only one parking illegally -- just the only one who got caught. (As far as I saw.) I also feel like a fool for finding a spot that was out of the way so I didn't block anything important, instead of just putting my blinkers on and leaving the car parked in the waiting line of cars, as other people did.

I mean, it's a dollar amount just SO out of whack with the usual range of fees in DC.[/quote]

I’m sure you were not the only one, clearly you weren’t out of the way and you did block something important. You found one person who got worked up about your personal situation (which is bizarre)- don’t think that justifies entitled behavior and don’t think I’m worked up because I’m writing a response. 
Don’t pay the fine if you think the ticket was given in error. Get in touch with GU and work it out. Be prepared for them to say that their fine amounts have nothing to do with the rest of DC.
As much as you think you did the right thing, it appears you did not, and you got a ticket. You can’t park in a no-parking zone because move-in was chaotic. [/quote]

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