Woman mistakenly receives $10,500 in parking violations | ANF Investigates

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Woman mistakenly receives $10,500 in parking violations | ANF Investigates

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Published on Mar 21, 2024, 1:00:00 PM
Total time: 00:11:56

Episode Description

Elfreda Parks said she’s lost sleep over a mountain of private parking violations on her kitchen table. Each violation is $87, and she worries she’ll get more every time she goes to her mailbox.

The violations began arriving in September 2023. Parks said she first received a few violations, but it got much worse over the following months. She began receiving large envelopes filled with dozens of citations at a time.

“I don’t need this extra stress,” she said. “I’ve got my own stress.”

Parks has counted 292 citations totaling $25,404, but many violations were duplicates. According to Parking Revenue Recovery Services (PRRS) and the billing company’s website, Parks’ grand total was $10,764 in fines.

Read the full story here: https://www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2024/02/28/metro-atlanta-woman-mistakenly-receives-10500-parking-violations/

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