Transportation & Parking

Customer Service Office, Bldg. 112,

North South Drive

Re: Citation Appeal

 On August 20^th I received a letter from Budget Rent-a-Car that I had received a parking violation while I was in possession of a car I had rented from them.  See enclosed: copy of “Customer Parking Citations Notice.”

As project manager for the Closure Clinics at the neurology department, I regularly, over the summer months in 2004, utilized a service drive pass (see enclosure copy) to unload/load a vehicle for out-of-town data collection sessions.   My maximum time in the service drive is 30 minutes; the more typical average is 15 minutes.  Considering I have utilized the service drive since 1999 for this purpose, I am well-adept at time management, i.e., not going over the hour time limit.  Do, however, feel free to check my parking record here on campus.   

My reason for appeal is two-fold:

1.      I never received a parking violation on my car.  Hence, the Budget letter two months after the alleged violation. 

2.      Second, I never go over the allotted time in the service drive.  My sole purpose in using the service drive permit is to pack or unpack my vehicle and get to my destination as quickly as possible—frequently I drive 2+ hours to my destination.   

My assumption is the parking attendant was unfamiliar with the rental car, as my usual vehicle was broken—hence the rental car—or the attendant did not see the parking permit.  I am only guessing, since I did not receive a parking violation and I can only imagine the reason.

Please do contact me should you have any questions as Budget, see copy of enclose letter, is demanding an additional fee.