Web Site Helps Drivers Fight Parking Tickets

By Laura Sydell

Published March 9, 2004 at 11:00 PM CST

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A new company is helping motorists in New York, Washington and San Francisco fight their parking tickets online. Parkingticket.com says customers beat tickets at least 70 percent of the time. San Francisco officials dispute that figure and say motorists don't need help from a private company to get justice in traffic court. NPR's Laura Sydell reports.

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Laura Sydell

Laura Sydell fell in love with the intimate storytelling qualities of radio, which combined her passion for theatre and writing with her addiction to news. Over her career she has covered politics, arts, media, religion, and entrepreneurship. Currently Sydell is the Digital Culture Correspondent for NPR's All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and NPR.org.

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