Posts Tagged ‘united parcel service’

Parking Tickets – Does FedEx Make Money Delivering in the Financial District?

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

I mean, sure, Fed-Ex makes money on deliveries in San Francisco, but what if you subtract out the amount of dough they pay daily to the DPT? Too bad delivery vehicles don’t have a place to park or something.

This aging Ford van got pwned with two parking tickets in one day down in the Financial District:

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Poor FedEx!

How Many Parking Tickets Does UPS Get Each Day in San Francisco? Lots and Lots

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009

Here’s the scene in the Financial District – why does the UPS driver double park instead of using the space near the curb? Double parking can get you a ticket, right? The orange cone is a nice touch, however….

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Uh oh, this doesn’t look good. Do UPS drivers really try to fool the DPT ticket issuers with the old I-already-got-a-ticket routine? Apparently

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Oh well, that’s another $78 down the drain. Did this truck get two tickets yesterday?

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That’s what you might conclude after checking the DPT website for online ticketing information.

Does UPS currently owe thousands of dollars to S.F. for illegal parking? Yes.

But if it’s only $2000 a day or so, well that’s just the cost of doing business in the big city, right?