Dec 8, 2008 9:20 am US/Eastern
Man Spends Thousands To Fight $115 Parking Ticket
NEW YORK (AP) ―
A retired New York City man says he's spent $7,500 fighting a $115 parking ticket because he's got ''nothing else to do.''
Former electrical hardware firm vice president Simon Belsky says he was erroneously ticketed two years ago. The 63-year-old says the ticket cites his van for blocking a Brooklyn fire hydrant even though the only hydrant on the street was down the block.
The November 2006 fine has ballooned from $115 to about $200 with penalties.
But Belsky says he's not giving up his fight. He was in court a week ago and has to return Feb. 2 because the city's attorney requested an adjournment.
Belsky says if he wins he'll file a civil suit against the city to recover the $7,500 he's spent on legal work. He says if any compensation is awarded he'll donate it to educational programs.
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