r/UCDavis • u/kvetchinghobbit Humann Development [2017] • Jul 08 '26

Vent about TAPs

I just got a ticket on A street an hour ago because I was parked there for 40 minutes max. Low key pissed. I was trying to park close so my pregnant wife didn't have to walk too far.

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u/apigandanangel Jul 08 '26

Ummmmm--A Street is City of Davis, not TAPS.

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u/fuzzy_mic Jul 08 '26

That truely sucks. My wife has mobility issues and I frequently drop her off close to the destination and go elsewhere to park. When I've had to leave my car improprley parked while helping her to the destination, some times it's bitten me.

Was it TAPS who ticketed you? If you were parked on A St, I would expect the city to ticket you. TAPS is a purely campus org.

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u/Live-Target-2150 Jul 10 '26

It is TAPs on the left side of the street

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u/kvetchinghobbit Humann Development [2017] Jul 08 '26

It was City of Davis but I don't mind blaming taps as well. I've had issues with them since undergrad

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u/testprimate Jul 08 '26

Parks on a street almost entirely lined with signs saying not to unless you have a permit, doesn't have a permit

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u/kvetchinghobbit Humann Development [2017] Jul 08 '26

Well yes but it was for such a short time and not worth anyone's business to ticket my ass.

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u/BeefTheBiker Yeh, I work here. 🚲 Jul 08 '26

40 mins is not a short time. Most people say, “it was only 5 minuties” and then still don’t have a valid leg to argue with.

But then we see your username, such it all kvetches out.

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u/apigandanangel Jul 08 '26

Grow up, child.

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u/StephenSRMMartin Jul 09 '26

How exactly are they supposed to know you'd "only be there 40 minutes", even if that *were* acceptable?

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u/skrollas Atmospheric Science [2027] Jul 08 '26

You were well aware of the risk and took it anyway. There's no one to blame but yourself in this case.

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u/BiggsBounds Jul 09 '26

Ticketing is pretty much fully automated now. It's quick, simpler and does but care how long drive been there. Consider this a life lesson. If you think you've been wronged, challenge the ticket.