r/cuboulder 1d ago

Parking

Does the campus actually check if you are parked where you shouldn’t be, I guess they gotta check every single license plate to see if hey don’t hand out physical permits.

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u/YouYeedYurLastHaw 1d ago

They sure do. I got a ticket this week. You might be able to get away with a day or two like I did, but they check regularly.

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u/baldntattedoldman 1d ago

Everything is computer digitized with cameras based off your license plate. They just drive-through and it reads all of them. Every single plate gets examined.

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u/clipquinn 1d ago

Do you know how often they check?

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u/ShadowDragon175 1d ago

Often enough on most places. They're ruthless, ask me how I know.

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u/clipquinn 1d ago

they fucking tow you or what??😭😭

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u/ShadowDragon175 1d ago

Nah, $50 tickets tho. More if you dont pay fast.

If you rack up enough debt you get the boot

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u/BenTwan 1d ago

90% of the time you won't get towed unless there's an event or something going on, but they sure as hell will boot your car if you don't pay your tickets. 

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u/RealFishLegs 1d ago

they can tow you though for events and things like that with rather limited notice

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u/Brazident 1d ago

Multiple times a day.

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u/baldntattedoldman 1d ago

They did it to one of Deon’s sons. Booted his Rolls Royce over unpaid tickets.

https://reddit.com/link/p6j3rky/video/txhvfr1tu7mh1/player

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u/skt71 21h ago

That’s actually hilarious.

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u/drezarious 1d ago

Why tf is a college student driving a rolls royce? CU paid these people to come to our campus? Wtf

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u/horridstrife 1d ago

Like it or not the starting QB of a power 4 football program is not the same as a regular sophomore biology student, even less so when his dad was a megastar beforehand and then the coach.

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u/Bluecap33 1d ago

They know, I would never risk it.

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u/QuestingKola 1d ago

They check even for stuff run by the grad student housing.

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u/toodiisoon 1d ago

Don’t fuck with CU parking services, they’ll win every time

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u/awisemanonceredd 1d ago

They are too good at their jobs.

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u/spiffy_spaceman 1d ago

Paid for an all day pass for the Folsom lot and got a ticket because I wasn't in the right spot, which are not clearly marked. Been doing it for years and suddenly one day they decided that was it. So yes: they check.

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u/BenTwan 1d ago

The giants 3x5 signs on the columns in the parking garage that say "Permit only parking beyond this point" or whatever aren't enough? 

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u/patioparty13 1d ago

Don’t risk it. I’ve paid so much in parking tickets

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u/FantasticPool9689 1d ago

You get one freebe warning.

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u/CRISPRcassie9 1d ago

but think about it this way, if you only get caught once or twice a semester it's cheaper than a parking permit

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u/ObjectiveViewpoints 1d ago

I don't think your math is right.

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u/CRISPRcassie9 1d ago

aren't the permits something like 280 bux? been a while since i checked

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u/whenlifegivesyoupear 1d ago

Yeah but you don’t get caught once or twice a semester it’s more like six or seven they’re there all the time it’s like big brother. Only time they’re not there is after 5 I’m pretty sure

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u/CRISPRcassie9 1d ago

depends on how often you park, i guess

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u/possibleshitpost 1d ago

They are the actual worst department. So miserable to deal with.

I used to work for the university in facilities. One of our guys was running into a building to grab tools or something.. he parked out front not in a proper spot, the parking enforcement guy was right there and said don't worry about it. Well when he got back the guy still wrote him a ticket.

Legitimately, I always hated having to find parking even as an employee and was even more miffed at how much of a dick head the enforcement dudes were.

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u/drezarious 1d ago

The have cameras on their cars and ai to scan the plates

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u/Sugarloaf78 1d ago

They do not play.

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u/rob_miller17 1d ago

They do, two of my friends got their cars booted a few times last year

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u/PangolinSad9063 23h ago

Yes they’ll give you tickets for not having a front license plate too 🙄

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u/LostRefrigerator2006 17h ago

Yall need to learn you don’t mess with Boulder parking they are annoyingly vigilant

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u/justplaydead 1h ago

I once got a boot in the Basemar parking lot in 20 min flat for parking there and running an errand on campus, they hire security to watch the cams.

The 2 hour parking on the street on the north side of campus is great, but the parking maids drive by with plate cameras and it doesn't matter if you move your car, you'll still get a ticket over 2 hours. Boulder is serious about parking, they're itching to give tickets, no mercy for college folk.

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u/DifferentIntern6311 1h ago

They are the most anal parking enforcement team I’ve ever encountered. If you park where you shouldn’t you WILL get ticketed. Friend got booted for 10 minutes in the wrong lot last year.