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AN EDUCATOR who was laid off was looking for employment when his vehicle was hauled off, causing more of a setback in his finances.
Nathan Hayes, 60, of Memphis, Tennessee expressed that he felt hopeless after his vehicle was towed off because he didn’t know what to do and was at his wit’s end.
Nathan Hayes went to a job center to search for employment and that’s where his car was towed away from earlier this month[/caption]
The driver didn’t know the parking lot that he had parked in was part of an adjacent apartment complex[/caption]
After losing his teaching job in May, the stream of inconveniences and strains on his bank account made him feel like he was down on his luck, ABC24 reported.
“I’ve been a teacher for about 11 years. I love teaching I love interacting with young people,” Hayes said.
“I’m doing the best I can.”
Feeling like he was at a loss of options, Hayes went to a job center to search for employment and that’s where his car was towed away from earlier this month.
“I parked in the lot that’s across from the apartments,” he said about his job search.
“I come out… no car. I’m trying to figure out what’s going on.”
He stressed that he didn’t see any ‘no parking’ signs.
Hayes additionally didn’t know the parking lot that he had parked in was part of an adjacent apartment complex.
The payoff fee to get his Honda back was $225 but he couldn’t afford it.
On top of that, he was accumulating $30 fees each day his automobile sat in the lot.
Once his vehicle had been there for over a week, he did the math.
“7 times 30 would be 210,” Hayes said.
“Might be about four or $500 now.”
After getting help from ABC24, the situation started to change for Hayes almost immediately.
After the news team spoke with one of the company’s executive directors on his behalf, his debt was wiped clean.
Americans all over suffer from parking penalties that weigh on their wallets.
One resident of Troy, New York said she has so many issues with parking downtown that she’s considering moving.
Jaya Rajamani went to Facebook with her rant stressing that, in the area she lives, residents are additionally required to move vehicles parked on the street “excessively.”
“I have lived in Downtown Troy for four months,” she said.
“I have been towed four times. If you factor in the parking tickets that come along with it, tickets I’ve had to plead down every single time.”
