Saved A Stranger From Receiving An Expensive Parking Ticket

By a friend • March 31, 2026

I had lunch on a patio the other day and noticed a bylaw officer working down the street checking meters. There was an SUV right across from the patio’s time was up, and the meter was flashing time expired in red.

I walked over and quickly topped it up, which made it jump back to 30 minutes.

I saw the owner, a guy carrying a sleeping toddler, walk up to the car just as the officer reached the space.

The look of "Oh thank God" on his face when he saw the green light on the meter was priceless.

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