Conflicting information on no parking signs becomes costly issue for residents in North Oakland WPXI [Video]

PITTSBURGH — Conflicting information on no parking signs recently became a costly situation for people living in North Oakland.

Residents who live on Melwood Avenue tell Channel 11 they had their cars towed earlier this week and were ticketed $131 — more than quadruple the cost of an average ticket — after no parking signs posted on their street led to major confusion.

“The construction was supposed to end on June 18th and the no parking ended on June 18th and then June 18th came and went… and people started slowly parking here again and they weren’t getting ticketed,” said resident Amelia Cevese.

When our crew was in the area on Wednesday, we saw a no parking sign valid from April 8 to May 19, but the address listed is Bethoven Street — so the notice is expired and doesn’t have the correct location on it. Up and down Melwood, …