Best Super Bowl Parking Advice – A Must Read for All Drivers: Proceed With Serious Caution

Alleged Illegal Towings

The Indianapolis local ABC news team reported that towing is likely to be a big problem for drivers looking to avoid the high prices being charged for Super Bowl Parking spots.  There has been a loud outcry against the predatory towing practices that have plagued drivers in Indiana’s capital city finally escalating to the point of needing a licensing hearing for one of the most controversial towing companies.  But that hearing was recently postponed until the month after the Super Bowl.

Parking Ticket Tyranny

And should you be lucky enough to return from the game to find your car unharmed by a tow truck, you’re still not safe.  Parking tickets have the potential to be far more costly.  The same ABC News team also reported a new Indianapolis law that enabled the court to add fees of up $2,500 for anyone who challenges their tickets in court.  There is already one lawyer who is challenging the constitutionality of the law on behalf of several clients who have already fallen victim to it.

But a different local news team reported an even more unnerving story about parking in Indianapolis.  The NBC news team completed an entire investigative report on a towing company that reportedly directed drivers to a parking lot where they sold parking spaces for $20, and then towed away over 50 cars from that lot.  Parkers have taken the matter to court insisting that there were no signs when they arrived and that they were put up after the fact, and a police officer at the scene took pictures of evidence that the signs had been put up within 24 hours of the complaint due to metal shavings on top of the fresh snow.

Only the Beginning

And all of this is just the tip of the iceberg.  It would take days to go over all the complaints from Indianapolis drivers, such as the increased tickets, or even the recent attempt by the state congress to install freeway speeding cameras.

When the risks and penalties for driving get to be as steep as they are in Indianapolis, it basically becomes a tax that drivers are forced  to simply expect instead of a risk.  Don’t take any chances when traveling to Indianapolis during the Super Bowl XLVI.  Parking prices have tipped over $100 around the city, but there are still places where you can reserve guaranteed parking for as low as $39.

Don’t take any chances in Indianapolis.  Be Smart. Park Safe.