As anybody who lives in or near a major city knows, parking tickets can be a massive and seemingly unavoidable headache. However diligent one is, it seems there's always a confusingly-worded sign or aggressive meter maid waiting to spoil your day. Even if a ticket is unjustified, fighting it can turn into a whole new ordeal.
It's with this bitter pain point in mind that a handful of startups are building mobile apps to help drivers combat parking tickets and the city parking enforcement agencies that dole them out. Eff the PPA is one such app, which took home the top prize recently at Philly Startup Weekend, a hackathon during which small teams launch a startup in 54 hours.
Eff the PPA, whose name refers to the notoriously aggressive Philadelphia Parking Authority, first helps users avoid getting parking tickets and then, failing that, gives them the tools necessary to fight them.
To read the full, original article click on this link: How Mobile App Developers Are Taking Aim at Parking Tickets
Author:John Paul Titlow
