Nobody likes the sight of one of those parking tickets slapped to the windshield of their car. Watch the full Marketplace investigation on parking tickets onlineSo it's no wonder that some frustrated drivers turn to tricks in the hopes of keeping the ticket officers at bay. To be clear, Marketplace doesn't endorse these methods; drivers should pay for parking, and fight it when it's unfair. He tried to explain the situation to the Calgary Parking Authority, he says, but got nowhere. Adrian Mrdeza, a spokesperson for the Calgary Parking Authority, says its camera cars have snapped pictures of Tim Hortons cups shielding licence plates, fake plates covering real ones and even rude messages directed at parking authorities.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2016 10:00 UTC