<prompt> Human: Back in April I took a trip up to a University located a few hours away and parked in a zone that was free parking on the weekends starting Friday after a certain time. I received a parking ticket friday morning due to it not being late enough in the day for free parking to begin. Heres the kicker... when I looked at my parking ticket the time stamped on the ticket was for a time my car wasnt in the lot. That same morning my girlfriend and I went to town to go shopping. I have a recipt from the store showing what time i checked out which proves my car wasnt in the lot at that time. The ticket is for 60. I just received my third citation in the mail that said Failure to pay may result in your account being sent to a collection agency. Should I just man up and pay the 60? Whats the worst that can happen if I dont? Sorry if this is the wrong Sub I didnt know where else to post.  <response>: Well I would call the University department that handles parking tickets and tell them the information that you posted, and see if they will waive it. Not sure why you havent done that already considering youve had 3 notices.If they wont do anything...then yes, 60 is a small price to pay to not have a collection on your credit.The worst thing that can happen is that you have a collection for a small amount of money that screws your credit for years. 