"FIXED" App Fights Parking Tickets for You
Editor's note: This article from January 2014 describes the FIXED app at launch. It is preserved as originally published; the service's current availability may have changed.
What was the FIXED app?
A new app called "FIXED" helped fight parking ticket fines. At launch it was only available in the San Francisco area — San Francisco being one of the cities with very strict parking guidelines.
How did it work?
Once a person got a parking ticket in the San Francisco area, all they had to do was take a photo of the ticket and enter the violation code. The app advised the customer whether it should be contested. And if it could be contested, the rest of the process was completely taken over by the app. The app located the nearest available lawyer to fight the ticket.
If you successfully fought the ticket, you paid 25% of the citation fees — and if you lost, you paid nothing.
Was it popular?
The popularity of the app soared beyond limits from the time it was launched. San Francisco consumers were on a waiting list. Other cities were waiting eagerly for the app to be made available in their city too — Los Angeles could be the next city after San Francisco to see FIXED.
The app's original website (getfixed.me) no longer resolves.
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