Chronic Parking tickets for paid spaces?

Good Evening,

Long read, bear with me.

I seem to have a problem with Bart Parking and I am wondering if it is just me?

Starting in 2005 I was getting parking tickets at the Walnut Creek Station, about 1 every other month starting in January. I knew I had paid so I starting keeping my little tickets after the second ticket. Fool me twice...

On 4/28/2005 I received a third parking ticket for br2495-a4 (parking validation required). My tiny waxy ticket collecting compulsion paid off. I figured I would just send in the citation fee, the waxy ticket and a copy of the paid parking validation for space 1003 and it would be quickly dismissed.

Oh no, I was notified that this was a "valid cite" since a prior citation was dismissed, (huh?), I would have the pay half the citation fee, $12.50.

WAR. ON.

I then wrote a bunch of letter to the Huntington Beach "citation processing facility" and to Gail Murphy (then BART board of directors). After about 6 months of back and forth I was issued a check for $25.00 and a "dismissal" of the citation. No apology.

Forward to this morning. I received a citation for, guess what, BR2495-4(a) (validation required). The fine is up to $35. I called the EZ Rider and guess what, I tagged in at 05:24 A.M. I was cited at 13:40 on the same day.

What are the chances? Different Vehicle. Different issuing officer. I actually think that anyone who has a ticket issued may be able to plead, "the computer ate my parking fee, prove otherwise." I used to think it was a pissed off BART parking officer, I now realize it is just BART SNAFU.

What do you think?