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Getting a little help from 'friends'; Customers asked to shoulder the burden of doing business.

Publication: The Washington Times
Publication Date: 27-AUG-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Getting a little help from 'friends'; Customers asked to shoulder the burden of doing business.(PAGE ONE)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Jim McElhatton, THE WASHINGTON TIMES

Dozens of companies doing business in the District get so many parking citations that they pay hundreds or thousands of dollars a month in fines and occasionally ask customers for help.

"I don't like doing it, but there are certain parts of town where I have to tell the customer, 'Look, parking-wise, it's going to have to be on you,' " said David Spadaro, owner of the J.P. Spadaro & Sons plumbing company, which gets about 20 tickets a month.

Large companies such as UPS and FedEx can pay up to tens of thousands...

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