Be wary of Aguadilla, 1K fine, corruption
 

I visited Crash Boat beach on 2/9/2025. I enjoyed the beach, water, and sand for 3-4 hours then planned to leave for a late lunch. I then found a ticket on my rental car for $1000.00! I supposedly parked in a handicapped spot - that does not at all conform to ADA standards, which PR supposedly follows. See picture - no vertical signage, blue squares with no handicap symbol; compare that to an image of proper handicapped makings in Cabo Rojo, PR.

I tried to fight the fine in court, as an appeal after paying - a zoom hearing was promised but the Aguadilla court never responded. I would be vary careful parking in Aguadilla - it reeks of public corruption, to nab unwary visitors. Perhaps just visit an alternate beautiful site in PR, avoid Aguadilla.




poorly marked handicapped parking in Aguadilla (Crash Boat Beach)



properly marked handicapped parking in Cabo Rojo

Aguadilla, Crash boat beach very shabbily marked disabled parking; I have tried posting the images multiple times, but I am told I cannot post URLs. Odd. They are images, not URLs I tried that. I loaded a pic from my computer in a f/u post, and it told me:

Tourists can be targets in some places. My friend Larry got a ticket for not stopping at a stop sign in Holguin, Cuba. Of course the officer was not above taking a side payment on the spot.

How do they enforce you paying?

Aguadilla attaches the fine to the car, license number/VIN number I suppose. The bill goes to Hertz if not paid. Then Hertz goes after the driver that rented from them, and they have your CC number. There is no escape here.

I have an image of the police/judge splitting my fee. $150 goes into the public coffer for parking in the supposed handicapped spot, then they split the rest