Originally Posted by
goalie
I know Millbrae Bart parking is free on weekends starting at 3pm on Friday but how sticky are they for 15 minutes as I'd rather catch the 2:45 train to SFO than the 3:05 train
Remember it's not a straight meter, they use the central machine. Parking is also not by the hour, it's by the day.
So it's fairly likely that by 2:45 p.m., you're getting someone's spot who vacated previously (and already paid).
They would have to prove the spot went unpaid all day, and you took it, in order to back a ticket.
I don't think that's how it works.
If I had to guess, BART Police probably checks the machine sometime after rush hour, gets a report of unpaid spots, and starts writing tickets. Once a day, low budget.
The chance of that happening at 2:45 p.m. exactly is quite low.