[Your address and full contact details]
[Issuing authority address]
To whom it may concern,
I received a parking ticket (citation number A025718) at 1:26 p.m. on Friday, January 4 that I would like to contest. I parked at 12:45 p.m. and put one dollar's worth of quarters in the corresponding parking meter to pay for an hour of parking.
However, the meter did not read it. I left a note on my dashboard stating that I fed the meter and giving my arrival time, but I still received a citation. I tried making the note as visible as possible, but it appears the officer did not see it.
After researching broken meter rules, I realized that I should have called the city's meter hotline and reported the meter to the proper department. However, as I didn't know to call and didn't stay parked past the meter's one-hour limit, I am hoping you will allow me to contest this ticket.
Regards,
[Your name and signature]