Received parking ticket in LA which I think is wrong. I don't live in US anymore. What to do? [closed]

As well as the option to ignore the ticket or pay the fine, you have the option to contest the ticket. There are several ways to do this.

One is to simply write back to the people who sent you the ticket and explain that you do not believe you committed the offence. Most traffic tickets have a form to return, and an option to contest it. If you can give some kind of supporting evidence or explanation, even if it's just "I was out of town that day", they may just drop it. Also check the ticket very carefully. I know someone who got off a ticket because the cop wrote the wrong date on it.

Second way is to pay one of the firms that contests tickets for you. They all just play the odds, sending someone to formally oppose the ticket at your hearing, and betting that the cop who ticketed you won't show, but they are cheap. They mostly cost you nothing if they don't get you off.

Third way of course is to hire a California lawyer. That will certainly cost you more than $185, and I don't recommend it.