The District’s ability to manage its fleet has taken quite a beating in recent months. But with gas officially breaking the five dollar-ceiling at the notoriously expensive Watergate Exxon station and rental car companies charging customers north of nine bucks a gallon for unleaded, it’s refreshing to see there’s at least one agency doing something good when it comes to its cars.

When it comes to fleet management, the hits just keep coming for the District: WAMU’s Patrick Madden reports that vehicles operated by the District’s Department of Public Works, which is responsible for issuing tickets to illegally parked vehicles around the city, have — wait for it — racked up $30,000 in outstanding citations and fees of their own. Oooooh, can you feel the Morissetteian irony?