Last Updated on November 1, 2022 by Lawrence Berezin
Significant parking changes are coming
Another essential parking change is coming to Parking Ticket Land sooner than later. Remember, it was only Christmas Eve when the NYC Council worked overtime to change the parking rules. For example:
- The City Council changed the name “muni-meter” to “parking meter.”
- Likewise, the Council introduced the term “Blockface” to the driving community.
- Further, they limited the transfer of parking time to the blockface of purchase.
- Added Pay-by-Plate as a payment option.
O.K., do I have your attention? Here it goes.
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- Significant parking changes are coming
- The new, essential parking change is the elimination of Pay-and-Display.
- NYC Traffic Rules
- Commentary
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The new, essential parking change is the elimination of Pay-and-Display.
The DOT just passed a new rule that will eliminate pay-and-display. Likewise, I would save my old muni-meter receipts because they may become as valuable as bitcoin. Here’s the star of the show:
DOT will be upgrading and retrofitting 14,500 parking meters citywide. These upgrades will convert the
meters from a “Pay-and-display” operation to a “Pay-by-plate” operation, eliminating the need for using
a receipt as proof of payment. The person who is parking will need only to enter their license plate at the
meter without the need to return to the vehicle to place a receipt. Further, Traffic Enforcement Agents
will only need to enter the license plate rather than being required to spend time looking into the car for
the receipt.
Notice of adoption of rules
NYC Traffic Rules
The Commissioner of the New York City Department of Transportation (“DOT”) is authorized to promulgate rules regarding parking and traffic operations in the City pursuant to Section 2903(a) of the New York City Charter. The amended rules are contained within Chapter 4 (“Traffic Rules and Regulations”) of Title 34 of the Rules of the City of New York.
Commentary
Meanwhile, I’m going to display my old muni-meter receipts next to my Mickey Mantle rookie card (I wish). Wow, the City Council and the DOT just eliminated the muni-meter receipt with one blink of an eye. I didn’t see this change coming, did you?
Likewise, no more perp walks back to your chariot after purchasing parking time. “Be still my beating heart.”
What do you think? Are there any cons to this pro-new rule?
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I can see an immediate windfall for NYC as people enter the wrong plate number at the meter and it doesn’t display on the traffic agent’s hand-held, so YOU get a summons and YOU get a summons and YOU get a summons!
The City is engaged in outright highway robbery at this time. Meters are not working properly, forcing drivers to roam all over the block looking for one that works. By the time you get back to your truck or car, BAM! Summons.
They’ve also got DEP issuing remote summonses for violations of the no-idling law to trucks that have power equipment and cargo temperature control equipment that requires the engine to idle in order to provide power to run those systems, even when the driver is not present in the vehicle (for example, cargo box reefers or heaters for perishable cargo). You’re issued a summons, sometimes YEARS after the alleged offense, as a result of a bounty program that encourages people to anonymously rat on alleged offenders of the no-idling regulations in exchange for a percentage of any fines collected. The DEP officer issuing the summons doesn’t even have to be on scene at the time to issue the summons in person and verify the legitimacy of the complaint. All they do is accept videos from the rats and issue summonses based solely on that “evidence”.
New York City is doomed.
Hi Clem,
I hear you loud and clear. Frankly, I was not expecting the new rule to eliminate pay-and-display. And, a lot can go wrong!
The stuff you described is deplorable. I hate the idea of encouraging a posse to search for violations.
I see yours and add one of mine. I abhor issuing tickets to “ghost” cars without providing clear guidelines of the evidence that the 82-year-old lady from Alaska has to submit to persuade the Evil Empire she wasn’t double parked in Queen in February. Be clear!
Thanks so much for taking your valuable time to add your comment, Clem.
Regards,
Larry
We are fortunate to have had a great business relationship with a parking ticket service for years for our fleet of delivery trucks that run into NYC from New Jersey every day. So they keep us up to date on the latest developments, but I also follow your blog.
New York City is as anti-democratic as a bureaucracy could possibly be. You aren’t given the ability to confront your accuser (i.e., red light and speed cameras, which have been tried and subsequently outlawed in New Jersey), and there is no timely adjudication of summonses (that DEP no-idling summons I mentioned occurred in late November of 2019, long before Covid gave the bureaucrats an excuse not to do their jobs, yet when I called to inquire about it, they told me…”because Covid!”). We basically have to fight for every inch of turf that’s legally ours, because you’re guilty until proven innocent, and even then there are always court costs or fees to be paid.
Hi Clem,
Thanks for following the blog!
I’ve been fighting NYC parking tickets for fourteen years, so I understand your frustration. Before fighting, I practiced law in NJ for about 725 years.
I hate camera violations. At least they’re $50 in NYC. I recently moved to Seattle and my wife got her first camera violation with a fine of $250.
Best of luck in your business and winning the parking ticket battle with a good “fighter.”
Regards,
Larry
The way its now the agent has to look into your car for the muni ticket, so if I have to run into a store for a minute I look up and down the block to see if I see an agent coming and take my chance. When it goes to the licenses plate you will have the agents driving in their cars punching in license plate numbers you can’t risk it then. In addition if they give a ticket from a car you have to hope that they leave a ticket on your windshield.
Hi Tee,
Good morning.
Thanks for sharing some valuable insights on the pay-by-plate money grab.
“Miles to go before we sleep.”
Be safe.
Regards,
Larry
This rule was first published on February 1, 2022 and a public hearing was held on March 7, 2022. DOT has not received any comments from the public.
Well, if you hide your light under a bushel basket, will anyone see it? This is typical bureaucratic tyranny once again. Secrecy and lack of honesty makes their scams easy to pull off.
Fortunately, the average ticket-slinger is not very bright, and summonses are issued with defects a-plenty. Just don’t anybody ruin it by telling them that. This is one case in which THEIR “ignorance is bliss”. For us.