![]() ![]() A measly 0.3% of that money comes from rush hour parking and stopping violations. Toronto issues almost 3 million parking tickets a year and accrues $80 million in revenue from the administered penalties. Furthermore, Ford said that delivery trucks and couriers are being targeted, and that local businesses that are dependent on courier services will be affected. Toronto mayor, Rob Ford, said that he opposes the extended rush hour, arguing that it will force traffic onto local side streets and hurt businesses. The provincially-approved move, according to city officials, is an attempt to change driver behavior and not about raising revenue. The move is an attempt to discourage rush hour violators from clogging downtown streets and lessen Toronto’s gridlocks. The fees and new regulations will be applied citywide. Furthermore, the new rules will also make the rush-hour time frame longer and allow vehicles who have three or more unsettled tickets to be towed if they are caught parking illegally. The fine hikes also extend to raising the penalty on motorists who block bike lanes at any hour. Increase in City of Toronto Parking FinesĪ new fixed-fine system for illegal parking have been implemented in Toronto where city drivers who park illegally on major roads during rush hour will face a 150% increase in fines under new city regulations.
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