Archive for March, 2008

Parking fines in Toronto tripling in price: CTV

Friday, March 28th, 2008

Fines for illegally parking in a fire route, handicapped zone or near a fire hydrant in Toronto are rising significantly, CTV News has learned.

Beginning Friday, the cost of the infractions are tripling in price, CTV Toronto’s Alicia Kay-Markson reported.
Parking in a handicapped zone will result in a fine of $450, up from the current $150
Parking near a fire hydrant will cost $100, up from $30
Parking in a fire route will cost $250, up from between $75 and $100

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Death, taxes and parking tickets

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

While most people can always depend upon death and taxes to provide some kind of context for their lives, some city observers think city parking tickets also make up a large part of that equation. Of the three pillars that make up Montreal’s multi-million dollar plus parking enterprise, assorted parking offences committed within the old city’s nine original boroughs provide almost $50 million on top of the $23 million the city already received from Stationnement Montréal, Montreal’s private parking authority. Once revenue from SPVM (Service de la Police de la Ville de Montréal) moving traffic violations are added to the total, driving in Montreal has become very big business.

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Parking in Toronto | Permits, Shared Driveways and Parking Pads

Monday, March 10th, 2008

A lot of you have asked me about parking in Toronto, so I thought I’d put this guide together for you.

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