A CITY is going after thousands of drivers with outstanding parking tickets – in a bid to recoup some $1million in lost revenue.
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, is chasing up individuals after a new law was passed that could see vehicles seized and sold.
A city is chasing thousands of drivers with outstanding parking tickets in a bid to recoup lost revenue[/caption]
This comes as a new law was passed that could see vehicles seized and sold[/caption]
In a campaign called ‘Outstanding isn’t fine’, the city is hoping to recoup lost revenue from a host of unpaid parking tickets.
This comes as the city council revealed back in December 2022 that there were over 4,000 people who owed a total of $1.08 million in outstanding fines.
To combat this, the Moose Jaw City Council passed the Impounding Bylaw No. 5689 in February.
This gives the city the power to “seize, impound, immobilize, sell or otherwise deal with or dispose of vehicles to enforce and collect fines for parking offences.”
In a press release, those who receive a letter in the mail were told they will have 60 days to pay their outstanding parking ticket.
If the fine is not paid within 60 days, offenders may have their vehicle towed or impounded.
City manager Maryse Carmichael said in a statement: “Parking ticket revenue contributes to fund City operations like infrastructure repair.
“The City of Moose Jaw has a list of thousands of unpaid parking tickets totaling almost one million dollars.
“It’s our responsibility to Moose Jaw taxpayers and to the majority of people that do pay their parking tickets, that we enforce our penalties.”
Information on how to make a payment can be found on the Parking page on the City of Moose Jaw website.
This comes as some drivers are facing $250 fines under a new “automatic ticketing” program designed to fight nuisance parking.
The rules will turn everyday vehicles into roving enforcement centres, and there are already plans in place to expand their scope.
Elsewhere, a man was left stunned after a local dealership crashed his credit score after he traded in a vehicle with them months prior.
David Wright, from Bonneau, South Carolina, traded in a vehicle to Winding Chevrolet GMC, Kingstree, but later discovered the car wasn’t paid off and that he was suddenly responsible for two sizable payments
Drivers could find their cars towed and sold by the city council[/caption]
