Outstanding Parking Violations - due date timelines - rental vehicles - delivery trucks

Parking Violation Timelines:

  1. 1-15 days from violation date, you have the option to either pay the penalty amount or request a screening review to dispute the violation.
  2. 16-30 days from violation date, no payment or screening review has been initiated within the first 15 days, an Address Search Fee will be added on Day 16 to the penalty amount, and a Notice of Overdue Parking Penalty (NOPP) will be sent to the vehicle's registered owner. At this stage, you can pay the outstanding balance or request an extension of time for a screening review.
  3. 31- 40 days from violation date, no payment or screening review has been completed, a Late Payment Fee will be added on Day 31 to the outstanding balance. You may still pay the amount due, or request an extension of time for a screening review.
  4. 41- 60 days from violation date, no payment or screening review has been completed, a Notice of Default (NOD) will be issued to the vehicle's registered owner to advise that either payment or a request of extension of time for a screening review must be made by the due date, which is 60 days from the violation date. Failure to pay by this date or request of extension of time for a screening review will result in the parking violation being forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation for collection upon plate renewal. 
  5. 61 days from violation date, if the violation remains unpaid and no screening review is pending, it will be forwarded to the Ministry of Transportation for collection, and an enforcement fee will be applied. Payment for the violation can only be made at the Ministry of Transportation upon renewal of the vehicle's plate permit.    

City of Toronto Act - Unpaid fines - 381.1
The treasurer of the City may add any part of a fine for a commission of a provincial offence that is in default under section 69 of the Provincial Offences Act to the tax roll for any property in the City for which all of the owners are responsible for paying the fine and collect it in the same manner as municipal taxes. 2009, c. 33, Sched. 4, s. 2.

For information about Parking Violation Payments and Disputes, see:
Parking Violation Payments and Disputes

Parking violation statistics are available on the City's Open Data website

Rental Vehicles:
It is essential to review the lease agreement for clarification on how to deal with a parking violation issued while operating a rental car or a car-share vehicle.

 

Disputing a Parking Violation issued on a rental vehicle:
If you are planning to dispute a parking violation issued on a rental vehicle, you must provide written authorization from the rental operator, on the rental operator's letterhead, expressly authorizing the customer to allow them to dispute a specific parking violation notice. Some rental companies do not allow their customers to dispute their parking violations.

Requests for information about parking violations on rental vehicles:
The Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) only allows the City of Toronto's Parking Violations Operations to release information about outstanding parking violation notices to the vehicle owner or their authorized agent.

Contact the rental car company for further information about parking violations.

You can make a Freedom of Information (FOI) Request to the City of Toronto's Corporate Access and Privacy office. The office is the official point of contact for those wishing to make a formal request for access to information held by the City of Toronto by calling 416-392-9683.

Reversal of parking violations on rental vehicles:
If you have written authorization from the rental company to initiate an investigation, you can provide proof of payment to Administrative Penalty System Operations.

Towing: Habitual offenders are motorists who have three or more outstanding parking violation notices and more than 120 days have passed since their last qualifying violation. Habitual parking violation offenders' vehicles may be towed when found parked illegally on City streets.