The amount charged on our notices is a genuine estimate of a portion of our costs for:
- Patrolling lots
- Enforcing our parking regulations
- Preliminary collection activities
We must pay for the employees and equipment (including vehicles, gas, uniforms, and computers) needed to:
- Patrol lots
- Issue notices
- Follow up on unpaid notices
As mentioned, the amount charged on a notice is reduced if paid within a specified time period.
If it is not paid promptly, we must incur additional collection costs. For example, each charges a fee to search licence plate information.
There are also increased administration costs such as postage, invoices, production and staff time.
In most cases, our amounts are comparable to the fines imposed by municipalities for by-law infractions. Remember that city-owned parking lots and street parking meters (and their employees and administration costs) are funded and maintained with tax dollars, and municipalities do not have to pay for access to vehicle records information.
We are a private company and do not receive any tax funding, yet we strive to provide the same if not greater standards of enforcement service.