The Winnipeg Parking Authority is asking the city to approve an increase in fines for parking violations at metered spaces.
The fines for people who go over time or are parked improperly at meters would go up to $60, a hike of $10 to $20, depending on the type of ticket.
The parking authority also wants to change the time that paying for metered parking begins, from 9 a.m. to 8 a.m.
The recommendations will go before a city committee next week.
The Winnipeg Parking Authority reports more than 166,000 parking tickets were issued in 2010, up from 150,000 in 2009. More than a quarter of those tickets were parking-meter related, while over 20 per cent were for parking in no-stopping or no-parking zones. Another 15 per cent were issued for overtime parking when there are residential restrictions.
It is expected that parking tickets from 2010 will bring in more than $6.5 million in revenue to the parking authority.
