* New York - NYC to pay $14M over improper parking tickets issued to commercial delivery trucks
--- The city Law Department has agreed to pay a whopping $14 million to resolve a federal lawsuit alleging that commercial delivery trucks were improperly issued parking tickets, according to court papers... The money will be deposited in a fund to be divvied up by hundreds of companies that are members of the New York Trucking and Delivery Association, which filed the class action suit nearly five years ago in Brooklyn Federal Court... The suit alleged that city officials had cooked up a scheme to raise revenue by skirting a little known "Stipulated Fine Program" launched in 2004 that essentially allows trucks to legally double park outside the boundaries of 14th St. to 60th St. and First Ave. to Eighth Ave. while making deliveries. Under the program, a double parking ticket can only be issued if there is an open parking space within 100 feet of the truck or if it is double parked for more than 30 minutes without visible activity... But in May 2006, traffic agents began plastering double-parked trucks with more costly tickets for obstructing a traffic lane, which is a violation not covered under the program — and the Trucking and Delivery Association cried foul. "While the city admitted no liability in the settlement, it is a safe bet that they did not pay $14 million to return parking ticket money if the traffic division had not been caught red-handed in a massive parking ticket scandal," said NYTDA chairman Ken Thorpe...
(Photo by SAVULICH, ANDREW - The class action suit alleged that city officials tried to raise revenue by skirting the "Stipulated Fine Program") -- NY, USA - The NY Daily News, by John Marzulli - May 19, 2016
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