BOSTON, MA (WBZ-AM) -- If you get a parking ticket in Boston in the future, be prepared to dig a little deeper in your wallet. That's because the fees are going up.
Earlier this month, the City Council recently voted to increase the fees – significantly.
This means Starting July 2 the new rules call for the fines for resident parking violation to go up from $40 to $60.
While overnight towing for street cleaning will end, cars parked in violation of the daytime street cleaning a parking ticket with a fine of $40 and will continue to be subject to be towed as well.
Here’s a full list of the pricing change.
- Resident Parking, from $40 to $60
- Overnight Street Cleaning (Ticket but no Tow), from $40 to $90
- Loading Zone, from $55 to $90
- No Parking Zone A, from $55 to $90
- No Parking Zone B, from $25 to $55
- Double Parking Zone A, from $45 to $55
- Double Parking Zone B, from $30 to $55
- No Stopping or Standing, from $75 to $90
- Meter Fee Unpaid, from $25 to $40
- Over Meter Time Limit, from $25 to $40
- Over Posted Time Limit Zone A, from $25 to $40
According to The City of Boston over 1.3 million parking tickets were issued in Boston in fiscal year 2017.