Firms providing expeditious delivery/service in New York City, and who own or lease their delivery vehicles, may be able to benefit from the NYC Department of Finance’s parking violation settlement program known as NYC Delivery Solutions.
New York State law allows commercial vehicles to park to facilitate business operations. Therefore, companies that make expeditious deliveries, pick-ups, and/or service calls are eligible to have some parking tickets they receive significantly reduced or dismissed. In the past, a company had to see a judge to get these tickets reduced or dismissed. Now, these tickets can be reduced or dismissed automatically through NYC Delivery Solutions.
How It Works
In NYC Delivery Solutions – also referred to as a “stipulated fine” program – each parking violation is designated as amenable to reduction, partially amenable, or non-amenable, based on the severity of the parking infraction and State law. The type of violation determines whether the ticket will be dismissed or reduced. In lieu of contesting their tickets, participants in NYC Delivery Solutions receive the following benefits automatically:
• All amenable violations are dismissed.
• Partially amenable violations are reduced by about 75% of the scheduled fine.
• Non-amenable violations are reduced by about 10% of the scheduled fine.
There is no fee for enrolling NYC Delivery Solutions or for adding new plates to the list of vehicles that are already enrolled.
How To Enroll
1. Download an application for NYC Delivery Solutions from the Department of Finance’s website. Or dial 3-1-1 (TTY 212-504-4115) to have an application mailed or e-mailed to you.
2. Complete and return the application to the Department of Finance.
3. If you are eligible, Finance will send you an agreement for signature. Once it is signed and returned, Finance will start sending you electronic statements of the parking violations received by the commercial vehicles on your list. The statement will show the reduced fines that save your company time and money.