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Toronto AMPS Survey for Parking Tickets!

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<header style="box-sizing: border-box; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 20px;">[h=1]Survey for Torontonians to provide input on new way to resolve parking ticket disputes[/h]</header>The City of Toronto is moving toward a new process to resolve parking ticket disputes that will remove the parking bylaw dispute process from the provincial court system.

Members of the public are invited to complete an online survey about the customer service features they would like to see in the new Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS).The AMPS survey is available online until October 30 at bit.ly/1KjRfUV.

The new process using an administrative structure will make it easier for drivers to resolve parking related disputes, providing a convenient alternative to the formal court process.

"Administrative penalty systems exist in many areas and are designed to include a fair, accessible and impartial review process," said Councillor Paul Ainslie (Ward 43 Scarborough East), Chair of the Government Management Committee. "This streamlined system will eliminate the inconvenience and expense of attending court to dispute a parking ticket. Court resources should be used for more significant matters."

Under the new system, screening officers with legal training will provide an objective dispute resolution through a screening review process. If a person is dissatisfied with the screening officer's decision, he or she can request a second review by an independent hearing officer. Both officers have the authority to uphold, reduce or cancel a parking penalty. The decision made by a hearing officer is final.

In the Greater Toronto Area, Brampton, Mississauga, Oshawa and Vaughan are using an AMPS system for parking violation disputes. In 2012, Toronto Ombudsman Fiona Crean recommended Toronto's adoption of a similar system. In July 2015, the province provided the regulatory authority for this system under the City of Toronto Act.

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<section class="nrContact" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-top: 20px;">John Gosgnach
Strategic Communications
416-392-8386
jgosgna@toronto.ca

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Quote : (The City of Toronto is moving towards a new parking ticket dispute process. The current process where you receive a ticket and then challenge it through the Courts would be replaced with an Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS). Under the new system, you would receive a notice of parking violation instead of a parking ticket. You would then have the option of paying the notice, or seeking an administrative review of the notice with a legally trained Screening Officer instead of taking the ticket to Court.

This is a great opportunity for the City to improve customer service by making it easier if you choose to dispute your parking violation. Making this service fair and accessible is our number one priority. Your feedback will let us know the customer service features that are important to you so that we can continue to deliver services that suit your needs.

The survey will take an estimated five minutes to complete. All responses are anonymous and no personal information will be recorded. Your responses will not impact your legal rights or be linked to your parking record or tickets you may have. If you have any questions about this survey or the new process please send an e-mail to poacourteast@toronto.ca with the subject line 'AMPS'. ) End quote



Is this like the red light camera system where you get a notice days or weeks after the event and have trouble recalling why the event may have been justified?
 
Is this like the red light camera system where you get a notice days or weeks after the event and have trouble recalling why the event may have been justified?

You still get your very own piece of paper at the time of offence. Only the name of that piece of paper and the process by which to challenge it has changed.
 
Probably an attempt by the city to save money.
We just had thousands of tags thrown out because the waiting time for a trial was too long.
Court is not a cheap way to settle a parking tag. You have to pay a Justice and a court clerk plus all the support staff.
 

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