Are you one of Milwaukee’s 28,000+ ‘habitual’ parking offenders? The city is about to tow your car
By Emily Pofahl
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — Milwaukee officials have warned that starting Thursday, drivers with multiple unpaid parking tickets risk having their vehicles towed, whether parked legally or not, as part of a new city ordinance targeting habitual violators.
Alderman Scott Spiker announced the change in October.
“Right now, there’s no consequence for that if you’re parked legally,” Spiker told reporters.
Starting Thursday, Jan. 1, the city will tow cars, parked legally or not, belonging to habitual offenders—drivers with five or more parking tickets that are 60 or more days past due.
Spiker emphasized, “We don’t want to tow your car, we just want you to pay your ticket.”
In November, the city sent out letters warning 28,872 drivers that they were on the tow list. Since then, the Department of Public Works reported that 411 people have paid a total of 1,600 tickets, leaving 28,461 vehicles still in danger of being towed. If all outstanding tickets were paid, the city would collect nearly $9.3 million.
The city offers payment plans. Those signed up for a plan or scheduled to contest their tickets before a judge will not have their vehicles towed. Payments can be made in person at City Hall or police stations.
Payments can also be made online.
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