Law Allowing Pre-Payment of Muni-Meters Going Into Effect
A New York City law passed in 2013 allowing drivers to pre-pay muni-meters one hour ahead of time will go into effect next week Wednesday, announced Councilman David Greenfield, who sponsored the legislation.
The law forced the city to reprogram all of its muni-meters so drivers can purchase the ticket at 8:15 a.m., but it will say 8:30 a.m. as the start time — in essence allowing prepayment.
The city has already re-programmed many muni-meters, including in Boro Park. All of the city’s muni-meters will be reprogrammed by July 1.
“This is a common sense law: it saves drivers both time and money,” Greenfield said in a statement. “Now, drivers can feed the meters before they go into work or appointments and avoid a parking ticket for no reason.”
Greenfield’s law also forces meters to shut off and not accept payment when the driver is not required to pay for parking like in the evening. It also does not accept payments when a muni-meter runs out of paper.
This article appeared in print on page 22 of edition of Hamodia.
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