Home
World
Canada
- BC
- Calgary
- Edmonton
- Saskatchewan
- Manitoba
- Thunder Bay
- Sudbury
- Windsor
- Toronto
- Ottawa
- Montreal
- NB
- PEI
- NS
- NL
- North
Politics
Health
Arts & Entertainment
- Music
- Film
- Television
- Books
- Media
- Art & Design
- Theatre
Technology & Science
Money
Consumer Life
Diversions
Weather
Your Voice

Glitch means free parking for some in Toronto

Last Updated: Thursday, July 31, 2008 | 12:05 PM ET

CBC News

A glitch in the City of Toronto's parking machines may be costing the city $1 million per year in lost payments, CBC News has learned.

It appears that some people are using expired, pre-paid credit cards which allow them to obtain hourly parking permits for free.

The machines — more than 17,500 of them in the city — don't check to see if there's any credit left on the cards before issuing the parking receipt.

The Toronto Parking Authority acknowledges the problem — and admits it stretches back to 1998. At $1 million per year in losses, that adds up to about $10 million in total.

The TPA said it is in the late stages of testing new technology to correct the problem.

Toronto Headlines

No new leads in Mariam case: Police have wrapped up interviews with some 1,000 students at the high school that missing Toronto teen Mariam Makhniashvili attended, but have not uncovered any new leads.
More H1N1 vaccine, ventilators to come: Ontario supplied hospitals with 200 additional ventilators on Friday in anticipation of a surge in swine flu cases.
Toronto's ROM crystal on ugliest buildings list: A conspicuous addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has made it onto a toursim website's list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings."
Money, drugs sought in kidnappings: Toronto police are looking for five people in connection with a kidnapping and extortion case.
Trade show pitches surgical passages to India: Exhibitors at a Toronto trade fair are hoping to add surgery to the list of reasons Canadians travel, but a medical ethicist questions the lack of oversight.

Canada Headlines

Flood forces Vancouver Island evacuations: Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, B.C., an hour's drive north of Victoria.
Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty: Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
CAW, Johnson Controls reach tentative deal: After a successful late-night bargaining session, the Canadian Auto Workers Union and management at Johnson Controls have reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year labour deal.
Sponsorship scandal nets man 2 years in prison: Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several charges related to fraud totalling $655,276.
Toronto's ROM crystal on ugliest buildings list: A conspicuous addition to Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum has made it onto a toursim website's list of the "World's Top 10 Ugly Buildings."

Canada Features

More Features

People who read this also read …

Top CBCNews.ca Headlines

Headlines

Ottawa will stay course on stimulus: Flaherty: Rather than turning off the stimulus taps or pouring more fuel on the economic fire, Ottawa will stand pat with the $61 billion in stimulus spending announced in January, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty says.
Flood forces Vancouver Island evacuations: Dozens of homes have water "up to the doorknobs" and others are under evacuation alert after heavy rain combined with high tides to flood low-lying parts of Duncan, B.C., an hour's drive north of Victoria.
Colvin's job safe despite Afghan torture testimony: The Conservatives will not try to remove Richard Colvin from his post in Washington, Defence Minister Peter MacKay says, even though they question the credibility of his testimony on Afghan prisoners.
UN human rights committee votes to censure Iran: A United Nations committee has approved a Canadian-led resolution urging Iran to stop harassing political opponents in the wake of its disputed presidential elections.
1 in 10 Americans deliquent in paying mortgage: New statistics indicate one in 10 American homeowners is now delinquent by at least one mortgage payment and one in seven is now either delinquent or in foreclosure.