Motorists will have to pay steeper fines if they park twice or in a reserved lane in Montreal in 2025.
The Plante administration plans to adopt an increase in fines of around 8% at the municipal council meeting on December 16, we learn in official documents made public this week.
In 2025, it will cost $65 rather than $60 for non-regulatory parking, not including court registry fees determined by the Quebec government.
In the case of a ticket for parking in a zone reserved for disabled people or in a reserved lane, we are talking about an increase of $23, from $271 to $293.
These increases are in addition to those adopted in 2022, which caused the amount of fines to jump by more than 15% in 2023-2024 (see below).
Revenues estimated at $5.4 million
With this new rate increase, the City hopes to “modify the delinquent and problematic behavior of motorists,” we can read in the documents.
It also estimates that indexation will allow it to generate additional revenue of $5.4 million, an amount which could be less if motorists change their behavior.
“This is unacceptable. […] We are in a context of reprimand, for me it is not justified except if it is to increase the City’s revenue,” thunders Me Bernard Levy Soussan, founder and president of the Ticket911 law firm.
PHOTO LINKEDIN (Bernard Levy Soussan)
He expects to see more and more people knocking on his office door to contest these more expensive fines.
“Relentlessness”, according to the opposition
The opposition Ensemble Montréal sees this as further proof of the “relentlessness” of Valérie Plante’s administration towards motorists.
“I don’t think people park in dedicated lanes for fun. It’s extremely difficult to get around in Montreal, it’s extremely difficult to park. There are secluded places, poorly coordinated construction sites,” believes Julien Hénault-Ratelle, opposition spokesperson for economic development.
-He denounces that the Plante administration is seeking additional revenue from such rate increases when it has already increased property taxes by 2.2% for 2025.
The firm did not respond to our request for an interview.
“Travel is more deadly than ever, targeting these specific offenses helps to protect more vulnerable users,” notes press officer Béatrice Saulnier-Yelle in a written statement.
More and more expensive fines
Unlawful parking
- 2022: 51$
- 2023-2024: 60$
- 2025: 65$
Double parking
- 2022 : 61$
- 2023-2024 : 71$
- 2025 : 77$
Parking in an area reserved for disabled people
- 2022: 234$
- 2023-2024: 271$
- 2025: 293$
Parking in a reserved lane
- 2022: 234$
- 2023-2024: 271$
- 2025: 293$
Source: City of Montreal
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