DRIVERS were issued tickets after paying for parking through the city’s mobile app – a technical communication issue is the culprit.
A refund will be issued by the city with certain proof.
Drivers in the Canadian city of Hamilton, Ontario were wrongly issued parking tickets on July 17 after a technical issue caused a discrepancy between the third-party mobile app used for parking and driver payments.
The average cost of a parking ticket in the city is $45.
After several complaints from drivers, the city issued a statement promising a refund to those ticketed during the “hiccup.”
They said the issue caused parking not to be enforced, and therefore, a ticket earned during that time is illegitimate.
Brian Hollingworth, the director of transportation, …