parking authority
Ticket-issuing agency
A parking authority is a government agency responsible for managing public parking in a city or municipality.
It typically oversees parking meters, garages, permits, and enforcement—issuing tickets and towing illegally parked vehicles.
The parking authority booted my car for unpaid tickets.
In casual speech, often invoked with frustration.
- meterDevice that measures usage
- meter readerOne who records utility consumption
- ticketEntry permit slip
- violationBreaking of rules
- towPull something behind
tow truck · fine · enforcement · garage · lot · permit · meter maid · boot · citation · attendant · municipal · city hall · decal · kiosk · revenue · zone · expired · windshield
- government agenciesFBI, CIA, NASA, IRS, EPA
- local governmentcity manager, aldermen, city hall, councillors, councillor
- public districtsschool district, water district, fire district, tax district, service area
regulatory vs. regulated parties
parking authorityscofflaw
Habitual legal violator
double parker · motorist · driver · parker
parking, authority, park, parked, parker, parkway, authorize, authorized, authorizing