Class action lawsuits filed against garages, lots using cameras to identify license plates
NASHVILLE (InvestigateTV) — Jared Hill found out how much eight minutes and two seconds could cost you.
On Nov. 15, 2024, he and his wife were eager to get to their dinner reservation in the Gulch and paid to park for two hours at the Premium garage at 1000 Division Street.
Like parking lots around the city, the garage uses cameras to identify license plates to track how long a vehicle remains parked.
After dinner, they ran into a friend and ended up talking, returning to their car and driving away.
Days later, he received a parking invoice in the mail, reading that because he parked in the garage for eight minutes and two seconds over the allotted time he’d paid for, the fines and fees he incurred could be $100 if he paid after a certain date.
If he paid before that date, those eight minutes and two seconds would only cost him $75.
“Shocked. $25 parking fee? $50 invoice fee, not really sure what that is. And then the $25-dollar late fee if you didn’t pay it in a short amount of time,” Hill told our investigators.
Hill is the latest frustrated driver to voice complaints about parking lots and garages in Nashville that use cameras to identify people’s license plates.
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