Story Created:
Jan 6, 2010
Story Updated:
Jan 6, 2010
Officials at the Transportation Department admit Mexican drivers are ticketed less frequently than local drivers.
Logs from the Traffic Safety Division show only 20% to 25% of their parking tickets are issued to Mexican drivers. The other 75% of tickets go to local and state drivers.
They say when a Mexican driver is cited they are treated the same way as a US driver if their ticket is unpaid.
Penalties include putting a boot on the car or issuing additional penalty charges, but they do admit it is much harder to collect from Mexican parking violators.
Out of those 20% to 25% of parking tickets issued to Mexican drivers, about half of them actually pay their ticket.
