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By-law Fines and Towing Fees

City of Vancouver By-laws

For a full listing of all By-laws, visit the City of Vancouver By-laws page. Here, you will find printable definitions of By-laws for: Street and Traffic (2849), Granville Mall (9978), Motor Vehicle Noise and Emission Abatement By-Law (9344), Impounding (3519), and Parking Meter (2952).

By-law Fines

Parking By-law/Violation	Within 34 Calendar Days	After 34 days
Expired Meter	$35	$70
Overparking at a Meter	$35	$70
Time Limit	$35	$70
No Parking / No Stopping	$50	$100
Bus Zone	$50	$100
Commercial Loading Zone	$50	$100
Commercial Lane	$50	$100
(Regular) Loading Zone	$50	$100
Passenger Zone	$50	$100
Permit Zone	$50	$100
Reserved (consul, handicap, police zones)	$50	$100
Resident Zone	$50	$100
Taxi Zone	$50	$100
Tour Bus Zone	$50	$100
Angle Parked	$50	$100
On Boulevard	$50	$100
6m of Crosswalk	$50	$100
Over 30cm from Curb (double parked)	$50	$100
1.5m of Driveway	$50	$100
Blocking Garbage Container (street/lane)	$50	$100
5m of Fire Hydrant	$50	$100
6m of Intersecting Sidewalk	$50	$100
1.5m of Lane	$50	$100
Facing Opposite Direction	$50	$100
On Sidewalk	$50	$100
6m of Stop Sign	$50	$100
In Lane - Leaving Less Than 3m Clearance	$50	$100
In Lane - Blocking Fire Door	$50	$100
In Lane - Garage/Driveway	$50	$100
In Lane - 2m of Sidewalk	$50	$100

Violation	Within 34 Calendar Days
Granville Mall	$250
Commercial Vehicle on Residential Street	$100
Unattached Trailer	$250
Noise and Emission Abatement: Idling For More Than 3 Minutes:
Veh 10,000kg or less	$50
Veh Over 10,000kg	$250
For precise definitions of the by-laws (including 2952-Meter, 2849-Street and Traffic, 9978-Granville Mall, 9344-Noise and Emission Abatement), see City of Vancouver By-laws.

Towing Fees

Vehicles are impounded when they are a safety hazard or an inconvenience to other motorists or pedestrians. The towing contractor for the City of Vancouver is Busters. The City’s impound lot for by-law offences is located at 425 Industrial Avenue (this is 2 blocks south and then 2 blocks east of the Main Street Skytrain Station). For information call 604-685-7246.

Towing fees are as follows:

Regular sized vehicles (cars, pick-ups, vans: GVW of 3,628 kg or less)
$70.18 + GST
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $5.97
- Plus a towing fee of $2.44 + GST per km will be charged for any tow over 6km.
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $0.21
Medium sized trucks and trailers (GVW of 3,629 to 7,257 kg)
$75.82 + GST
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $6.44
- Plus a towing fee of $2.83 + GST per km will be charged for any tow over 6km.
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $0.24
Heavy trucks and trailers (GVW of 7,258 kg and over)
$163.00 + GST
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $13.86
- Plus a towing fee of $7.40 + GST per km will be charged for any tow over 6km.
- Plus a fuel surcharge to a maximum of 8.5%: $0 - $0.63
Motorcycles are charged the current ICBC towing rate.

Storage fee for vehicles:

$8.00 + GST the first day, or portion thereof, that the vehicle is impounded.
$8.00 + GST each day after the first day, or portion thereof, that the vehicle remains impounded.

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