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Seattle is bringing back late fees for parking and traffic tickets

caption: Street parking in downtown Seattle, near Pike Place Market. The Seattle Department of Transportation adjusts street parking rates three times each year: fall, spring, and summer.
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Street parking in downtown Seattle, near Pike Place Market. The Seattle Department of Transportation adjusts street parking rates three times each year: fall, spring, and summer.

The city of Seattle is going to start charging late fees once again for those who have unpaid parking, camera, and traffic tickets.

The city cut drivers a break in March of 2020, because of the pandemic. Now, the Seattle Municipal Court wants to start charging those late fees again, starting Jan. 30, 2023.

Late parking tickets will cost an extra $25, and unpaid traffic tickets will get an extra $52. So you should try to settle your accounts before then.

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