TORONTO, Ont. – Last year over 2.7-million parking tickets were issued and almost a quarter of them were cancelled by staff or in court, according to the Toronto Star.

This number is up five per cent from 2011.

A staff report report cites two likely reasons for the increase: the increase from five to ten minutes grace period for drivers when the meter ends and people learning about the city’s cancellation guidelines.

The report doesn’t specify how much money the city has lost due to cancelled tickets.

However, at an average of $30 a ticket, an estimated $19-million is likely lost as a result of ticket cancellations.