For the first time ever, getting and paying a parking ticket may actually be a pleasant experience. The city is considering implementing a ‘Toys for Tickets’ program where drivers who receive parking tickets would pay their fine with an unwrapped toy or gift card of value equivalent to the fine.

So if you get a ticket between November 27 to December 1 you are welcome to pay that fine with a toy.

Motorists who got tickets on those dates and want to take advantage of the program can visit city hall or 485 Chrysler Drive between November 29 to December 8, Monday to Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to drop off their toy or gift card.

The toy must be new, unwrapped and in its original packaging and ideal for a child between the ages of newborn and 16 years old. The toy or gift card’s value, including sales taxes, must be equivalent to or exceed the amount of the fine owed. The toy’s original receipt must also be presented.

Certain types of tickets are not eligible for the program, this includes tickets for parking in accessible spaces without a permit, parking in accessible loading zones, parking in fire routes and parking on private property.

All toys and gift cards collected through the program in Brampton will be given to children as part of the Toys for Tots program run by the Salvation Army of Peel Region.

Brampton wouldn’t be the first municipality to let drivers pay their tickets with toys for children. ‘Toys for Tickets’ has been implemented successfully in other cities across Ontario and Canada.

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