Multiple attendees messaged us today reporting getting $45 tickets from the Reading Parking Authority after parking at South Penn Garage on Saturday—even though the event publicly announced free parking there from 12 to 6 p.m. There was a “Free” sign outside both entrances to the garage.
We checked—and got a ticket too. That’s why we’re putting this out there so others can check and speak up if the same thing happened to them.
Check your plate number here: https://www.tocite.net/readingpa/portal/ticket
Update: Reading Parking Authority issued a second statement Friday afternoon: “Reading Parking Authority has resolved the issue that caused tickets to be issued in error on parking exit 2 during Taco Fest. All tickets given between 12 PM–6 PM for vehicles exiting Exit 2 of the garage have been automatically deleted. Only Exit 2 was affected. If you exited from another area, you were not impacted. We appreciate your patience and understanding.”