If you cannot pay the fines for your Chicago parking tickets, you can request a payment plan. Entering into a payment plan will prevent your vehicle from being booted. It also allows you to make payments over a longer period of time. The city has various payment plans, including a 6 month, one year, booted vehicle, or hardship plan. To set up a payment plan, visit the City of Chicago Payment Plan Portal.

If you have 3 or more parking tickets, your vehicle may be booted (immobilized) by the city. The city is also allowed to boot your car after 2 or more unpaid parking tickets if they are unpaid for more than a year. If you have a combination of 5 or more unpaid red light and automated speed enforcement tickets that have reached the "Final Determination" status, you will be sent a Notice of Impending Driver’s License Suspension (DLS). Find out more about driver's license suspension here.

You may be eligible for a payment plan if:

• You do not have any outstanding boot, tow, tamper, storage or default fees,
• Your driver's license has not been suspended, and
• Your violations are not part of a judgment or active bankruptcy.

Early Payment Plans - sign up online

• For violations not yet in Final Determination status
• Down payment is the first monthly payment
• 3 months (90 days) to pay violation(s)
• No penalty will be assessed if paid according to payment plan terms
• Motorists can have multiple early payment plans

Standard Payment Plans - sign up online or in person

For standard payment plans that you sign up for online, the following terms apply:

• Eligible for tickets that have reached Final Determination Status
• Down payment is the first monthly payment
• Future payments made in equal installments over a period of up to 24 months
• Collection fees are waived

For standard payment plans that you sign up for in person, the following terms apply if your vehicle has not been booted or your driver’s licenses have not been suspended:

• Down payment is the first monthly payment
• Plus payment in full of all outstanding boot, tow, tamper, and storage fee debt
• Future payments made in equal installments over a period of up to 12 months

For standard payment plans that you sign up for in person, the following terms apply if your vehicle has been booted or your driver’s licenses have been suspended:

• 50% down payment on total vehicle debt
• Plus payment in full of any boot, tow, tamper, and storage fees
• Future payments made in equal installments over a period of up to 12 months

Hardship Payment Plans - sign up in person

You may be eligible for a hardship payment plan if you:

• Are a student with a valid student ID card;
• Are a senior citizen;
• Are active military
• Are retired inactive military;
• Are being or have been foreclosed upon;
• Are in bankruptcy;
• Claim an Earned Income Tax Credit; or
• Participate in one of the following programs:
  • Unemployment insurance
  • Low income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP)
  • Federal public housing or Section 8
  • SNAP benefits
  • Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
  • Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
  • Workers’ compensation

Certain rules apply if your vehicle has not been booted and your drivers’ licenses have not been suspended:

• Down payment is the first monthly installment
• Plus payment in full of all outstanding boot, tow, tamper, and storage fee debt
• Future payments may be made over a period of up to 36 months

Different rules if your vehicle has been booted or your drivers’ license has been suspended:

• 25% down payment on total vehicle debt, or $1,000, whichever is lower,
• Plus payment in full of all boot, tow, tamper, and storage fee debt
• Future payments may be made over a period of up to 36 months

For more information, visit the City of Chicago FAQ for payment plans.

• Relocated & Towed Vehicle Information
• Booted Vehicle Information
• Find Your Relocated & Towed Vehicle - enter your license plate information to find the vehicle
• Parking, Red Light, and Automated Speed Enforcement Ticket Payment Plans