How It Works
CheckTow turns the city's public ticket records into timely alerts for the vehicles you drive, in four steps.
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Add your plate
Scan your license plate with your phone camera, or type the plate number in. Your first scan is free and does not need an account. With an account, you can add more vehicles and invite household members.
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We check the records daily
Every day, CheckTow looks up your plates in NYC Open Data, the public record the City of New York publishes for parking tickets, payments, penalties, and judgments.
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You get alerted
When a new ticket appears, a penalty date gets close, a ticket enters judgment, or your total approaches the $350 boot threshold, CheckTow sends you a push notification and an email with the details.
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You act in time
Use the ticket details in the alert to pay or dispute with the city before penalties grow or your vehicle is at risk of a boot or a tow.
Good to know
- CheckTow alerts you. It does not pay or dispute tickets for you.
- Ticket information comes from public records, which can lag behind the paper ticket on a windshield. The city's records are the final source of truth.
- CheckTow does not collect your device location. The location in a ticket alert comes from the city's summons record.
Questions? Read the FAQ or see the full feature list.