City of Portland Alerts
City of Portland Alert: Avoid Fines & Towing this Winter
AVOID FINES & TOWING THIS WINTER
The fine for failing to move your vehicle during a parking snow ban is now $130.
NEW FOR 2025
- The ticket fine for failing to move your vehicle is now $130.
- Vehicles are still subject to towing.
- Towed vehicles will now be brought to private tow truck lots as the City no longer has its own impound lot.
- We’ve added 6 new snow ban parking locations with 750 new spaces.
PARKING BANS
- When called, bans are in effect from 10:00 PM - 6:00 AM.
- There are a total of 28 on-street locations where you can park during a ban, plus several garages with reduced snow ban rates.
BE INFORMED
- Visit portlandmaine.gov/snowban to learn more about why this change was made and see the full list of locations with maps of where you can park during a parking snow ban.