Winnipeg: Spot an illegally parked car, earn cash

[UrbScotty]

Some entrepreneurial Winnipeggers are set to unleash an army of bounty hunters keen on nabbing people who park in disabled parking spots without a permit or in front of a fire hydrant.

All that would be needed is a smartphone and the "spotsquad" app.

Co-founder Chris Johnson says he and his partners haven't yet signed any agreements to give informants a percentage of any ticket fines, but he adds that some private parking lot operators are interested.

He says while many people say they would never snitch on a fellow driver, he expects they would privately jump at the chance to make a couple of bucks while cracking down on inconsiderate parkers.

http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/spotsquad+would+allow+people+illegal+parkers+fine/8514800/story.html

[In_The_Wind]

1. Wish they would do that in NY.

I get really angry seeing vehicles parked in the handicap spots illegally.