What happens if the meter doesn’t work?
If you are having trouble with a parking meter or if you would like to report a problem with a meter, please call Traffic and Parking at 561-297-2771. Occasionally, a meter may have a problem accepting a particular form of payment, for example, cards or coins, but it will continue to accept other forms of payments. The payment message will automatically be adjusted to only indicate the payment options that are working at that time. In the rare situation when an individual meter goes completely offline, customers can still park in a space near an out-of-service meter as long as they purchase a receipt from another meter nearby. This is a benefit to the customer as currently they are prohibited from parking at out-of-service meters. In addition to alarms for payment component issues, other messages communicated to Traffic and Parking staff allow for just-in-time maintenance so that coin collection canisters may be emptied before they jam and receipt paper rolls may be replaced before the
