Rented a car in New York? Find out about the ticket before the rental company does.

Give us the plate and your rental dates. We check the city's parking and camera ticket records every day during the rental and for 30 days after you return the car. The moment a ticket appears, you get an email with the summons number and how to pay it on nyc.gov. Pay it yourself and the rental company has nothing to add their fee to.

Rental companies add their own fee on top of every ticket they pay for you: $25 at Enterprise, $30 at Zipcar, up to $42 at Hertz, up to $50 at Avis, Budget and Sixt, per ticket, from their own rental terms.
New tickets take one to three weeks to show up after they are written, which is why we keep checking for 30 days after your return.
One flat $9.99 for the whole rental, less than a single admin fee. Free while we are in beta.

Plate on the rental car State on the plate

Pickup date Return date

Email for alerts Discount code, if you have one (optional)

We will check this plate every day until 30 days after the return date and email you only when something changes. One plate per watch. You can stop it any time from the link in the first email.

How it works

You enter the plate and dates. The plate is printed on the car and on your rental agreement.
We check the city's ticket records daily. Our monitoring system covers parking tickets, speed cameras, red light cameras and bus lane cameras.
You get an email when a ticket appears. Summons number, date, violation, the amount due, and the official nyc.gov page to pay or dispute it. We never text payment links.
You pay NYC directly, before the rental company. Avis's own rental terms tell renters to pay the agency directly and send proof to avoid the extra charges. Their fee only applies when they pay the ticket for you.

Questions people ask

Why 30 days after the return?

It can take up to three weeks for a new ticket to show up. Camera tickets can take longer in some cases. Thirty days covers nearly all of them.

Will the rental company still find out?

Yes, NYC mails the notice to the registered owner, which is the rental company. If you have already paid the ticket by then, there is nothing for them to pay and usually nothing for them to bill you. Keep the payment confirmation.

Can I dispute instead of paying?

Yes. The same nyc.gov page lets you dispute within 30 days of the issue date. A dispute still stops the rental company from paying it for you in the meantime in most cases, but check your rental agreement.

Do you store my card or pay tickets for me?

No. Rental Watch only watches and emails. You pay NYC yourself on nyc.gov. We never ask you to pay us for a ticket.

What about other cities?

New York City only for now. We will add more cities over time.

I own the car, run a fleet or rent cars out.

PlateShield Plate Watch watches your plates every day for $9.99 a month per plate, and 4 or more plates get fleet pricing.