Ticket trap · Dallas, TX
Meter hours vary by block — city moving to 7am-midnight
Auto-researchedWatchVerified 46d ago
What the rule says
Dallas code default is paid parking 7am–6pm Monday-Sunday unless the director modified the block. A 2026 city rollout is expanding paid hours citywide toward 7am-midnight, with all paid areas converted by Dec 15 2026. Deep Ellum meters that currently start at 6pm will start at 7am. Free on city-observed holidays. Read the sign on that block. Enforcement: Block-specific; mid-transition in 2026. Rate: $1 floor to $6 cap under current code. Limit: Posted; commonly 2-4 hours.
When it applies
- Schedule
- Mon-Sun typical 7:00am-18:00 or 00:00 · $1 floor to $6 cap under current code · Posted; commonly 2-4 hours
- If you get it wrong
- Citation
- City-wide meter window
- Every day, 7:00 AM–6:00 PM
Citation & source
- Issuing agency
- Dallas Transportation & Public Works — Parking
- Last verified
- — Source last verified Aug 27, 2026 (46d ago). This rule matches its official source as of that date.
Stella's tip
Quote this rule's source link in your appeal — an officer's word against a city page rarely wins.