What's New

Clear Plates now handles common license plate formatting differences more consistently across vehicle add, edit, CSV import, and liability matching. Plates with spaces, dashes, or different casing resolve to the same vehicle, helping prevent duplicate records and making rental-window matching more reliable after uploads.

Clear Plates now supports Yonkers parking and camera citations for fleets operating across the NYC metro area. Yonkers citations appear in the same Parking/Camera workflow you already use, can be reviewed on the Liability page, and can be managed through Clear Plates alongside the rest of your fleet's violation program.

Fight NYC parking and camera violations directly from Clear Plates. Choose Self-Represent for a research-backed dispute letter and case package tailored to your violation, or Clear Plates Defense for full-service — we submit, track, and resubmit if denied. Collect evidence from drivers via a mobile-friendly link, and download a ready-to-file PDF.

Fleet data now loads in a single batch request regardless of fleet size. Dashboards for larger fleets load significantly faster with no more timeouts.

Share your referral code with other fleet operators — you both get 20% off for 3 months. Go wild — there's no limit. Every referral stacks. Refer 5 fleets, get 15 months of savings. Find your code in Settings.

Clear Plates Defense is now available on idling violations up to 74 days after a missed hearing. We can request a hearing reset and represent you — even after a default judgment has been entered.

Generate Driver Statement and Fleet Owner Reconciliation reports for OATH/idling violations — the same reports available for parking and camera tickets. Select violations on the Liability page and click Generate Report.

Violation amounts now reflect the actual balance due from CityPay, including accrued late fees and interest — not just the original fine. Look for the green checkmark to see when the balance was last verified.

Add your fleet's internal unit numbers to vehicles. Vehicle IDs appear across the dashboard, reports, CSV exports, and are searchable from the vehicle list.

View the original ticket image for OATH/ECB violations directly from the violation card. Available for violations with an outstanding balance or judgment.

New public security page detailing how Clear Plates protects your fleet data, including infrastructure, encryption, access controls, and a full list of subprocessors.

Pay outstanding violations in bulk with a saved card or new payment method. Select violations from the Liability page, review the total, and pay in one step.

Fleet owners can now push violations to renters via secure billing portals. Renters receive a unique link to view and pay their violations. Includes approval queue, auto-push mode, and revenue tracking.

Invite team members by email. They receive a branded invitation link to join your organization. Manage pending invitations, resend, or cancel from Team Settings.

Clear Plates now tracks Business Integrity Commission (BIC) violations by business name. Configure your company name and DBAs in Settings, and BIC violations appear automatically.

Ask questions about your fleet in plain English. The assistant knows your vehicles, violations, and liability data. Available via the chat button on every dashboard page. Supports voice input.

Violations are now stored locally and synced nightly, reducing dashboard load time from 6–12 seconds to under 200 milliseconds. No more waiting for NYC’s APIs on every page load.

Violation cards now show exactly where each ticket sits in the escalation timeline. DOF cards display a 5-stage step indicator. OATH cards show hearing countdowns with default penalty warnings.

Upload a CSV file to bulk-import vehicles and driver assignments. Includes template download, validation preview, and error highlighting before import.