The plan

How it works

Your parking protection plan

Autopilot America provides unlimited automated contesting for eligible Chicago parking tickets and handles the paperwork and mailing for you. The Better-Off Guarantee: You pay the face value of a Chicago ticket. We pay the extra charges the city adds on top: if an eligible ticket doubles on our watch, we pay the late penalty. If your car gets booted over one, we pay you back for the boot, the tow and the storage. As long as we prevent, pay on time, or beat your tickets, the guarantee is satisfied.

This is a protection plan, not insurance. We help you avoid and contest parking tickets.

Street cleaning & snow removal alerts

Get timely alerts for street cleaning and snow removal on your block. If you still receive a ticket, submit it and we handle contest preparation and mailing.

Coverage requirements

✓Alerts must be enabled in your profile
✓License plate registered in profile settings
✓Address where ticket was received must be tracked
✓Respond to at least 1 alert text (e.g., "Moved")
✓Provide requested documentation as soon as possible (the faster you respond, the stronger your case)

Coverage summary

What's covered

• Unlimited automated contesting for eligible tickets
• The Better-Off Guarantee on eligible tickets — red-light and speed cameras included
• The late penalty when a ticket doubles on our watch
• The boot, tow and storage when an eligible ticket put your car on the boot list
• Street cleaning tickets ($60 each)
• Snow removal tickets ($60 each)
• Expired city sticker and expired plate tickets
• Expired meter and permit-zone tickets

What's not covered

• The face value of a ticket you're ruled liable for — one exception: a sticker or plate ticket we were set up to renew and missed
• A tow for another reason — a tow zone, a snow route, an abandoned vehicle
• Moving violations, DUI, and criminal traffic charges
• Tickets from outside the City of Chicago (suburbs, state, tollway)
• Tickets without proper documentation

Ready to get protected?

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Rather pay only when we act? Safety Net is $0 to join (a card is required). It's pay-per-use — we charge only when we act: a contest win costs 50% of what we save you, or $15 + the fine to pay a ruled-liable ticket on time. Includes contest-by-mail, late-fee pay, and free boot/tow watch. The mobile app, camera and meter alerts, and the Better-Off Guarantee are Pro-only.