The WORST episodes of Parking Wars

Every episode of Parking Wars ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Parking Wars!

Follow the men and women of the Philadelphia Parking Authority as they hand out tickets and take the heat from angry motorists.

Last Updated: 9/27/2024Network: A&EStatus: Ended
star
5.75
4 votes

#1 - Episode 28

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/26/2008

A new resident struggles to get his car after being towed on his first day in Philly. Shawn can't keep up with the tickets in front of a famous hoagie shop, and Neema deals with being the only female tow driver on the squad.

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Episode 01
star
6.22
9 votes

#2 - Episode 01

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/8/2008

Meet the people Philly loves to hate. Jeff, whose favorite insult is being called "meter maid," squares off with an irate citizen over a broken meter.

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star
6.25
4 votes

#3 - Episode 20

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2008

At the lot, a woman who's lost the keys to her impounded car, loses her cool -- until Dad steps in. Family man Dave has to tow the car of an irate father of twins. Yolanda won't release a man's impounded car without his mother-in-law. And Tiffany uses her ticket "genie" to find parking violators.

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star
6.33
3 votes

#4 - Episode 26

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/19/2008

At the lot a woman struggles to get back the car that was towed while she was in labor. Temperature and tempers reach boiling point for Steve and Sherry on the boot shift. Ticket Supervisor Luz must face an angry man who was ticketed at a broken meter.

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star
6.33
3 votes

#5 - Episode 22

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2008

Police investigate an alleged theft at the impound lot. Rookie ticket writer Mike takes on South Street's drunken revelers.

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star
6.50
2 votes

#6 - Episode 27

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 12/10/2008

The clock is ticking as late night partiers try to get their car before the lot closes. Booters Steve and Sherry have to brave a tempest and Tim gets an earful from the wild crowds while ticketing on South Street.

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star
7.00
2 votes

#7 - Episode 63-64

Season 5 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/7/2011

This one-hour special counts down the top 10 outrageous encounters between illegal parkers and the Philadelphia Parking Authority from the past four seasons.

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star
7.00
2 votes

#8 - Episode 69

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/14/2011

In Philly, two women scramble to retrieve the car a valet got towed during their night of partying, and Garfield and Sherry boot some unhappy citizens as they hunt scofflaws. In Detroit, ticket writer Robert tries to teach old dogs new tricks.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#9 - Episode 59

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/23/2010

In Detroit, Ponytail clashes with men incensed about tickets received in front of a mosque, while Rodney and Sonjia run into a woman furious at being booted for her deceased husband's tickets. And Brian's ticket beat turns from bad to good with a little help from the beauties of Philadelphia.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#10 - Episode 51

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/19/2010

In Detroit, Rodney comes to the rescue when a man with a gun confronts Sonja about his booted car. At the impound lot in Philly, a young man, desperate to retrieve his Cadillac "love boat" enlists the help of his outraged mother, and hottie ticket-writer Gina gets a lot of attention on South Street, but has to dish out some tough love.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#11 - Episode 47

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2010

Night booting in Philly gets out of hand when Frank and Rob are ambushed by an irate heavy-hitter. Motor city ticket-writer Ponytail is a talented "car whisperer," but the volume gets cranked up when he faces a threatening citizen. And outrage rules the lot, as a woman takes on the city and the PPA to fight a $1000 ticket.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#12 - Episode 55

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2010

Kim runs into verbal abuse from angry Detroit citizens who think the city is to blame for their tickets. In Philly, a young man tries to alter his expired registration to free his impounded car, and Garfield tries to convince Sherry that his lucky pants will help them boot.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#13 - Episode 57

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2010

In Detroit an enraged mother and daughter call on the wrath of God to damn Sonjia and Courtney for booting their car. In Philly, Denise gets an earful from a man furious that he was ticketed while helping his handicapped son, and a virgin to the impound lot tries to free her car.

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star
7.13
31 votes

#14 - Episode 58

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/16/2010

In Detroit a furious citizen challenges LouAnn over a ticket for blocking an alley. A man struggling to free his car from the Philly impound faces seemingly endless setbacks, and on their booting beat Garfield and Sherry run into a South Philly character right out of Goodfellas.

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star
7.16
32 votes

#15 - Episode 71

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2011

At the Philly lot, an incensed man can't retrieve the rental car that was towed when he took his wife to the hospital. Ticketer Shawn is besieged verbally and non-verbally by angry citizens and Philly icon Marlene meets her match on her ticketing beat.

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star
7.20
5 votes

#16 - Episode 78

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/18/2012

Detroit Booters Courtney and Sonjia run afoul of a football player when he uses his heft to block his mama's car from being towed.

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star
7.25
4 votes

#17 - Episode 32

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/26/2008

The lot gets hot when three brothers team up to retrieve their impounded car. Garfield and Sherry encounter their largest booting target ever, while Brian faces the flames of hell on his ticketing beat.

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star
7.25
4 votes

#18 - Episode 23

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/2008

An Israeli tourist battles to get his car released from the lot. A deliveryman unloads his anger on ticket-writer Danielle, and Elissa and Rob give a couple's night out the boot.

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star
7.25
4 votes

#19 - Episode 85

Season 6 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/21/2012

Lashelle faces off with angry parkers caught in Detroit's Bermuda triangle of tickets. Steve is confronted by an irate Providence woman who refuses to believe the law.

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star
7.40
5 votes

#20 - Episode 76

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/18/2012

In Detroit, Rodney and Sonjia boot a man who insists he's already paid all his tickets. "Johnny Tickets" meets angry opposition as he lives up to his nickname in Providence.

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Episode 02
star
7.83
6 votes

#21 - Episode 02

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/8/2008

Danielle, who has a reputation for attracting trouble while ticketing, gets into a shouting match during her "rush hour sting." At the impound lot, Rob has a run-in with an angry lady over the paperwork required to get her car back.

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star
7.86
37 votes

#22 - Episode 07

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/15/2008

Booters Sherry and Steve deal with threats from an agitated man who wants the boot off now. Fatima looks for a new honey on her ticketing beat, but attracts more bees than boys.

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star
8.00
1 votes

#23 - Episode 45

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/2009

Booters Sherry and Jen team up when Garfield's out sick, but they need more than "ady luck" when an angry citizen tries to keep them from booting his car. Sonja's special Detroit detail ­ ticketing handicap parking violators lands her in an explosive shouting match. It's a family affair at Philly's impound lot when an old country Italian comes to bail out his son.

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star
8.00
1 votes

#24 - Episode 24

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2008

At the lot Barb squares off with a teen who blames everyone but herself for being towed. On his ticketing beat Shawn has a run in with a couple parked on the sidewalk. And Jen and Mike face off with an angry mob while booting the mailman.

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star
8.00
1 votes

#25 - Episode 34

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/2009

Police are called in when Jen and Mike face off with an angry man who resorts to extreme measures--and a garden tool--to try to get them to remove the boot. At the lot, a brother and sister from out of town struggle to find their impounded car that is lost in the system.

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