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Speaking

Author Lou CamporealeLouis Camporeale, your Parking Pal and author of The New York City Parking Survival Guide,  is available as a speaker for

      • public seminars
      • educational presentations
      • relevant panels and roundtables
      • broadcast interviews

Lou will share with your audience information about

  1. How to prepare a successful parking ticket defense, and how to take accurate evidentiary photographs for the PVB
  2. How close you can park to a fire hydrant, and what those yellow curb lines mean
  3. The Top Ten Defects in the way a summons is prepared that will usually result in an automatic dismissal, and where to look on a parking ticket for such content.
  4. Whether it’s legal to park on a street with missing signs or at a broken parking meter
  5. How to defuse a potentially unpleasant situation when stopped by a police officer for a moving violation, and tips on how to avoid a summons.
  6. Whether it’s legal to park at a bus stop or in a No Parking, Standing and Stopping zone
  7. Those dreaded Summons Alert Days, when motorists are most likely to get parking tickets
  8. Secret parking places around the City and the best strategies to find open spaces in lots or on the street
  9. Driving strategies and how to prepare for imminent traffic delays, especially during the holidays.
  • Seminars are approximately 90 minutes in duration.
  • Sponsoring organization must supply overhead projector.
  • All attendees will receive a free Parking Primer and Suspension Calendar. In addition, Parking Survival Books will be available at a $5 discount and be signed by the author.

Speaking Fee: $175

For more information about speaking fees, presentation requirements and to schedule a booking, please contact the Parking Pal office toll-free at 1-800-417-5737.

Author Lou Camporeale guests on Good Morning New YorkMedia interviews

Lou has significant experience as a featured guest on radio and television. He knows how to support a host with engaging repartée and delight viewers and listeners with information they can use immediately to improve the quality of their everyday lives.

For samples of the author’s media appearances, please visit our Newsroom.

Lou is also eager to provide guest blogging content for bloggers on topics including

  • New York City driving and parking
  • Navigating New York Traffic Court
  • Road Safety & Visibility in NYC
  • Big Apple culture
  • Visiting New York
  • Defensive Parking: Know Your Rights