New Haven officials install magnetic meters

Posted: 08/17/12 at 7:25 am EDT

BOSTON (WHDH) -- People in New Haven, Connecticut can forget about getting free time at parking meters.

City officials are installing magnetic sensors in meters.

It’s part of a pilot program to see how many people are parking there and how long they stay.

The sensors reset the parking meter after a car leaves the spot, even if there was still time left on it.

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