In an effort to assist Toyota owners during this huge recall, Councilman Mark Cuthbertson announced today a plan for those who possess a Town parking permit on their vehicles and park at the local train stations.  Toyota owners will be hearing from their local dealers shortly regarding the recall of varied makes and models and this program will alleviate ticketing a loaner or substitute car driven to the train stations while their regular station vehicle (Toyota) is in for repair. Cars will be recalled by the thousands for brakes, floor mat entrapment or sticking accelerator pedals and dealerships are claiming they will be open 24/7 in an attempt to get cars fixed and back to their owners as quickly as possible.

"Toyota owners are having enough to deal with right now," said Councilman Mark Cuthbertson "and the last thing they need is getting ticketed while parked at one of Huntington's train stations. I think the first priority for the owners of these vehicles is to get their cars repaired and deemed safe to drive."

Anyone who will be driving a substitute vehicle which does not contain the required commuter parking permit for the Town train stations as a result of this Toyota recall should contact the Department of Public Safety at 351-3234. Have available when calling the license plate number of the substitute vehicle along with your commuter permit number from your Toyota being serviced. This information will be provided on a daily basis to the security officers who patrol the various parking lots. In the event that a driver inadvertently receives a parking ticket as a result of the recall, they should notify the Department of Public Safety as soon as possible. Any ticket determined to have been issued as a result of the recall will be dismissed upon proof of a valid commuter permit on the original vehicle.