Company record · #25 most-fined
Courier Car Rental
Courier Car Rental has 1,784 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2019–2026), totaling $842,670 in penalties imposed, 0.3% of all idling penalties citywide in that period.
By Mario Bailey · Data updated November 2026
Violations by year
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · methodology
What sets this record apart
The measures on which Courier Car Rental differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 3% of Courier Car Rental's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- OATH records show $69,260 still due on Courier Car Rental's cases, about $39 per summons, against a citywide average of $382 per summons.
- 68% of Courier Car Rental's cases ended with the respondent admitting the violation, no hearing held; citywide, respondents admit 31%.
- Courier Car Rental's decided cases took a median of 201 days from violation to decision; the citywide median is 419 days.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 1,217 | 68.2% | 31.0% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 469 | 26.3% | 8.5% |
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 57 | 3.2% | 34.9% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 37 | 2.1% | 6.4% |
| Lost at a hearingcontested, and the hearing officer sustained the charge | 4 | 0.2% | 16.0% |
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · outcome = OATH hearing result · methodology
Offense tier and penalties
Tiers and amounts follow DEP's penalty schedule (15 RCNY 43-02, explained in the NYC idling law guide). Courier Car Rental's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 936, second offense 316, and third or subsequent 532. 148 were for idling more than one minute next to a school.
The penalty amounts OATH most often imposed on its upheld cases, and what each one means on the schedule:
- $350 893 casesfirst offense
- $600 496 casesthird or later
- $440 301 casessecond offense
- $1,000 27 casesfirst offense, default
- $2,000 22 casesthird or later, default
- $1,500 8 casessecond offense, default
Median time from violation to decision: 201 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $69,260.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 72 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10001 (297, 16.6%), 10011 (179, 10.0%), 10010 (150, 8.4%), 10003 (126, 7.1%), 10036 (97, 5.4%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2019-06-17; most recent: 2026-01-08.
- Of 1,747 decided cases, 1,747 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 0 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (1,548, followed by Brooklyn with 179).
- Average penalty when upheld: $473 (median $350).
A summons records an alleged violation; cases marked pending have no final outcome. “Paid” reflects payments recorded in OATH case data, which can lag or include fees.
Respondent names behind this record
OATH records name respondents inconsistently. This page aggregates the following source spellings (violation counts in parentheses):
COURIER CAR RENTAL INC (1,706) · COURIER CAR RENTAL INC DBA CC (40) · COURIER CAR RENTAL (21) · COURIER CAR RENTAL INC DBA C (5) · COURIER CAR RENTAL INC DBA C C (5) · COURIER CAR RENTAL DBA C C R (3) · COURIER CAR RENTAL DBA CC RENT (2) · COURIER CAR RENTAL INC DAB C C (1)
Source: NYC Open Data, OATH Hearings Division Case Status · DEP idling summonses · as of November 2026 · company grouping documented in methodology · methodology
Cite this record: DashcamBounty, “Courier Car Rental: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/courier-car-rental/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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