Company record · #42 most-fined
Wheels Lt
Wheels Lt has 409 idling violations on record from citizen-era DEP summonses heard at NYC OATH (2022–2026), totaling $397,240 in penalties imposed, 0.2% 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 Wheels Lt differs most from all 362,855 DEP idling summonses in the same period.
- 2% of Wheels Lt's violations were recorded on a Saturday or Sunday; across the city, weekends account for 6%.
- 68% of Wheels Lt's summonses were decided by default, meaning nobody answered or appeared for the respondent, against 35% of all summonses citywide.
- 63 of Wheels Lt's summonses (15.4%) were for idling more than one minute next to a school, the stricter limit, against 9.9% of summonses citywide.
- 19% of Wheels Lt's summonses were charged at the third-or-subsequent-offense tier, the highest of the three, versus 28% citywide.
How the cases ended
| Outcome | Cases | Share | Citywide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decided by defaultthe respondent did not answer or appear | 277 | 67.7% | 34.9% |
| Admittedthe respondent admitted the violation without a hearing | 116 | 28.4% | 31.0% |
| Settledresolved by stipulation | 8 | 2.0% | 8.5% |
| Still opennot yet decided, or adjourned | 7 | 1.7% | 6.4% |
| Dismissedcontested, and the charge was thrown out | 1 | 0.2% | 3.2% |
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). Wheels Lt's summonses by tier as charged: first offense 272, second offense 60, and third or subsequent 77. 63 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:
- $1,000 193 casesfirst offense, default
- $350 74 casesfirst offense
- $2,000 45 casesthird or later, default
- $1,500 39 casessecond offense, default
- $600 30 casesthird or later
- $440 20 casessecond offense
Median time from violation to decision: 413 days (citywide 419). Outstanding balances on its cases: $136,290.
Where and when
Violations were recorded in 56 ZIP codes. The five with the most: 10011 (35, 8.6%), 10001 (31, 7.6%), 11201 (26, 6.4%), 10025 (22, 5.4%), 10012 (22, 5.4%).
The record in detail
- First violation in the data: 2022-01-19; most recent: 2026-03-05.
- Of 402 decided cases, 401 were upheld (including defaults, admissions, and settlements) and 1 dismissed.
- Most violations were recorded in Manhattan (332, followed by Brooklyn with 51).
- Average penalty when upheld: $983 (median $1,000).
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):
WHEELS LT (409)
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, “Wheels Lt: NYC Idling Enforcement Record, as of November 2026,” analysis of NYC Open Data OATH Hearings Division records. dashcambounty.com/data/company/wheels-lt/ (underlying tables on the data hub).
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