The systems described herein include one or more wireless vehicle
detectors, along with a distributed parking payment system such as
parking meters or a paystation. Information from the payment system and
the vehicle detectors may be combined to determine when a parking
violation occurs, or is about to occur. This information may then be
transmitted through a communication system to a parking enforcement
officer, along with information about the geographic location of the
violation. The information may also, or instead be transmitted to a
parking payer to notify the payer of an impending infraction so that the
payer may purchase additional parking time before the violation.