Advocates have asked the city to buckle down on parking permit abuse.

Transportation Alternatives called for a renewed push for the Authentic Permit Act, which would mandate barcodes on permits.

This comes as the group released a report that shows public officials widely abuse parking permits.

The report found more than half of permits used in the survey were either illegitimate or legal permits used illegally.

The group estimates there are 10,000 to 25,000 fake permits used in the city.

The New York City Police Department said in a statement Wednesday, "The NYPD had the most rigorous placard enforcement of any police agency in the country. Since the NYPD established its special IAB placard enforcement program in April 2008, we have issued 28,000 summonses, towed 6,000 vehicles and arrested 32 individuals for unauthorized use/duplication of official placards. Federal and state agencies issue their own placards. So there are issues related to bar codes that have to be examined."