Last Updated on June 17, 2023 by Lawrence Berezin
A warrior issued a parking ticket to surrendered plates.
Here’s a story about a parking ticket issued to a wonderful couple who sold their chariot and turned in their license plates to the NY DMV in 2013. The NY DMV gave them a receipt for their plates and had them destroyed.
Fast forward to 2017, Our New York couple got an epistle from the Evil Empire saying that they owed 100 bucks for two outstanding parking tickets issued to the old, destroyed plates. But they didn’t even own a car in 2017. Can this really happen?
No way. Yes, way.
Here’s what happened next
The Durells disputed both parking tickets. They sent in their:
- Bill of Sale
- Receipt from the NY DMV for turning in their plates
Guess what? The parking ticket judge dismissed the expired meter ticket but found them guilty of the plate not matching the registration sticker.
The Durells sent in their paperwork for the plate/sticker violation a second time, along with a written statement saying:
“My husband is 85 yrs. Old. I am 77. We are not able to keep dealing with the problems of your office. Please correct your records!”
WPIX to the rescue
The Durells contacted Arnold Diaz to help them resolve this nightmare.
Mr. Diaz had a meeting with one of the Evil Empire’s Darth Vaders, who advised that the Durells re-submit their paperwork. Lo and behold, a few weeks later, the parking ticket was dismissed.
Commentary
How could something like this happen?
There were two parts to this nightmare. The first part was to determine how the plates found their way to another car.
A department official said, “We send the plates to a recycler in upstate New York.” But, he admitted, there have been instances of surrendered plates turning up on other vehicles.” O.K., now that makes sense. Somewhere between NYC and Upstate NY, the plates fell off the truck and into the hands of a bad guy who sold the plates to another bad guy.
Kudos to Arnold Diaz for getting some parking ticket justice.
Here’s a story about an unjust parking ticket issued to a car that never parked in our fair city.
Thank you for the information here. Very informative. I am 60 years old with heart failure. Left my car in NY with my Mechanic for repair. He got 2 parking tickets on my car while my car was on his possession. He says I must pay them. Meanwhile tickets are increasing.
Hi, Wendy,
What a jerk. I hope he’s worth it in the mechanic department.
An owner is ultimately responsible for the parking tickets issued to her chariot, as long as the driver is operating the car with the owner’s permission.
-I’m not familiar with the law in NY about when your original permission is not extended to bad behavior. For example, you gave someone permission to use your car and she drives to the grocery store and back home. That’s perfectly fine. But what if she drove to the grocery store, robbed the store, and used your car as the getaway car. There was a point in time where your permission expired and she was using your car without permission. At that point in time, you are no longer responsible for damages.
I don’t know if you can argue that the scope of your permission did not extend to driving around in your car and getting a parking ticket.
-Another way is to fight or pay the tickets and then sue the jerk in small claims court.
However, given your health, you might not be able to do this yourself. And, it may not justify use of a lawyer.
Sorry for your parking misery.
Regards,
Larry
Thank you so much Larry for your advice .Tickets have accrued in Judgement Now. Still can’t pay them .Plates destroyed too. No longer in possession of the car.
I went on Line to pay my parking ticket I see there is a license plate that is not mines it’s from 2018. What can I do to clear up this matter.
Hi, Emma,
Good morning.
It appears that the Evil Empire may think the plate belongs to you.
Did you ever own the plate? If not, be careful when you dispute the ticket because the Evil Empire makes this type of mistake frequently and doesn’t dismiss the ticket easily.
It’s not very easy to prove a negative and in this case, you gotta prove that you never owned this plate. Can you contact DMV and get a print out of the plates you owned for the last 5 years? And, get the owners name for the plate number for the 2018 ticket?
Regards,
Larry
Hey guys If you surrender your license plate does your parking tickets go away with it
Hi Hosea,
I wish.
Sorry, but no.
Regards,
Larry