When I traded in a car and bought a new one the dealership either sold or auctioned my trade-in with my licience plates still on there. Some Idiot driving with my old plates parked illegally in Florida and the state of Florida wants me to pay fine ! I do not even go to Florida ! I am sooo angry and called the court house and lady said I am still responsable to pay the fine. Why if I traded in car, whose fault is it mine or dealership what should they have done ? Someone is driving around Florida with my old plates still registered in my name, lady in courthouse said it was a white chevy van and I did not own a van it was a diffrent model I traded in. I sent Austin a letter from the dealership I traded car in but got no response and recived another collecion agency letter and still lady in florida says I am responsable. HELP!!
2006-11-27 16:21:45 · 3 answers · asked by sunshine 4 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
did you turn in a notice of sale to dmv? that gets you off the hook. anyway write to the court explaining your story and copies of any paperwork you have. you shouldn't have to do anything else. it happened to me and there was a warrant out for me for parking tickets, i never paid a fine or even went to court
2006-11-27 16:28:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not much help now.... But you are suppose to take the plates off the old car and transfer them to your new car!
2006-11-28 00:33:40 · answer #2 · answered by nonethanks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is why you always remove your plate when you sell or trade your wheels.....the same thing happened to a friend of mine a few years ago
2006-11-28 00:30:59 · answer #3 · answered by NTH IQ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋