Parking Ticket Peril! I need help! I recently got a new car beause the old one cost too much for me to repair?

Question

The landlord asked me to move the old car or it would be towed. I was gonna just junk it but then my boyfriend asked could he use it to drive a cab part time. I said yes,We parked it on the street and he promissed he would have it towed to a shop in a few days. Its been sitting there for about 2-3 weeks now. I noticed that it had some tickets on it the other day. I went online to check it out and seen that the tickets racked up to $1,600 they have been ticketing the plates for my current car. How is this possible? It has the old cars vin# but my current plate# on all of the tickets. I am concerned about this because My insurance is in someone elses name. I was trying to see if I could probably get some of these tickets thrown out or reduced before I let the person know? Does anyone have any idea what I Should say in court? The tickets are for exp registration (eventhough I transferred the reg. to the new car) exp. inspection and rear plate missing. Anyone have ticket beating advice?

Answer 1

You are responsible because the DMV knows you own both vehicles, and since you have not made effort to pay the tickets, now they are basically putting a hold on your current vehicles plates and tabs. You can be pulled over in the current car, it can be impounded, and you will have to pay not only for the car left on the street, but the impoundment fees and daily storage for the current car. Also, how can your insurance be in someone else's name? Are they the registered owner of your current car? Have you failed to transfer title on it? Your digging a hole, and it's getting deeper and deeper. You better contact the city, and get that car taken to the junkyard liked you planned. At this point, you'll probably have to pay the tickets, before the junkyard will take it. Not being responsible in the first place is what has caused you all this drama. For the boyfriend to even be able to use the car as a cab, he would have to change the title into his name, change the use class of the vehicle to a "for hire", get insured and possibly bonded, and have a business license. Not looking like that's gonna happen.

Answer 2

You have gotten yourself into a bind trying to be helpful. Call a salvage yard today and get the car towed off the street. Forget about letting your boyfriend use it as a cab. You would need a license to do that. Plus since the car is in your name, you will be responsible for any accidents or medical claims that someone may place on the car. You are leaving yourself wide open for trouble. Like you aren't in enough trouble now.

Go to court, and tell the judge the whole story. I hope you get an understanding judge. Don't be surprised if you are responsible for the whole bill. You may want to get a lawyer when you go to court. Good luck on the outcome.

Answer 3

Your BF is partly responsible for the fees since he left you vulnerable like that...Sell it or have it towed quickly, use any money that you get to pay your bill.
Did you transfer the plates too? If so, that's why the fines follow your new car...you better hurry up and call either the court or a lawyer and explain what happened before you get pulled over and your NEW car is towed and impounded.

Hurry Up and Good Luck

Answer 4

To expand upon Bruce's statement, which was perfect advice, I can tell you that in our state (IL), parking is defined as "any vehicle, whether occupied or not, that is not actively and currently engaged in the act of loading or unloading passengers or merchandise". By this definition, you were parked. Think of it this way... were you causing a hazard? Yes. And you were asleep. You didn't even move the vehicle until after you were cited. Parking restrictions are most often put in place to prevent hazards. You violated the intent of that parking law/ordinance. You're going to be stuck with this ticket.