Okay…my husband was offered a job at a Nissan dealership. He just completed a training course and now had been asked to take some tests with a company called Cole Group which will do drug screening and psychological analysis. The problem is that he got a ticket in 2002 in a small town outside Dallas when he was looking at colleges. He begged the police officer to give him a warning because he wasn’t from around there and wasn’t aware of the speed limit and the crappy little small-town ticket they gave him looked like a warning, so he tossed it and didn’t think anything of it. Well, now his license is expired and he went to renew it and was told that it had been a ticket, not a warning. He has gotten tickets since then in Houston (where we live) but nothing ever came up…in short, he wasn’t aware of it. So…now due to failure to appear and a lack of payment for the last 5 years he had to shell out $600, which he did on September 16th. He was told it would be about 2 weeks before he could get his license so he went today to get it and was told that there was still a hold on his license. He called the collection agency, which said they had already sent the payment, and then he called Fairfield County to ask about the payment…they said they receive payment once a month from that agency and that they wouldn’t receive it until Tuesday of next week and that he could get his license 3 days after that…problem is his training for the dealership starts on Monday. If he explains the situation should it be okay? Or will they want to reverse the job offer because he had a hold?
2007-10-05 03:19:04 · 8 answers · asked by stakekawa 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
James Watkins,
At the time he received the ticket he had just graduated high school and had he known it was a ticket he would have told his mother what happened and she would have handled it for him the way she always has. How dare you assume that you know the inner workings of a person's mind? My husband is a very HONEST person and if he says he didn't know it was a ticket then he didn't know it was a ticket. Had he known he would have paid it. It was a measly little $60 ticket for speeding. He's gotten tickets since then and paid those off so why would he choose to not pay off that ONE ticket? That's idiotic. Why would he not pay it knowing the consequences of it (ex: collections, warrant for his arrest, fines, penalties, etc.) his mother is very understanding and has always paid for tickets like that so he had no fear of her either. I swear some people on here are just rude.
2007-10-05 04:02:22 · update #1
And he was not being dishonest with the employer. He paid it some weeks ago and thought it was handled and didn't see the need to discuss it. He went today to get a new license and they told him that after 2 and half weeks it had still not been processed...which is utterly ridiculous.
2007-10-05 04:08:45 · update #2
Call the collection agency and the county that will receive a payment have them both type out a letter and fax it to you or email it to you stating what happened and everything is settled and it was a simple misunderstanding and give that to the future employer.
2007-10-05 03:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by ♥Kempa♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ya, the second answer makes a lot of sense. I would be wondering what else he lied about if I were the employer. Not exactly a good start.
And tell him not to give the lie that he gave you. Because he knew it was a ticket. He's a grown man. That BS story about he thought it was a warning and blew it off is so stupid if I were his employer and he told me that, I would show him the door.
He should be honest and tell them he got a ticket and didn't pay it. Then when he did go to finally take care of it, it was in collections and the payment has not gotten to the proper channel yet and show them the receipt or canceled check as proof.
2007-10-05 03:33:11 · answer #2 · answered by James Watkin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Does his new job require him to be able to drive and be insurable by the company? If not, then he should be okay for the 3 or 4 days. If so, best bet would be to explain the situation to the prospective employer, after getting a letter from collection agency proving that it has been paid. Sounds like Crandall or Ferris, lol!
Good luck!
2007-10-05 03:55:38 · answer #3 · answered by Tammi B 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Your only option is to come clean with the dealership while assuring them you are working on the situation. If they find out later they might be upset and could fire him for lying. That would surely be worse than not getting the job in the first place. Good Luck!
2007-10-05 03:47:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He should have told them about this in the beginning. It's hard to say how they will react. There are a lot of people looking for work right now, so he may be out of luck. They may wonder what else will "pop up" from his past.
2007-10-05 03:24:55 · answer #5 · answered by Otto 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well, I work for Ford Motor Company - I think my feelings are hurt :[
2016-05-21 08:08:40 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be alright, just have him explain what happened. Most employers are flexible.
2007-10-05 03:26:31 · answer #7 · answered by hunt_ken 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All he can do is explain it and hope they accept it. Since he has the proof, he should not have a problem.
2007-10-05 03:24:34 · answer #8 · answered by sensible_man 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋