Do I still have to pay my parking tickets if I sell my car?
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Mr_Shiftright
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Oh yeah. They will come back to haunt you when you try to register your new/next car. No one escapes California DMV....no one. If they can't find you, and this drags on for a long time, they can conceivably suspend your license or even boot the car, since the new owner carries your old plates. That won't make him very happy.
Best to settle up now or further penalties might accrue. Probably your fines have already doubled. You can probably work out a payment plan.
If the amounts build up, DMV can get very nasty, so get this cleared up.
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I'm going to get this cleared up next week. Better safe than sorry.
Take care buddy,
Burrito1
Yeah, parking tickets make me sick when I get them, too, but it only gets worse when you ignore them. I have fought them sometimes, though, and once I beat a ticket entirely and another time I got a reduced fine. So if there's even a sliver of an argument, it's worth a shot. At least it FEELS better than just lying down and taking it.
The one I beat was for parking too long in a 2 hour zone. I actually moved the car before the 2 hours but kept it on the same street. The law says that you have to move it at least one block away. My argument was well why isn't that on the sign with the two hour warning? The referee or judge or whatever she was said "well, okay, just this once".
I don't think I have much to work with. My tickets are all past due and I don't really recall much info.
I'm just going to lie down and take it. I hope they are gentle.
Cheers,
Burritos