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    I got a letter in the mail today saying I had run a red light in one of those traffic camera intersections. At first I was sure it was a joke cause I know yellow means slow down the light is about to turn red not hurry speed up the light is turning red. Turns out when the DMV gave me my new plate for my knew car they mailed me the wrong one and somebody else for the last 3 yrs has been driving on my plates and me on somebody elses. (Makes me wonder if that isn't why they issed new plates this yr when our tags expire since it was a new to the state tag when I got it back then.)

    I called the number they give you and told them you can clearly see in their pic that that tag isn't on the car discribed in the ticket which has the DMV info for that plate number and their officer filling out the ticket has made a mistake. they told me since that number is assigned to my car I have to go to court and dispute this even thought they can see in the blow up of thier pic the name of the vehicle on the rear isn't the same make nor model as the one they claim they are ticketing.

    Not only do I have to request a court date to dispute this in writing I then have to go to court and prove the DMV made a mistake on my plate, find a sitter for mother, and have a certified copy of my car wearing my plate made and buy my new plate a month early so that nothing any longer can be charged to me in the event this person gets caught doing any more illegal redlight running or worse.

    When I called the local county clerks office she said i could buy mine early but don't bring in the old plate cause since it technically doesn't belong to me they will take it and I will need it for evidence. Meamwhile I got somebody elses plate and somebody else has the person who ran the red lights plate cause that car doesn't match the color of the car registerd to my plate. Boy did somebody at the DMV have a bad day back in DEC of 03.
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    Re: Got my first ticket

    UGH! What a pain! You could do what I heard one guy did, since they mailed him a picture of his car running the red light with a ticket for 50 bucks, he mailed them back a picture of 50 dollars...apparently it doesn't work very well though, since they then mailed him back a picture of a set of handcuffs and a note advising him to pay the fine!

    (I'm sure this is just an urban legend, but it cracks me up anyway.)

    Sorry about your ticket!


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    • #3
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      I'm sorry you had such a mix-up. I hate it when other people's mistakes make inconvenience in our lives. I know you'll be able to prove you were not the guilty party, but dang it...now you have to take the time to prove it and thats just not right.
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      • #4
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        I like ithat too but it is the reporting of it to the safety dept which gets points on license and insurance increases I don't want. I've never had a ticket beofre and golly I'd like to earn it myself if I'm ever going to get one!
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        • #5
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          Oh no! What a pain that is! That's quite a thing for them to let fall through the cracks. I'm sorry 2big. I hope it gets worked out for you.

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          • #6
            Re: Got my first ticket

            Crap, don't you love our government. Its like the Social Security telling folks they don't get their money any longer because they are dead and then the poor folks have to prove that they are not dead
            Take you Wannabethintoo with you and have her sing memories for the judge.
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            • #7
              Re: Got my first ticket

              Originally posted by 2big4mysize
              did somebody at the DMV have a bad day back in DEC of 03.
              They had one bad day and it leads you to have many. Hope you are able to get it resolved quickly.
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              • #8
                Re: Got my first ticket

                Aaaaahh...well, at least it wasn't for speeding. I've been meaning to ask how fast you've been driving lately .

                What a bunch of whooey that you have to prove yourself innocent, especially when you have proof of the car in the picture clearly does not match that of the one you drive. Whatever happen to "innocent until proven guilty"?

                If you need witnesses, I'm sure we can all come on your court date.

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                • #9
                  Re: Got my first ticket

                  well I got a new plate that renders that plate not mine any more but I have possesion of somebody elses plate LOL and I'm sure they are happy I've been a good driver for the last 3 yrs too. Wonder who's plate they have?
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                  • #10
                    Re: Got my first ticket

                    2big, What a mess and at your expense, and everyone else gets paid in the process except you. More likely, the plates were made in a state prison, so mailed from one. They also have eye glass lens grinding factories where ours are sent off to when we get new ones (mine were sent backwards to me left on right right on left), shoe factories, and they take our reservations for some major motel chains, with all our personal information and know when we are gone to these motels. Up until last year, our 94 year old neighbor was getting notices, that he better come in and register for the ''draft'', or what ever that's called when a guys turns 18. At 93!

                    Good luck getting it worked out.
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                    • #11
                      Re: Got my first ticket

                      nope no inmates got my info. my Plates were mailed from a county clerks office which handles all the registration for the Airport Motor mile and it appears that many cars were registered that day and the envelopes got off by one and everybody has the wrong plate for that day. Since as I mentioned the state is giving everybody a new plate this year on Dec 31 the rest of the wrong tags right car owners will be fixed.
                      The thing I don't like is they told me when I called the ticket company how they could fix this it was too much work to do so the driver gets off scott free!
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                      • #12
                        Re: Got my first ticket

                        Sorry to hear you've got this boring mess to sort out 2big. You know... it's the first time I've thought the States sounded a little like Italy!!!!!
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                        • #13
                          Re: Got my first ticket

                          Originally posted by MotherOfGizmo
                          UGH! What a pain! You could do what I heard one guy did, since they mailed him a picture of his car running the red light with a ticket for 50 bucks, he mailed them back a picture of 50 dollars...apparently it doesn't work very well though, since they then mailed him back a picture of a set of handcuffs and a note advising him to pay the fine!
                          HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! MOG, reading that gave me the biggest laugh!
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                          • #14
                            Re: Got my first ticket

                            That really stinks 2big...YOU have to go to court to dispute THEIR mistake? I hope it gets straightened out soon.
                            ~Lisa
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                            • #15
                              Re: Got my first ticket

                              That's a shame 2big, hopefully you'll win but just the pain of having to go to court is almost as bad as the ticket.

                              I'm expecting one of those tickets to come in the mail, courtesy of my hubby (he was driving my jeep i was with him). I saw the flash, he says it was the guy behind him. problem is it flashed twice....Here there are no points (thankfully) since they can't prove who the driver was so it doesn't affect insurance. But it's a $285 fine that I really don't need before xmas. It's been 3 weeks so i'm hoping dh was right!
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