Ticket for expired handicap permit

[nuts2uiam]

Originally Posted by bmcginnis

My friend had surgury and couldn't drive. I drove her to the store and she placed her placard on my mirror. When we returned to the car we had a ticket. She had placed her old placard on the mirror rather than her current one. The have added a $455 fine to my registration. and I don't know what to do. She sent the parking enforcement a letter and we though it was finished and than I got my registration.

Any suggestions/

You are also missing another possibility. The permit whether expired or not may be tied into the plate, as opposed to just the expiration. I would go to enforcement court with your friend if possible, if not a signed notarized letter that states that you were doing her a favor and she gave you the placard to place on your mirror as the BOTH of you were inside shopping, clearly indicating it was not a fraudulent use of a permit.

[Pruzhany]

Originally Posted by bmcginnis

My friend had surgury and couldn't drive. I drove her to the store and she placed her placard on my mirror. When we returned to the car we had a ticket. She had placed her old placard on the mirror rather than her current one. The have added a $455 fine to my registration. and I don't know what to do. She sent the parking enforcement a letter and we though it was finished and than I got my registration.

Any suggestions/

Did the cop write down the serial number from the placard? If not don't even mention the old placard it when responding to the citation?

You can easily fight the ticket. Make a copy of the old tag and/or a copy of the new tag. The person owning the tag needs to type a letter stating your car was being used for transporting them (doesn't matter to where). Have it notarized. Also get a copy of their ID as you will need it (Drivers Lic or non Drivers lic).

fwiw if they added the $455 to your registration, it means she didn't get it cleared up. Per the below table the ticket was issued over 60 days ago.
http://suffolkcountyny.gov/tpva/Park...kingFines.aspx