Q: Canceled license plates are being used by someone else in another state.
I was in a car accident last year my insurance company considered my car totaled and I canceled the plates in April of last year before they took it. They had messed up when the tow company was coming so my plates were still in my car and I told the insurance guy I just needed an hour before someone comes over to help me remove them and he said don’t worry about it they’ll just get rid of them just leave them on the car. So I obviously listened which was stupid now. About seven or eight months later I started to get parking tickets in New York City with my old canceled license plates. I disputed it and never heard back thought it was done. A month later got a bunch of more tickets and they keep getting more and more tickets. I’ve called them and explained the situation I got my insurance ex insurance company involved because this has to do with them as well and everyone keeps telling me that I have to just keep disputing these tickets.
A: Unfortunately I suggest you obtain the services of a New York attorney experienced in this type of law because you are going to have to convince a judge that you are not responsible for the tickets based on your circumstances described above. You can also keep attempting to dispute the tickets remotely as you have done, you have had success so far, maybe you will continue to have success.
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