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re: NOLA redlight camera ticket
Posted on 12/13/15 at 1:04 am to Jake88
Posted on 12/13/15 at 1:04 am to Jake88
quote:Yeah, that only works for real tickets you actually sign for. These tickets..you have three weeks to pay or they tack on $80.
And, no, I won't settle on just paying court costs, frick them.
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Posted on 12/13/15 at 1:14 am to Jake88
I lease my car/
Got one of these tickets and said the same thing. But because I don't technically own the car; Infinity made me pay this and even added it to my lease payments.
I was thinking of telling them to frick off; but my hands were tied.
Anybody else had this happen to them with a lease?
Got one of these tickets and said the same thing. But because I don't technically own the car; Infinity made me pay this and even added it to my lease payments.
I was thinking of telling them to frick off; but my hands were tied.
Anybody else had this happen to them with a lease?
Posted on 12/13/15 at 1:43 am to Jake88
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That sucks, I have good credit. As I understand it, credit disputes are difficult and a pain in the arse to fight.
Transunion and Equifax make it easy to dispute. You put in a request on their website, takes a couple of weeks and it goes away entirely from your credit. Does not show on your FICO after your dispute clears. Only one that takes a little while is Experian, took me about a month. I am set on major purchases that require credit anyway, and I am in the high 700s.
By law they cannot hold your credit on this because it is not legal. There is no bill of sale (no binding agreement). If you challenge it there is a 100% chance you will get the credit agencies to agree with you.
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Plus, what about the boot?
This is not something I am familiar with. I've gotten two on Canal that I never paid, I am in town at least a week every few months and never got a boot on my car. Also, if they boot your car there are a handful of videos on youtube of how to remove them. Just need to be prepared with a basic toolkit and a specific bit.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 1:53 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 1:56 am to Napoleon
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Yeah, that only works for real tickets you actually sign for. These tickets..you have three weeks to pay or they tack on $80.
Which adds to their sketchiness. They know the leg the stand on to administer this crap is a shaky one at best. Even if 10% of the people who get these tickets pay, they are still making a ridiculous profit when there is zero cost to the City. The company they hire fronts all the cost for the cameras, they just cut a % check to the City.
This post was edited on 12/13/15 at 1:58 am
Posted on 12/13/15 at 7:11 am to Jake88
Posted on 12/13/15 at 7:11 am to Jake88
Legal advice from my attorney given to me after receiving a similar ticket- presumably from the same camera on Canal St....
PAY IT!
It's a money grab, and doesn't follow due process since you nor your wife signed the ticket admitting not guilt, but that she/you were the operator.
But, if per chance you happened to get stopped later, ignored the issue, and the police officer wanted to be difficult, there could be a warrant for your arrest on the previous unpaid camera ticket, and then your attorney would have to come and get you out of OPP- mine wasn't real thrilled about having to do it.
I paid and was pissed off doing it- my ticket came addressed to my employer (I drive a company vehicle) at an address I didn't live at any longer- we had recently moved. But, atty. advice was still the same- if someone wanted to get smart, they could tie the address back to you and put you in jail.
PAY IT!
It's a money grab, and doesn't follow due process since you nor your wife signed the ticket admitting not guilt, but that she/you were the operator.
But, if per chance you happened to get stopped later, ignored the issue, and the police officer wanted to be difficult, there could be a warrant for your arrest on the previous unpaid camera ticket, and then your attorney would have to come and get you out of OPP- mine wasn't real thrilled about having to do it.
I paid and was pissed off doing it- my ticket came addressed to my employer (I drive a company vehicle) at an address I didn't live at any longer- we had recently moved. But, atty. advice was still the same- if someone wanted to get smart, they could tie the address back to you and put you in jail.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 7:46 am to subMOA
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Legal advice from my attorney given to me after receiving a similar ticket
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But, if per chance you happened to get stopped later, ignored the issue, and the police officer wanted to be difficult, there could be a warrant for your arrest on the previous unpaid camera ticket, and then your attorney would have to come and get you out of OPP- mine wasn't real thrilled about having to do it.
You might want to find another attorney. The tickets that are issued are a civil order to pay not a criminal matter. Therefore they can not issue a criminal warrant for this. Especially when they have zero proof as to who was the operator of the vehicle. The most they can do is boot your vehicle and mess with your credit.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 8:48 am to subMOA
Yea, that attorney is mistaken.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 8:52 am to Jake88
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I didn't want to risk a boo
Is this a private company or the city/parish that initiates them?
Posted on 12/13/15 at 9:36 am to Jake88
I recommend a license plate over exposure plastic cover. Can be bought on line!
Posted on 12/13/15 at 9:44 am to PiscesTiger
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Is this a private company or the city/parish that initiates them?
I think in NOLA the meter maids drive around in cars that have cameras with license plate recognition software. You can be parked legally but if the camera sees your plate and there is an outstanding issue associated with it, they hop out and boot the car.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:29 am to subMOA
You have a bad attorney. I have gotten a few that I've never paid and been pulled over by an officer for speeding. Nothing happened when they ran my plate. I paid the ticket given to me by the officer and ignored the camera ones.
The credit thing also hasn't been an issue for me. I monitor mine with experian
The credit thing also hasn't been an issue for me. I monitor mine with experian
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:44 am to subMOA
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But, if per chance you happened to get stopped later, ignored the issue, and the police officer wanted to be difficult, there could be a warrant for your arrest on the previous unpaid camera ticket, and then your attorney would have to come and get you out of OPP- mine wasn't real thrilled about having to do it.
Bull shite. These tickets are attached to a vehicle not to a person. You do not, repeat, you do not have any attachments for your arrest for non-payment of these tickets, anyone who says otherwise is a troll or misinformed.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:47 am to Tygerfan
I think he works for the red light camera company, I want to say he has said this tale before. 
Sorry, you can only go to jail for tickets that you sign for, you know when you PROMISE to appear in court. If you do not appear in court then you can be arrest for contempt. Not for non-payment of fines, but for not going to court. There is no contempt for not missing a court date. His post is full of BS.
Also if you go to jail for missing a court date, generally you need to see a judge before release. Bail bondsmen and lawyers can do little when you have to see a judge before release.
Sorry, you can only go to jail for tickets that you sign for, you know when you PROMISE to appear in court. If you do not appear in court then you can be arrest for contempt. Not for non-payment of fines, but for not going to court. There is no contempt for not missing a court date. His post is full of BS.
Also if you go to jail for missing a court date, generally you need to see a judge before release. Bail bondsmen and lawyers can do little when you have to see a judge before release.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:48 am to PiscesTiger
quote:
Is this a private company or the city/parish that initiates them?
private company.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 10:49 am to Jake88
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I think in NOLA the meter maids drive around in cars that have cameras with license plate recognition software. You can be parked legally but if the camera sees your plate and there is an outstanding issue associated with it, they hop out and boot the car.
No it's not the meter maids, there is a private company that rides around in vans that say "Metro Parking" on them the vans have four cameras and they drive around until they get a ping, the people who put the boots on are wearing normal clothes and are not city employees.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 11:42 am to John88
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Ignore it, I did. Nothing happened.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 11:49 am to BayouBengals03
the plate covers are actually illegal in Louisiana now and certain cops will pull you over and take them off and ticket you.
The BEST thing you can do is cover your plate partially when parking on city streets. The camera vans just drive by, they don't check plate by plate, if it's obscured their system doesn't even read it.
Now if you park illegally and a meter maid writes a ticket they may unobscure the plate, but even then their system isn't tied into the camera system. So while not paying either will result in a boot on your car, the meter maids don't run plates for boots, only the boot vans do. They cover a lot of ground and they have six of them.
The BEST thing you can do is cover your plate partially when parking on city streets. The camera vans just drive by, they don't check plate by plate, if it's obscured their system doesn't even read it.
Now if you park illegally and a meter maid writes a ticket they may unobscure the plate, but even then their system isn't tied into the camera system. So while not paying either will result in a boot on your car, the meter maids don't run plates for boots, only the boot vans do. They cover a lot of ground and they have six of them.
Posted on 12/13/15 at 11:53 am to Napoleon
Never been booted. Do they leave a number on the boot that you call so they can unlock it?
I assume you pay to unboot it on site?
I assume you pay to unboot it on site?
Posted on 12/13/15 at 12:03 pm to GeorgeTheGreek
they will stick a large notice to your window with all the info. You have to pay to get the boot removed. The car is usually towed 9-12 hours after the boot is put on.
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