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Zuel
Lv 6
Zuel asked in Politics & GovernmentLaw & Ethics · 6 years ago

Can I get a parking ticket if I don't have any license plates?

Hi, I'ma a 18 year old college student and going to my college requires me to pay a fine of 6$ a day to park. I don't do this and out of the semester and a half I've been here, I got 2 tickets. I was thinking, are these tickets avoidable if I replace my license plates with dealer-issued license plates (as if I just got my car) to avoid getting a ticket? I can also cover my VIN number with a piece of paper or some garbage because my VIN is right behind my stearing wheel, I can access it. Now comes the issue of getting towed, I drive a Mercedes G-class and I'll park very narrow and croocked so the school would have trouble getting a tow truck to tow my car out without it hitting any other cars or having trouble getting out. What do you think about this? Is there any other way I can avoid getting a ticket?

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  • Poppy
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    You can't just obtain "dealer plates" to replace yours. Parking wonky to avoid a tow, will not work will only piss them off and make them more determined to impound the car. You do realize there are at least 7 different locations where your VIN in on that vehicle so covering one will not make it incognito. The way to avoid tickets is to park legally. If you can afford a Mercedes, you can afford the park pass.

  • 6 years ago

    They'd just tow your car instead or maybe boot it, as a car without plates is an abandoned car

    Keep in mind that if the tow truck damages your car, they're not to blame because you can't prove they did it.

    Here is an idea. Just buy a parking permit.

  • 6 years ago

    No, your college doesn't make you pay a "fine" for parking, it's called a "fee," and most people are willing to pay it.

    Dealer plates? They'd be traced. And if they're stolen you'd be in much more trouble.

    I think a tow would be in your future.

  • 6 years ago

    Yes, they can still ticket you. Yes, you still owe the money. Yes, they will eventually have your car towed. Tow truck drivers are professionals. They will take the car, they will not have a problem.

    They can issue a ticket to dealer plates. Not s

    I have a GREAT idea of how to avoid a ticket though.....GET A PARKING PERMIT..

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  • 6 years ago

    The best way to avoid getting a ticket is not to park like an a$$hole.

    If they are unable to tow you without risking damage to surrounding vehicles, they will just boot your vehicle.

    That would be highly entertaining to watch.

  • Athena
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Yes.

    The law is clear on this.

    BTW, college student, it is a "fee:" of $6, not a fine.

    As it is a fee the college charges for you to park, changing your plates (even to dealer) constitutes fraud. Covering your VIN also violates the agreement to park in the college lot and they can BOOT your car until such time as it is convenient for them to tow it. As colleges are always strapped for cash, they would rather fine you for illegal parking and even confiscate it for back fines and sell it.

    This is well with their rights. The college parking lot is not public property.

  • 6 years ago

    Depending upon your state laws, putting "dealer plates" on a car that isn't owned by a dealer is a criminal offense, which is a much bigger "fine" than a parking fee.

  • Kini
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    Why are you trying to be so dishonest and crooked in the first place. If you have an MB you can afford to buy plates and register the car. I dont understand your thinking. Why are you trying to squirm out of your responsibility instead of doing what is right? I hope you get hauled away.

  • Neil
    Lv 7
    6 years ago

    So you'd rather get cited for three offenses (or possibly more) and your car booted or towed away) than just do it the right way? Sheesh.

  • Joseph
    Lv 7
    4 years ago

    So, let me see, you could afford a Mercedes G-class but too cheap to pay a $6 parking fee? And you're willing to risk getting it keyed or getting your window smashed because you intentionally park too close to another car? Take a bus.

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