I need help... i was a co_signer of my brother he bout a car at end he din't pay so i hat to pay all debt. but now on 2007 the car got booted and was pound. i went to see what the car plate own and they told me since the plates were not under my name i couldn't take car out. the only proof i had was the title and they did't accept that. they told me the only way i could to put may name on the registration of plates witch a did.. came back and show them i had already put my name so.. what that cause me was that all he owne of tickets i became incharge of that witch is 6500 dollars.. on that day i had to pay 1800 to take car out and sign a contract of paymens witch i'm not working and could't and cant make them. what can i do? they say i can do nothing please help i will loose my driver license to. for not paying and my brother don't care any of these.

Hopie

JudyKayTee

[quote=Hopie35] I need help... i was a co_signer of my brother he bout a car at end he din't pay so i hat to pay all debt. but now on 2007 the car got booted and was pound. i went to see what the car plate own and they told me since the plates were not under my name i couldn't take car out. the only proof i had was the title and they did't accept that. they told me the only way i could to put may name on the registration of plates witch a did.. came back and show them i had already put my name so.. what that cause me was that all he owne of tickets i became incharge of that witch is 6500 dollars.. on that day i had to pay 1800 to take car out and sign a contract of paymens witch i'm not working and could't and cant make them. what can i do? they say i can do nothing please help i will loose my driver license to. for not paying and my brother don't care any of these.


If I understand correctly you were the co-titled owner of the car but not the registered owner; the car got booted and impounded; you then registered the car in your individual name; you are now being charged with $6,500 in parking tickets which were incurred while the car was registered to the other person - ?

I'm not in Illinois (I'm in NY) but here you are NOT responsible for tickets if you are a co-titled owner and not the registered owner - I know, I have stepchildren and their father is a co-titled owner on their cars.

Sounds like you got intimidated into signing a contract for payment of the parking tickets - I would try Legal Aid or some other free legal service.

I don't see how any of this is legal.

Fr_Chuck

You were not responsible and could have left the car in the impound, or your brother could have got it out and signed for it.

But you signed for it, so while you were not before, once you signed a contract to pay, you are now liable.

JudyKayTee

Sounds like intimidation - this person spent the money to register the car, paid whatever the impound fee was, ran around ... and then was presented with the parking tickets contract.

Wonder if that's legal or if it would hold up? Sounds like this person could either back out at that point and lose the impound fee and the registration OR "pony up" and agree to pay.

Interesting situation - of course, I hate the parking violations people. My car got ticketed for illegal parking - unfortunately it was with me at the time, 300 miles away from where I got the ticket, and the description was not a car I owned. Right plate, wrong everything else. I ended up paying because I wasn't going to drive 300 miles in each direction with my proof and they wouldn't accept an affidavit, letters, etc.

Some time ago my sister got a ticket because her plate was caught on one of those permanent cameras, running a stop light - same thing. She was at work at the time and her car was parked and locked. She ended up winning because the photo was so blurred no one could tell what was going on but this "big brother" stuff is scary.

Hopie35

First of all thank you Judy for answering, and yes thats what happend. the reason i had to take car out was beacause i took away the car from my brother because he wasn't paying and i was been wage for it, at end i pay around 8,000 dollars and 2 months before all of these happend. i refinance my house and pay 5000 dollars to end my problem.not knowing what i had coming. i keeped the car in garage, one day decided to leave outside.
when notice it had boot. here in chicago what they told me is you can't take car out unless register on the plates. thats reason why i did they told me to do so. but din't tell me that all he owed was coming to me after all of that. the reason he has all those tickets because ever since he started driving had ticket all over.. and when you car gets booted everything in record comes out and have to pay in full or agree in paymens.
thank and i will try to fin were i coul get free legal service
Hopie35

JudyKayTee

Call the Bar (Attorneys') Association in Chicago - they will have a list of Attorneys willing to work very, very cheaply as well as Legal Aid offices. I think this is enough of an outrage and intimidation that an Attorney might very well be interested in representing you from a good publicity angle - I'd give it a try.

And I'd do it soon -

Just so I am sure - the car was registered to him when he got all the tickets? Right? If it was registered to you and he was driving then those are YOUR tickets.

Hopie35

thank you Chuck for youre answer.. I had to take car out i had just pay 5000 dollar just to finish my problems and was going to sell so i could get some of money lost. my brother din't care he say it was my problem, because i had car and he wasn't going to pay tickets.
you see thats the reason why i had to register car under my name, and that wasn't hard thwy accept me fast, took proof and came out saying that now i was responsible for his tickets... and yes i sign contract to take car out, now i'm in troble for it.
thanks for youre answer

Hopie35