'NOTAG' vanity license plate bring flood of unpaid tickets

[LynneSin]

http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/07/22notagtagsbringf.html

'NOTAG' tags bring flood of tickets

By MARY ALLEN
Staff reporter
07/22/2004

Jim Cara wanted a vanity license tag that would make people laugh.

But when he chose "NOTAG" for the plate on his Suzuki Hayabusa, a sleek blue and silver motorcycle with a speedometer that reaches 220 mph, the joke backfired.

The new tag arrived Saturday under an avalanche of Wilmington parking violations.

"All the traffic tickets say, 'Notice of violation. License number: no tag,' " Cara said.

City computers, talking to state Division of Motor Vehicles computers, had finally found an address for ticketed vehicles that lacked license tags: Cara's home in Elsmere.

"I messed up the system so bad," Cara said. "I wonder if they can put me in jail or something?"

He has received more than 200 violation notices. The mail carrier came twice on Saturday. Cara opened a few. They ranged from $55 to $125 for violations such as meter expirations.

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[dr.strangelove]

1. Thats what you get for having a good sense of humor

I feel bad for the poor guy. Its going to take hours of work to straighten out the mess. He'll probably have to change the plate.

[LynneSin]

2. Actually he's keeping the tags and...

..City of Wilmington is said they'll take care of the ticket mess by next Wednesday.

[dr.strangelove]

3. Good for him

Glad it worked out for him. I think it is a very funny plate.

[pagerbear]

4. I heard a similar story almost 20 years ago

You would think state police computers would be more sophisticated nowadays, wouldn't you?

[frylock]

5. i bet he has no problem getting tickets on his own riding that h-bus..

those things are BADASSS!!