I Got My Car Impounded

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi OP Here, Thank you everyone for responding to my post!

Yes I definitely need to get my life together, this was a great wake-up call for that!
I should have left my house in time so I wouldn’t have felt in such a rush to chance the illegal U-turn.
I also should not have procrastinated getting my emission test done - - I guess the longer I put it off, the easier it became to put it off more.
*sigh*

I was just surprised the officer impounded my vehicle > I expected tickets but not losing my car.
Luckily I was able to retrieve it from the tow yard to get it properly smog checked.

No, this was my first ticket, I have never even had a parking ticket.
And it happened in CA = Southern to be exact!

Are you having fun trolling? Vehicles can’t be impounded in CA unless registration is expired for more than 6 months.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The lack of accountability is astounding. What did you tell your job? They should fire you since clearly you're not at all reliable, trustworthy or responsible.

What really astounding is how many hall monitors are here

Yes, and they're massive hypocrites. The minute they get unfair treatment anywhere (at the grocery store, their kid's school, anywhere at all), they come on here to create whiny poor-me threads. But they absolutely LOVE to dump on others for doing the same. Rules for thee but not for me.

But where is the "unfair" treatment in this case?

That it's not usual for a car to be impounded for so little. If this had happened to you, you'd complain too.

I'd be annoyed, sure - but really mostly annoyed at myself. This is all really self-imposed and I don't see it as unfair. Could the officer given more leeway? Sure. But on the other hand - how much longer does OP need to do emissions and registration? Another month, 2 months - 6 months... really, where does it end? This is all on them and there should be no complaints or blame other than to themselves.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The lack of accountability is astounding. What did you tell your job? They should fire you since clearly you're not at all reliable, trustworthy or responsible.

What really astounding is how many hall monitors are here

Yes, and they're massive hypocrites. The minute they get unfair treatment anywhere (at the grocery store, their kid's school, anywhere at all), they come on here to create whiny poor-me threads. But they absolutely LOVE to dump on others for doing the same. Rules for thee but not for me.

But where is the "unfair" treatment in this case?

That it's not usual for a car to be impounded for so little. If this had happened to you, you'd complain too.

I'd be annoyed, sure - but really mostly annoyed at myself. This is all really self-imposed and I don't see it as unfair. Could the officer given more leeway? Sure. But on the other hand - how much longer does OP need to do emissions and registration? Another month, 2 months - 6 months... really, where does it end? This is all on them and there should be no complaints or blame other than to themselves.

Yup. You'd complain. Don't deny it. And the "where does it end?" is used by people to enact stringent punishments for minor crimes. If you're OK with that, don't start whining when they apply to you. I find that the most raucously punitive people are usually the first to complain when they get trapped in their own machine.

No one's denying OP messed up, not even herself. But the hypocrisy of some posters, including yourself, is just ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The lack of accountability is astounding. What did you tell your job? They should fire you since clearly you're not at all reliable, trustworthy or responsible.

What really astounding is how many hall monitors are here

Yes, and they're massive hypocrites. The minute they get unfair treatment anywhere (at the grocery store, their kid's school, anywhere at all), they come on here to create whiny poor-me threads. But they absolutely LOVE to dump on others for doing the same. Rules for thee but not for me.

But where is the "unfair" treatment in this case?

That it's not usual for a car to be impounded for so little. If this had happened to you, you'd complain too.

I'd be annoyed, sure - but really mostly annoyed at myself. This is all really self-imposed and I don't see it as unfair. Could the officer given more leeway? Sure. But on the other hand - how much longer does OP need to do emissions and registration? Another month, 2 months - 6 months... really, where does it end? This is all on them and there should be no complaints or blame other than to themselves.

Yup. You'd complain. Don't deny it. And the "where does it end?" is used by people to enact stringent punishments for minor crimes. If you're OK with that, don't start whining when they apply to you. I find that the most raucously punitive people are usually the first to complain when they get trapped in their own machine.

No one's denying OP messed up, not even herself. But the hypocrisy of some posters, including yourself, is just ridiculous.

Don’t get too worked up, OP is most likely trolling, their posts don’t make much sense. Won’t be surprised if OP is also responding to themselves with posts that get you worked up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, what is the next step now? It's impounded with an expired registration and no emissions test. Do you go to the impound lot, pay the fee and drive off? With the same expired tags?

That doesn't make sense. What if you are stopped 2 blocks from the impound - does the car get impounded again?

I mean, it's not like you can bring inspectors with you as you are paying the fee.

So it doesn't make sense to me to impound a car with expired tags if you can't get an emission test and registration before you pick it up.

You are arguing that cars should never be impounded for emission or registration violations. There's a way to get the car to a registration and inspection station. It's called a tow truck. That's how it got to the impound lot.

[Anonymous]

Way to complicate your life. The few people I know who do that have something wrong with their brain. Something they call super power. It's the world that doesn't go well with their way of thinking.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP Here, Thank you everyone for responding to my post!

Yes I definitely need to get my life together, this was a great wake-up call for that!
I should have left my house in time so I wouldn’t have felt in such a rush to chance the illegal U-turn.
I also should not have procrastinated getting my emission test done - - I guess the longer I put it off, the easier it became to put it off more.
*sigh*

I was just surprised the officer impounded my vehicle > I expected tickets but not losing my car.
Luckily I was able to retrieve it from the tow yard to get it properly smog checked.

No, this was my first ticket, I have never even had a parking ticket.
And it happened in CA = Southern to be exact!

Are you having fun trolling? Vehicles can’t be impounded in CA unless registration is expired for more than 6 months.

OP Here Again, No I am definitely not a troll (though I wish I was….!! Or my pocketbook may wish I was!)

It cost me $633 to get my car out of the tow yard.
I got a permit from the worker at the impound lot, it let me get my car out but I had to register my vehicle and test the emissions or I would face a stiffer penalty.

I didn’t know in CA a car couldn’t be impounded unless 6+mos. expired!?
If this is true PP, then I may be entitled to a refund though I doubt I would actually receive a dime back.

[Anonymous]

OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

You didn’t use those words in your op but the premise of your question was just that.

The cop impounded my vehicle + I ended up having to take an Uber to work.

Is this enough to get impounded

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

Why are you here on a DC forum asking about matters specific to California? Don’t you have a local forum?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

You didn’t use those words in your op but the premise of your question was just that.

The cop impounded my vehicle + I ended up having to take an Uber to work.

Is this enough to get impounded

Not the op but the post is completely open to individual interpretation imo. Some may view the choice of words as complaining about being treated unfairly while others may read them as stating simple facts and asking a simple question. Pp you are overthinking this way too much.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

Why are you here on a DC forum asking about matters specific to California? Don’t you have a local forum?

It is annoying when people from areas other than DC/Maryland/etc come into this forum and discuss matters that apply to other areas of the U.S., especially those that are on opposite coasts. This forum is designed and geared for DC, and DC o-n-l-y.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know you can go to a 24-hr emissions testing kiosk anytime, right? There really is no excuse.

This. It took less than 5 mins.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hi OP Here, Thank you everyone for responding to my post!

Yes I definitely need to get my life together, this was a great wake-up call for that!
I should have left my house in time so I wouldn’t have felt in such a rush to chance the illegal U-turn.
I also should not have procrastinated getting my emission test done - - I guess the longer I put it off, the easier it became to put it off more.
*sigh*

I was just surprised the officer impounded my vehicle > I expected tickets but not losing my car.
Luckily I was able to retrieve it from the tow yard to get it properly smog checked.

No, this was my first ticket, I have never even had a parking ticket.
And it happened in CA = Southern to be exact!

Are you having fun trolling? Vehicles can’t be impounded in CA unless registration is expired for more than 6 months.

OP Here Again, No I am definitely not a troll (though I wish I was….!! Or my pocketbook may wish I was!)

It cost me $633 to get my car out of the tow yard.
I got a permit from the worker at the impound lot, it let me get my car out but I had to register my vehicle and test the emissions or I would face a stiffer penalty.

I didn’t know in CA a car couldn’t be impounded unless 6+mos. expired!?
If this is true PP, then I may be entitled to a refund though I doubt I would actually receive a dime back.

So fight it, if the above poster is correct.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:OP Here, Oh btw I don’t think I ever complained on here that having my car towed away was “unfair.”

You didn’t use those words in your op but the premise of your question was just that.

The cop impounded my vehicle + I ended up having to take an Uber to work.

Is this enough to get impounded

Yesss! I agree that even though the OP did not specifically use the term unfair they were implying that clearly by claiming that they had to take a uber to work. What did they expect ? You do not follow the road rules the authorities WILL tow your car, it happens every day to every Tom, Dick and Harry, why should OP get special treatment?
You run a red light, you do not wear your seatbelt m, you make an unauthorized uturn you get caught then you WILL lose your driving privileges temporary.
note; and how would all of us know about impound regulations in Ca?