So when I bought my cobra I wasn't planning on it. Just came across a good deal and jumped in it. My problem comes from the Honda I was driving that I managed to sell the next day. I'm stationed in ft sill OK and the Honda had tags registered there with a clean OK title. I was visiting my fiance in huntsville TX (a 6 hour drive from ft sill) and like I said I wasn't planning on buying a car or selling mine at the time. I explained to the kid I sold it to (and his mother who actually paid for it) that I didn't have the title but would send it notarized ready to go as soon as I got home. They agreed, I collected my money, gave them a bill of sale and we all went on our ways. I sent the title the day I got back to ft sill. Called the mother and offered to give her the tracking number and she refused. Said "its ok, I trust you sent it".
Well about 2 weeks later I get a ticket in the mail for running a red light. The kid I sold the car to got caught by a red light camera with my OK tag still registered in my name apparently. My opinion, we were all young and dumb once I'll let it go. Logged on the website associated with the camera system there and got the statement of non-liability mailed off with a notarized copy of the title transfer notice from the bottom of the OK title. Got a letter saying the ticket was released. I even tried to give the mom a call and let her know what happened, no answer but left a message asking her to call me.
I let that one go and a month later I get another ticket. At the same intersection no less. I went through the same process and sent off another statement of non-liability. This time I called the mom, and the kid. No answer from either and left messages on both.
At this point all I want is my tag back so I stop getting tickets in the mail. I don't care if he wants to ride around illegally as long as it doesn't affect me. Well once I can understand, he didn't have money to transfer the title and register it but 6 weeks is rediculous.
After I tried calling the buyers, I called the local pd to see if I was allowed to reclaim my tag or if they could just go write this kid a ticket or something. Long story short, it was told to me that when I didn't remove the tag at the time of sale it was considered a part of the vehicle and was no longer my property and I was pretty much sol until he got busted in person instead of by a camera.
Anybody have any ideas on how I can go about this situation?
Well about 2 weeks later I get a ticket in the mail for running a red light. The kid I sold the car to got caught by a red light camera with my OK tag still registered in my name apparently. My opinion, we were all young and dumb once I'll let it go. Logged on the website associated with the camera system there and got the statement of non-liability mailed off with a notarized copy of the title transfer notice from the bottom of the OK title. Got a letter saying the ticket was released. I even tried to give the mom a call and let her know what happened, no answer but left a message asking her to call me.
I let that one go and a month later I get another ticket. At the same intersection no less. I went through the same process and sent off another statement of non-liability. This time I called the mom, and the kid. No answer from either and left messages on both.
At this point all I want is my tag back so I stop getting tickets in the mail. I don't care if he wants to ride around illegally as long as it doesn't affect me. Well once I can understand, he didn't have money to transfer the title and register it but 6 weeks is rediculous.
After I tried calling the buyers, I called the local pd to see if I was allowed to reclaim my tag or if they could just go write this kid a ticket or something. Long story short, it was told to me that when I didn't remove the tag at the time of sale it was considered a part of the vehicle and was no longer my property and I was pretty much sol until he got busted in person instead of by a camera.
Anybody have any ideas on how I can go about this situation?
