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Auckland man fails to overturn bankruptcy after $34k fines defending $80 speeding ticket
(www.nzherald.co.nz)
this post was submitted on 13 Apr 2025
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You’ve heard of the double down, but what about the duodecuple down?
My University issued me a BS parking ticket a couple of weeks before graduation. I appealed, appeal was denied with no explanation. Fine was $20, no interest, no penalties. I ignored it. They refused to release my transcripts - oh well, that was 35 years ago now, haven't needed the transcripts yet. They did send letters to me for 10 years asking me to pay the $20 fine, I believe the postage alone amounted to over $20 by the time they gave up.
At my college, if there were any unpaid fines/fees, they held your diploma rather than just the transcripts.
Although as often as I’ve had to show my diploma, I’d guess withholding that would probably be about as effective as the transcripts, lol.
At this point, you should respond and ask for sworn testimony from the person who wrote the ticket.
Every job asks if I have a diploma, nobody has ever asked for proof.
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