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Del.icio.usThe city that never sleeps might actually be the city that never gives its residents a break.
One local resident had to shell out almost $350 because the NYS inspection sticker on his dad’s car was expired one week.
Tony Iannuzzo, of Waterbury-LaSalle, said the 2005 Chevrolet Impala was parked on the corner of Baisley and Hobart avenues when he discovered the car was missing on Friday, October 27.
After calling 311, Iannuzzo was shocked to learn that the car had been towed by the NYPD as a result of the expired inspection.
Although it is New York City law that a car can be towed if a car has an expired inspection, it is extremely rare that it actually happens, according to 49th Precinct Officer Jay Sturdivant.
“I have seen cars get tickets for expired inspections all the time. I thought the car was stolen, to be honest,” Iannuzzo said. “I took the car in for a repair earlier in the month and I knew it had to be inspected, but it just slipped my mind. When I found out it was towed, I was in a state of shock.”
The car was being held at the NYPD impound lot at 745 E. 141st Street. When Iannuzzo went to redeem the vehicle, he learned that he could not drive the car out of the pound himself. Instead he needed to have his 86-year-old father Carmine Iannuzzo present since he was the vehicle’s registered owner.
After bringing his father to the impound lot from his senior center in Yonkers, Iannuzzo not only had to pay $205 to have the car released, but had to pay an additional $70 for a city-authorized tow truck to bring the car outside of the lot as a result of the expired inspection sticker.
Once the car was in their possession, the Iannuzzos and his father brought the car to a certified NYS inspection station, where the car immediately passed inspection. Frustrated by the whole incident, Iannuzzo went home to do more research on car inspections.
Iannuzzo knows there is nothing he can do, but is still in shock over the incident.
During these tough economic times, he believes the city is acting completely capricious and it is obvious that they will do whatever it takes to milk more money out of its residents.
“On top of a $65 dollar ticket, which I will gladly pay because I know the inspection was expired, I had to take an additional $280 out of my pocket because the car was towed,” Iannuzzo said. “I have never in my life seen or heard of an incident like this. Now we know there’s really no margin for error with an expired inspection. There is just no mercy and we all have to keep our eyes opened now.”
Reach Vito Signorile via e-mail at vsignorile@cnglocal.com or by phone at (718) 742-3383.©2011 Community Newspaper Group
Russell Gallo from Brooklyn says:
This is completely ridiculous. No wonder so many people are moving south.
New York City is in shambles, our democratic elected officials are all corrupt, and the mayor is clueless.
New York City is in shambles, our democratic elected officials are all corrupt, and the mayor is clueless.
Nov. 19, 2011, 6:37 pm
Tony from Soundview says:
This has got to be the worst thing I ever heard. Granted its summonsable but I sure there are cars parked in that neighborhood that deserved to be towed! The worse is yet to come!
Nov. 21, 2011, 9:26 pm
michael faix from pelham bay says:
What a JOKE!!! The 45th Precinct strikes again!!! I reported hearing gunshots in my neighborhood a few months ago,called 911,and sat by my window for 1 HOUR AND NOT 1 POLICE CAR CAME DOWN MY BLOCK!!!!! Kids are being robbed at gunpoint in Wilkinson park,NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS STUFF,BUT DOUBLE PARK,LET YOU NOW 15 MINUTE METER EXPIRE OR HAVE AN EXPIRED NYS INSPECTION AND THEY'LL BE ALL OVER YOU IN AN INSTANT!! WHAT A DISGRACE,AND JIMMY VACCA SHOULD BE EMBARRASSED ALSO!!!
Nov. 25, 2011, 6:07 pm
Jay from Morris Park says:
No wonder we have zero confidence in our elected local officials and the corrupt bureaucracies they oversee. This man and his vehicle were offending no one. Yet our public bureaucrats choose to make him and his family suffer for a technicality, just to extricate some more of his hard earned money and meet quotas; all the while ignoring more serious quality of life issues in the neighborhood. City Hall at its worst again.
Nov. 29, 2011, 6:43 pm
jimmie B from LIC says:
towed for an expired inspection and a ticket why ?? the plate was run and the car was reg. and ins. why not leave a ticket?? who makes this call ? the traffic person or there Boss? and are they being preasured by there Boss? $185 for nypd tow ... $80 for the private tow , and $66 for the ticket 3 hours of my life i will never get get back ... my bad i just thought it was done. I would have never done it only wish the traffic people will look at the big picture and say a ticket will get ther attention, oh well NYC is a great place and the people are who make that way traffic people need to chill out and help people to the best of there ability!!! its only money and it could have beem alot worse, from LIC queens to the Bronx community they aint no better ova here LOL happy new year to all
Jan. 9, 3:59 pm
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