My car got stolen – then Auckland Transport tried to take me to court for it
The Spinoff Daily, Monday June 17
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“That day last November started like any other. My regular commute involves hopping into Nancy, my 2004 Nissan Tiida, and hitting the traffic for my drive into work. The only issue on this occasion was that there was no Nancy. She had been stolen.
A few hours later, I received a call from the police saying they had found the car abandoned on Minnehaha Road, Takapuna. Relieved and happy, I raced there to pick it up. Nancy was there, but she now had something extra attached to her windshield: an Auckland Transport infringement notice for being parked on yellow lines.”
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