Moscow Woman Fined for Parking Violation 700 km from Home
A Moscow woman was fined 2,250 rubles for illegal parking in Cheboksary, Chuvashia, despite never having been there. The fine was based on a surveillance photo showing a black car instead of her white Infiniti, with the license plate obscured by a pole.
Consensus
- A Moscow woman was fined 2,250 Russian rubles for illegal parking in Cheboksary.
- The fine was issued for parking under a prohibited sign in Chuvashia.
- The woman had never been to Chuvashia.
- The evidence used was a surveillance photo showing a black car, not her white Infiniti.
- The license plate on the photo was obscured by a pole and could not be read.
- The woman appealed the fine, citing incorrect vehicle identification.
- Her appeal was rejected on June 23.
- The rejection was justified by claims of additional investigation and that the photo confirmed the violation.
Points of divergence
- The woman's appeal was rejected on June 23, and on July 23 it became known that a Moscow man received an eight-million-ruble debt from the Federal Tax Service for a property purchase in 2011. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Photo of foreign car: Moscow resident fined for traffic violation 700 km from home — РИАМО
- Baza: Moscow resident fined for improper parking in Chuvashia where she was not — Вечерняя Москва
- Moscow woman fined for improper parking 700 kilometers from home — basis for absurd decision was photo of another car, whose license plate was not even visible — Baza