Ottawa Driver Got Busted HARD for HOV Lane Shenanigans πŸ’€πŸš—

Ottawa driver receives $500 in fines, has plates seized after spotted driving solo in Hwy. 417 HOW lane. Ottawa driver thought they could finesse the HOV lane solo and got clapped! $500 in fines, plates snatched, and the whip got towed. Turns out, their plates were sus and they forgot to adult and g

TL:DR

Ottawa driver thought they could finesse the HOV lane solo and got clapped! $500 in fines, plates snatched, and the whip got towed. Turns out, their plates were sus and they forgot to adult and get a permit. Big L.

The Tea

A driver in Ottawa just learned a major lesson about following the rules of the road, and let me tell you, it wasn't pretty. They were cruising down Highway 417, thinking they were slick by hopping in the HOV lane without any passengers. But the cops were like, "Hold up, not so fast."

Turns out, the driver was also rocking some seriously unauthorized plates. Like, they weren't even registered to that vehicle! And to top it all off, they hadn't even bothered to apply for a new permit after getting the car. It's giving "didn't read the fine print."

The consequences? Brutal. We're talking $500 in fines that's gonna sting, their plates got yeeted into the shadow realm, and their ride got towed straight to the impound lot. The fuzz handed out tickets for that improper HOV lane use ($110), using an unauthorized plate ($170), failing to apply for a new permit ($110), and having a tinted front windshield ($110).

PSA: there’s a whole six-day grace period to switch license plates from one car to another, so there's no excuse.

Abbreviations Glossary

Abbreviation Full Form
HOV High-Occupancy Vehicle.
Sus Suspicious.
Whip Car.
Yeeted Threw with force.
Fuzz Police.

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