Overview
- The retired owner received a 135‑euro notice for driving on a reserved lane at Place du Carrousel near the Louvre on November 5.
- He says the 1977 International Harvester 533, mechanically limited to about 20 km/h, was parked in a hangar in Saint‑Jean‑d’Étreux roughly 400 km from Paris.
- Police have taken his complaint, and he is completing required steps to contest the ticket, including paying for a new carte grise and replacement plates.
- If unresolved, the fine rises to 375 euros, and he is awaiting official responses to his filings.
- Coverage situates the case within rising plate usurpation in France, with over 23,000 cases recorded in 2023 and no legal obligation to show registration or ID when ordering plates online.