I recently visited the US (I'm from the UK), where I got 2 parking
violations in Vegas - 1 for being in a 3 minute loading zone, the
other for facing the wrong way. Both were stupid, as I was parked
outside of a courthouse supporting my friend who had to pay a fine in
there. Anyway... I have these 2 parking tickets which are now overdue.
I was in a rental car at the time. Should I pay the $40 fine and if I
don't, can anything happen to me?

I would first check the small print on your car-hire agreement. See
this answer on a similar question.

"On receipt of the ticket, the rental company will pay the fine and
charge you an administration fee. It will then charge the credit card
used at time of booking, in accordance with the terms and conditions
of rental set out in the paperwork."
http://travel.guardian.co.uk/askatraveller/story/0,,1561695,00.html

"Should I pay the $40 fine?"...

Of course you should have, you commited two offenses, you got caught
and you got punished. Why would you not pay? Your justification in
commiting these offenses is lame to say the least. As these fines are
now overdue you can bet your bottom dollar on the fact that the rental
company will have now paid them and you can brace yourself for the
bill plus an outrageous handling charge.

It is a fairly standard clause in a rental car agreement that if the
car is issued a ticket while it is being rented by you, if you don't
pay, the rental car company will.  Then they will bill you for the
cost of the ticket, the overdue penalties, and an administrative
charge.  I would try to minimize your losses and be proactive by
contacting the court in Vegas to find out if the ticket was paid and
if not, how much is currently due.  This will eventually catch up with
you if the rental car company has your credit card information.

Declare your credit card mislaid or stolen. This will get you a new
number and invalidate the number held by the car hire company

Besides you're British, Why should you pay a fine imposed by a forign
third world court.


Kemlo
British and proud of it

"both were stupid"..  I assume he meant that HE was being stupid for
doing so, thus he accepts the responsibility for his actions. Pay the
fine, you don't want to get arrested by the Homeland Security SWAT
team when you next visit the States in 15 years, when brother Jeb is
President-for-life. I hear he doesn't like Brits. :)

Don't do it! If you pay your tickets I'll have to pay the one I got in Gibraltar!

I have oft suspected that Kemlo is the alter ego of Probonopublico in
a Jekyll and Hyde relationship. Certainly the evidence is there. I
recall a Probono question that announced that he was expecting a visit
from Kemlo and this surely translates as ?I am off my meds again?. In
addition Kemlo asks if he should apologize to Probono, it all sounds
very schizophrenic to me. Anyway Brian, you probably overdid the
Gordons last night as you forgot that Kemlo can?t spell, and yet the
tosh that Probonokemlo posted to Google is actually quite well
crafted.

As a Brit living in the US for 10 years I have no objection to you
imperialistic warmongers visiting us for a vacation, all you have to
do is stick to the rules and remember that when you are here you
represent the British people and in some small degree Her Britannic
Majesty. You can either act with honor and integrity and face up to
the consequences of your actions or you can try to weasel out of them
like a whinny little child. I would also avoid pretending to have lost
your credit card, the merchant service companies are not that stupid
and you are just going to end up with more and more service charges.
For goodness sake it?s only $40, pay up and be done with it.

By the way Probonokemlo, America is the New World, Africa is the Third
World. I know it is an easy mistake as they both begin with A but
please try harder. Of course the three of us realize that, under its
present administration, it will not be long before the UK is the Third
World where the only English that one will need is ?You show me which
way welfare office?

As a Brit in america you will also realise it is spelt honoUr :D

usrhlp

A few years ago I might have agreeed with you but now...... not so
sure. I have to write many business letters and emails and my colonial
cousins don't understand the extra u's. These days I find myself
thinking that the colonials have got some things right. For example
Brits say "Chews" day but the American pronounciation is Toos- day
which seems more accurate. The bottom line is that, whilst retaining
most of my Britishness I have assimilated into the local society. When
in Rome ......

Whenever I receive correspondence from a colleague in a current or
former Crown colony, I collect up the extraneous u's and ship them
back when I've got a box of them. These used u's are still in
excellent condition and there is no reason to get rid of them simply
because they're used.

Similarly, when dealing with French colleagues I sweep together every
-eaux and slap on an "o" in its place. This saves room in my document
storage systems and looks a bit more United Statesian in style. I have
to be careful as as some of the -eaux's manage to escape and reattach
themselves teaux a document I am working on despite various
precautions and traps.