WASHINGTON, D.C. – Not Paying Your Parking Tickets Will Go Against Your Credit Score!!!!

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Parking tickets and traffic tickets are big business in D.C., and officials are doing more to go after drivers who don’t pay their fines.

“They can report you to the credit bureau,” said John B. Townsend II, spokesman for AAA Mid-Atlantic. “It can impact your FICO score. It’s reported as a debt and that puts a ding on your credit score.”

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Collecting fines by going after tax refunds isn’t unique to the District.

Colorado garnishes state tax refunds for a numbers of debts, including old parking tickets.

“If you have a ticket, either pay it right away or contest it,” Townsend recommends.

source:  WTOP.com