Scottie Roberson’s nickname is Racer X. Back in his younger days, the handle was given to him thanks to his custom car business. Given that he’s Racer X and his favorite number is 7, there’s no doubt that the vanity license plate XXXXXXX is perfect for the man, right? Well, yes and no. It’s appropriate, but it’s also caused him to rack up $19,000 in undeserved fines.
Unfortunately for Roberson, XXXXXXX is the code that police in Birmingham, Alabama enter on traffic tickets where the illegal car has no license. The fact that Roberson lives in Huntsville, an hour and a half north of Birmingham, doesn’t matter to the state traffic system’s computers. This has been plagueing Roberson for over a year, and there’s no end in sight because, in his words, “Whenever I call, nobody seems to want to help me.”
Unhelpful people at the DMV? That has to be an exaggeration!
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