[Ivan D.]

What bugs me about that situation is why the heck did they tow it from you? Don't y'all change tags when the vehicle becomes yers? That's how it is here, when you sell a vehicle you keep its tags, new owner must get new ones or transfer some old ones they have from before... And the DMV not catching that, it's their fault, why should you pay all the fees? Time for a lawyer, me thinks, there's now way you have to pay for someone else's negligence... If you choose the lawyer way, there's gotta be a way to trace down which idiot at the DMV wasn't paying attention, and then you can file charges against them - you sue them for the all the money the cops want from you plus the legal fees and the lawyer fees. Alternatively you can go after the previous owner of the truck, especially if you still have the title they signed over to you, that may actually be more feasible than chasing down the DMV. Really bro, we live in the most lawsuit-happy country in the world, use it to yer own advantage and make them pay for their incompetence, that's what I'd do if I were you.