'Unlicensed' and 'Commercial'

[wroughton]

I am a 23 year old currently working in NYC on a H1-B Visa, I rented a U-haul van with my UK Drivers licence, I was stopped on a parkway and received two tickets, one for being 'unlicensed' and another for driving a 'commercial' vehicle on a parkway. U-hauls policy states that they accept valid international driving licences, and that their vehicles are not commercial. How do I protest these tickets?

 

[You Are Guilty]

I am a 23 year old currently working in NYC on a H1-B Visa, I rented a U-haul van with my UK Drivers licence, I was stopped on a parkway and received two tickets, one for being 'unlicensed' and another for driving a 'commercial' vehicle on a parkway. U-hauls policy states that they accept valid international driving licences, and that their vehicles are not commercial. How do I protest these tickets?

1- Uhaul's policy doesn't negate NY law that requires a US license, so I don't see much to go on for the first ticket.

2- Do you have a photo of the Uhaul's license plate? Or a copy of its registration? Those are pretty much the only two ways to show it was not a "commercial" vehiucle (what exactly was it? Van? Box truck?)

 

[HighwayMan]

You are a New York State resident so you need a New York State license. You are NOT a tourist - a foreign license is not acceptable.

U-Haul vans are cargo vans and are equipped as such. Whether it had commercial plates or not, unless it had seats in the back or a set of seat fittings then it is a commercial van and should be registered as such.

 

[HighwayMan]

You also need to post what section of what law you were cited for violating for the commercial vehicle charge. It should be Traffic Rules 4-14 (a)(2)