Lamborghini Huracán owner fined for obscure reason in NYC

The owner of this Lamborghini Huracán Performante received a ticket for an offense that most drivers wouldn’t even know existed.

Anthony Aquilino received the fine whilst parking his car in Staten Island, New York.

Understandably, he’s not happy to receive a $800 fine and is arguing that it’s unfair.

The fine would increase if the offense were to be repeated.

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What offence warranted the $800 fine for this Lamborghini?

It turns out that the offence in question was one that many car owners have likely be guilty of from time to time.

Not speeding, not running a red light.

No, it’s excessive noise.

A first time offence is $800, whilst a second and third would bring $1,700 and $1,800 fines respectively.

Speaking to the New York Post, Aquilino said: “The only solution is to sell the car.

“As I have not modified my car to make more noise, I cannot legally be held responsible for any noise.

“The car is otherwise legal for driving on city streets and undergoes an inspection every year.”

New York City law allows for tickets to be issued to any cars modified to increase their engine noise.

Aquilino, who is suing the city, is arguing that his car is just loud by design.

Driving tickets and fines can be bothersome for drivers – even billionaires like Larry Ellison can’t avoid them whilst driving on a private island.

Taking New York City to court

Anquilino contends that his car is otherwise legal to drive on the roads.

To prove his point that it wasn’t modified, he took it to a Lamborghini dealership to get it diagnosed as having no aftermarket installations.

The suit reads: “Aquilino did not ‘cause or permit’ the total sound from the Vehicle to exceed the sound level restrictions.

“As he did not modify the Vehicle in any way and operated the Vehicle in an ordinary and reasonable manner.”

It appears that he has a detractor on the city council, as Keith Powers has spoken out against all noisy vehicles, regardless of whether or not they were modified.

Powers, who has pushed for an expansion of the city’s noise cameras, said: “New Yorkers have a right to a peaceful night of sleep, and that’s what our program aims to achieve.”

The city’s law department confirmed to The Post that they were reviewing Aquilino’s case.

On the other side of the country, a California man came up with a plot to avoid tickets by using a fake license plate – it didn’t exactly work though.

Also don’t do that.