Just so you know screw-ups happen everywhere regarding tickets ... and to commiserate a little ...

Once, years ago, I went to Boston to pay a parking ticket Paul had gotten. His driver's license was about to come up for renewal, and if you have any unpaid tickets, it won't renew. Now, as one might imagine, the lines a Boston City Hall were long, and yet I waited, and waited ... I just needed to pay my $38 and be done with it.

I finally got the the counter, the woman said, in that bored voice they seem to perfect ... "Last name?"
"Watts - W-A-T-T-S"
"First name?"
"Paul - P-A-U-L"
and one other identifier, I forget what it was, but she punched it all into the computer, turned to me and said ...
"Okay, ma'am, That'll be $853."

I nearly freaked! I had my $38 in exact bills ready to hand her ....

"That cannot be right!" I said ...

"Oh, it is," she said. "Paul Watts. He's got unpaid tickets from Charlestown, from Beacon Hill, and downtown and ...."

"Wait!" I said, "what's the home address?" and she listed one in South Boston. I said, "We live in Newton, that's not him. And he doesn't go to Charlestown, anyway ..."

After a bit of convincing on my part, and me showing her my ID with a Newton address, and checking birthdates, etc., she finally searched again, and found the right record for "my" Paul Watts, and was unconcerned that she nearly gave me heart failure.

I was never more glad to hand over $38 and be free! And yes, I kept, and zealously guarded that receipt!

Hope you get your hubby back soon!