Stupid speeding ticket

[Perfectlap]

Always fight your tickets in court. 9.9 times of out 10 they will reduce the ticket to a no points citation. Points on your license is just begging for your insurance company to add a fine of their own.

And get a Valentine One radar detector or the equivalent Escort: The reason you got ticketed for only going 10 mph over the limit is because your car is flashy and the cop thinks you won't miss the $200.

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Always fight your tickets in court. 9.9 times of out 10 they will reduce the ticket to a no points citation. Points on your license is just begging for your insurance company to add a fine of their own.

+1 on this!

[dbansal]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

+1 on this!

How do you fight tickets while out of state? Is a letter appeasing enough?

[Muzzle of Bees]

Originally Posted by dbansal

How do you fight tickets while out of state? Is a letter appeasing enough?

One can try deferred adjudication, it is not guaranteed but it is free to try.

[tonycarreon]

Originally Posted by dbansal

How do you fight tickets while out of state? Is a letter appeasing enough?

i simply call the da or prosecutor for the jurisdiction where the ticket was handed out. ask for deferred adjudication. tell them i travel through there on occasion. so far it's worked out.

i pay the fine + small cost. they keep the ticket off my record as long as i don't get another one within a year of that one.

win-win. they get the money they want (which is really all they want), the police officer doesn't have to show up for court and my record's still clean.

[peterbrown77]

Here's how the scam works in CT:

Trooper X gives you your ticket, tells you that if you pay without challenging it in court, there will be no points assessed on your license. BTW, this is called "extortion".

So, you pay the ticket without a quibble. Next time your insurance bill is due, it's $200 more a year. You call GEICO and ask "what happened". They say, "Well Mr. Brown, you didn't completely stop at that stop sign".

You see, they DON'T put any points on your license but they DO inform your insurer. It's a win-win (for them).

Me, I'd rather clog the court system if I'm paying anyway.

[Flavor 987S]

Originally Posted by peterbrown77

Here's how the scam works in CT:

Trooper X gives you your ticket, tells you that if you pay without challenging it in court, there will be no points assessed on your license. BTW, this is called "extortion".

So, you pay the ticket without a quibble. Next time your insurance bill is due, it's $200 more a year. You call GEICO and ask "what happened". They say, "Well Mr. Brown, you didn't completely stop at that stop sign".

You see, they DON'T put any points on your license but they DO inform your insurer. It's a win-win (for them).

Me, I'd rather clog the court system if I'm paying anyway.

Are you familiar with the KISS Model?

Keep
It
Simple
Stupid

Here's a simple idea for you, stop at the freaking stop sign.

I don't have time to clog courts. I don't always follow every "rule of the road". I don't get caught often. When I do get caught, I don't always get tickets from the police. I don't complain about this stuff on the internet. I pay the fine, and move on. I have a LOT more fun and important things to do.

Oh, and STUPID should hurt.

*the only ticket I've received in the past +25 years is for no front plate. One I paid, one was dismissed in court, most are road-side warnings.

[Coffinhunter]

I did not start this thread to bash LEO. I am one for cripes sake. I think that front line officers (even the one that gave me my ticket) are true heros, and put their lives on the line every day. Doesn't mean that I don't think they can make mistakes, or have bad days, but in general they keep our communities safe.

As an FYI, I did not have my ID out to try and "badge out" of my ticket, but I use the case as my wallet, and my drivers license is in the pocket behind the ID.

I know everyone gets pissed at law enforcement from time to time, but before you smash them, try doing what they do for a day. It is not easy mentally nor physically to deal with people who would rather spit on you than say good morning, on a regular basis. Especially if you know how little most of us really make. This is not a job to get rich doing. I don't say that for sympathy, but so others have a true understanding of the profession.

I'm still pissed I got the ticket, and think the officer was not professional, but he could have been having a bad day, and I will give him the benifit of the dount on that.