Ticket

[White64Goat]

NEVER hurts to go to court. If your record is clean and you tell the judge you've never had a ticket, he may reduce it or toss it......or.......ask you why you didn't put your foot on the brake. Depends on his mood that day. Or the officer might not show up for court (it happens) and if the judge asks if you want a continuance.....your answer is NO and then they dismiss it because there is no one in court to provide evidence against you. Wear a shirt and tie, don't go in jeans and a T-shirt because that basically says you have no respect for the court.

True story: I was in court one time and the guy 2 cases before me had some type of serious violation because the judge asked him if he wanted to get a lawyer and the guy says no he didn't. Then the judge says the officer who gave him the ticket wasn't in court and did he want a continuance and he said...............yes. What a dummy was all I could think.

[tyrantcf]

Originally Posted by Phothiraj

Today i got my first ticket and the officer said i was doing 45 in a 30 on a long stretch of downhill. My car was in neutral and i let my car coast down and i saw the cops too late hiding behind a snow bank. I have a clean record and i was wondering if it is a good idea to fight this ticket in court. i just turned 21 is that information helps.

So were you actually speeding? Sounds like yes. If that's the case man up, its not the end of the world.

[ntron1]

Originally Posted by tyrantcf

So were you actually speeding? Sounds like yes. If that's the case man up, its not the end of the world.

Yup, please do not waste my tax dollars trying to defraud me.

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Originally Posted by ntron1

Yup, please do not waste my tax dollars trying to defraud me.

Going to court isn't necessarily about dodging the fine, it's about trying to avoid points on your license. At least for me it would be.

Also, legitimately using the system isn't defrauding it and wasting tax dollars. Court costs and fines collected pay for a part of it too.

[N1rve]

I would go to court and ask for a reduced fine or waive it with traffic school and say this is your first time getting a ticket and you've had a clean record.

[ARTBRZ]

[QUOTE=TheVoiceOfReason;2163783]Going to court isn't necessarily about dodging the fine, it's about trying to avoid points on your license. At least for me it would be.

You make it seem like you get a moving violation more often than average person.

To the OP, what is most likely going to happen is a deferral since it's your first violation. Lesson learned right?...go with the flow of traffic and don't speed during the night if you're the only one on the road.

[Phothiraj]

Yeah. I feel as if the cops were out there giving everyone tickets though because as i was pulled over, 6 other people were pulled over from the second cop that was also there.

[navanodd]

Don't get caught in NS speeding. 1-15km/h over is $230. And I would say try to fight the ticket, around here at least you can't make it any worse by fighting it, so there's nothing to lose. Could be reduced, could be thrown out.

[TheVoiceOfReason]

Originally Posted by ARTBRZ

You make it seem like you get a moving violation more often than average person.

I can see why it would seem that way by the way I said it, but iv'e had one ticket in about 10 years of driving. My point is, telling someone to "man up" pay the fine and not defraud the system doesn't make sense. Going to court for your first violation and saying you're sorry isn't fraud, or really wasting tax dollars. They may let you off for your first violation, or at least work with you to reduce it a little. This is how the system is intended. If you tell me it's your 3rd violation this year and you want to go to court for some mercy(I know someone who did this. Didn't turn out well)? I say "man up" and pay the fine.

[Phothiraj]

Yeah this is my first ticket within the 5 years i've had my license.

[ARTBRZ]

Originally Posted by TheVoiceOfReason

I can see why it would seem that way by the way I said it, but iv'e had one ticket in about 10 years of driving. My point is, telling someone to "man up" pay the fine and not defraud the system doesn't make sense. Going to court for your first violation and saying you're sorry isn't fraud, or really wasting tax dollars. They may let you off for your first violation, or at least work with you to reduce it a little. This is how the system is intended. If you tell me it's your 3rd violation this year and you want to go to court for some mercy(I know someone who did this. Didn't turn out well)? I say "man up" and pay the fine.

Nah, I don't think it's defrauding the system either. My first violation at 18 was removed from my record simply because I asked. I just had to pay for the court cost and traffic school. I took responsibility for my mistake and did not try to get out of it.

[ashtray]

Jury?? Are you expecting a jury of your peers to decide your guilt? That would be prety funny actually...

Call the court, ask for a change of date. Go to court on the new date, hope the cop can't make it, get ticket dismissed. If cop does make it, don't give a ton of excuses - the judge has heard them all. If there was snow on the roadway, you can say you tried to slow down but the pedal made a weird sound/vibration and you thought something was wrong. You don't have to be an expert on ABS systems. . Again though, excuses only go so far. If its your first ticket then say so. And take traffic school if offered to keep your insurance down.

[Scenic Driver]

BTW in some places coasting down a hill in neutral is illegal so if you try to fight it don't mention that.

[swaq]

I got cited in my BRZ for 80 mph in a 70 mph zone when my speedometer read 74 mph. I fought it via mail and won using a traffic lawyer I found online. Cost as much as the ticket would have been, but at least it stays off my record and hopefully discourages the lying cop.