Might have to wait on my new toy ...

[rpb67]

Got a pretty hefty speeding ticket this morning. Was running late for work. Sucks. Now that probably means even longer on the toy and even longer on the cigar buying. sigh.

Appeal it !!!

You may just beat it. You have a 50/50 shot here on winning.

[cinda]

Plead not guilty and ask for a trial. They will make you a lower offer. Basically your not late until 7mins after the time your to clock into work.

[LeojVS]

when you get fines in the states, do you have to pay up front? I hae heard of people fetting hit with a $50 fine, and having to pul out the wallet and pey there an then, or 'go down town'

Here in Oz, we get a bit of paper, have 22 days to pay, then you get another 22 days to pay. My wife must be seeing how long this can go on for. Its ben a few months, and no reminder. Oh well, its not my licence. Guess I might get to do all the driving of the Buck

[chefchris]

when you get fines in the states, do you have to pay up front? I hae heard of people fetting hit with a $50 fine, and having to pul out the wallet and pey there an then, or 'go down town'

Here in Oz, we get a bit of paper, have 22 days to pay, then you get another 22 days to pay. My wife must be seeing how long this can go on for. Its ben a few months, and no reminder. Oh well, its not my licence. Guess I might get to do all the driving of the Buck

naw, here they give you 90 days. i always wait the week before it's due to pay it. that's just me though, a procrastinator by birth ... American by the grace of God.

[cigar no baka]

Get yourself a quality radar detector. It's worth every penny.

[Bassfever]

Hey Chris, If you need to look at one of those toys while your waiting just look close at my computer desk pics Serious though, sorry to hear that.

[chefchris]

Hey Chris, If you need to look at one of those toys while your waiting just look close at my computer desk pics Serious though, sorry to hear that.

wow, didn't see that. what kind are those? I think I'm gonna go with mesh heads instead of rubber.

[TampaSupremo]

Get yourself a quality radar detector. It's worth every penny.

If they use laser, it's useless. And laser detectors are crap because with a laser, if the cop lases (that's a neat word) you, it's already too late.

That being said, it doesn't hurt to go to court and contest it. Sometimes they let you plea to a local ordnance which at least saves you points. Plus, if you decide to contest and the officer doesn't show (sick, retired, etc) then you walk out home free.

TampaSupremo

[cls515]

You don't need any drums anyway. Who do you think you are? Some little drummer boy or something?

[cigar no baka]

If they use laser, it's useless. And laser detectors are crap because with a laser, if the cop lases (that's a neat word) you, it's already too late.

That being said, it doesn't hurt to go to court and contest it. Sometimes they let you plea to a local ordnance which at least saves you points. Plus, if you decide to contest and the officer doesn't show (sick, retired, etc) then you walk out home free.

TampaSupremo

About 90% of the time around here they are still using radar. I don't know why but maybe it is due to costs. So it's still worth it to me.

In Texas, we can take Defensive Driving to erase a ticket from our record. You can do it once every 12 months. So even when I get a ticket every 3-4 years, I just take DD.

[ggiese]

Get yourself a quality radar detector. It's worth every penny.

NOT...

I've seen people actually smashing 'em while they were getting a speeding ticket...

I had one guy - holding a speeding ticket, had two convictions for speeding (3 in our state means "Buh-Bye" license) and I had stopped him for speeding (with his radar detector, prominently displayed on the dash, displaying all of it's bells and whistles).

Annoying when the little thing only tells you when you're about to get a ticket...

[ggiese]

Appeal it !!!

You may just beat it. You have a 50/50 shot here on winning.

Plead not guilty and ask for a trial. They will make you a lower offer. Basically your not late until 7mins after the time your to clock into work.

when you get fines in the states, do you have to pay up front? I hae heard of people fetting hit with a $50 fine, and having to pul out the wallet and pey there an then, or 'go down town'

Here in Oz, we get a bit of paper, have 22 days to pay, then you get another 22 days to pay. My wife must be seeing how long this can go on for. Its ben a few months, and no reminder. Oh well, its not my licence. Guess I might get to do all the driving of the Buck

That being said, it doesn't hurt to go to court and contest it. Sometimes they let you plea to a local ordnance which at least saves you points. Plus, if you decide to contest and the officer doesn't show (sick, retired, etc) then you walk out home free.

In Texas, we can take Defensive Driving to erase a ticket from our record. You can do it once every 12 months. So even when I get a ticket every 3-4 years, I just take DD.

Great advice - except it doesn't do Chris a bit of good. Every jurisdiction is different. And some judges (depending on locality) are even miffed if you "contest it" and were guilty. You could be setting poor Chris up to weekends at hard labor (speaking of which, the wifey just woke up and I gotta go...)

I'm sure Chris has enough of a network in MS to get a handle on what he needs to do...

I pays even more to find out where the local PD likes to hang out and go make friends.

That's the best advice yet!!!

[cigar no baka]

NOT...

I've seen people actually smashing 'em while they were getting a speeding ticket...

I had one guy - holding a speeding ticket, had two convictions for speeding (3 in our state means "Buh-Bye" license) and I had stopped him for speeding (with his radar detector, prominently displayed on the dash, displaying all of it's bells and whistles).

Annoying when the little thing only tells you when you're about to get a ticket...

Not me, I kiss the little radar detector about ten times per year. Then once every three years or so I get all pissed off at it, but I fall back in love with it again very soon.

[ukyfan]

Get yourself a quality radar detector. It's worth every penny.

Just be careful in some states. VA for one will give you another ticket on top of your speeding ticket if you have one. They used to take them from you. At least that is what it was when my parents had a store on the KY/TN/VA border.

[boomshay]

Just be careful in some states. VA for one will give you another ticket on top of your speeding ticket if you have one. They used to take them from you. At least that is what it was when my parents had a store on the KY/TN/VA border.

here in iowa if they see a radar detector it wipes out any possibility of a warning, this is no big deal if you have a bitter old cop who doesn't believe in warnings, but when a nice guy says "well i was going to give you a warning but...", it just makes you hate yourself for buying the thing