Traffic Warning
06-10-11, 03:42 PM
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Traffic Warning
Scenario:
I was heading to working and got pulled over by an unmarked silver Charger on the 826 @ 3:45 am this morning. I was doing 75 on a 55mph (as you all know 60mph in our cars feels like 30 and 80 mph feels like 60 but I was unaware that I was speeding but he got me with a speed laser) but I really was going with the flow of traffic (very minimal amount of traffic). I got issued a warning and the officer gave me the following options:
1) Pay the ticket
2) Have a lawyer go to court for me
3) Show up to court (in both court instances he said may/may not show up for court
I just want to get some of opinions (looking for help) of my options. The penalty is $294 ( 90% of my paycheck ).
I was heading to working and got pulled over by an unmarked silver Charger on the 826 @ 3:45 am this morning. I was doing 75 on a 55mph (as you all know 60mph in our cars feels like 30 and 80 mph feels like 60 but I was unaware that I was speeding but he got me with a speed laser) but I really was going with the flow of traffic (very minimal amount of traffic). I got issued a warning and the officer gave me the following options:
1) Pay the ticket
2) Have a lawyer go to court for me
3) Show up to court (in both court instances he said may/may not show up for court
I just want to get some of opinions (looking for help) of my options. The penalty is $294 ( 90% of my paycheck ).
06-10-11, 03:52 PM
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Scenario:
I was heading to working and got pulled over by an unmarked silver Charger on the 826 @ 3:45 am this morning. I was doing 75 on a 55mph (as you all know 60mph in our cars feels like 30 and 80 mph feels like 60 but I was unaware that I was speeding but he got me with a speed laser) but I really was going with the flow of traffic (very minimal amount of traffic). I got issued a warning and the officer gave me the following options:
1) Pay the ticket
2) Have a lawyer go to court for me
3) Show up to court (in both court instances he said may/may not show up for court
I just want to get some of opinions (looking for help) of my options. The penalty is $294 ( 90% of my paycheck ).
I was heading to working and got pulled over by an unmarked silver Charger on the 826 @ 3:45 am this morning. I was doing 75 on a 55mph (as you all know 60mph in our cars feels like 30 and 80 mph feels like 60 but I was unaware that I was speeding but he got me with a speed laser) but I really was going with the flow of traffic (very minimal amount of traffic). I got issued a warning and the officer gave me the following options:
1) Pay the ticket
2) Have a lawyer go to court for me
3) Show up to court (in both court instances he said may/may not show up for court
I just want to get some of opinions (looking for help) of my options. The penalty is $294 ( 90% of my paycheck ).
Good luck!
06-10-11, 03:56 PM
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06-10-11, 04:26 PM
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I just hired a traffic lawyer. but this is my first time using one. since your in Miami I'd say PM Greg aka JAmon on here he'll give u his lawyer who won his tickets. just tell him I said to
06-10-11, 07:49 PM
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take it from a guy that has 14 points on his license(limit being 12 points) DO NOT PAY! go to court like mentioned or call alex hanna lol... its like 60bucks i think look it up. if u pay u will get points and end up like me u can only volunteer for driving school (8 hour course to take off points) i believe once in ur life time. the shorter class i think u can do once a year. but u can be sentenced (by a judge)to school 500 times a year...lol. dont waste ur privilege to do driving school on this ticket wait till u have a lot of points if u ever get there. but if u dont have a lot of points already go to court!
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06-11-11, 05:32 AM
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I guess I shouldnt have to repeat what everyone else said but go that route. I have a pretty clean record since I havent had a ticket since 98 but I got one 2 years ago on my bike for no helmet because I was wearing glasses but didnt have my insurance card on me. Hired a lawyer and it was thrown out. Not sure what those guys do but its worth the money.
06-11-11, 07:20 AM
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Hire an attorney.
Going to traffic school only keeps the point from the driving history not from the insurance company, Mr Wicked's correct the points are all that are truly important.
Get a lawyer and do the court thing, and hope the judge says court costs and judication withheld.
Good luck
Going to traffic school only keeps the point from the driving history not from the insurance company, Mr Wicked's correct the points are all that are truly important.
Get a lawyer and do the court thing, and hope the judge says court costs and judication withheld.
Good luck
06-11-11, 11:14 AM
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U can also over pay the ticket by 5 dollars, the courthouse will reissue u an over payment and as long as u don't cash it for 3 years, they drop the speeding ticket because it is not a closed case. They will continue to mail u a check tellin u that u over paid but just ignore it and don't cash it. My friend did this and her records still do not show that she ever had a speeding ticket. It's been over 3 years and she swears that she doesn't have it on her records. She found out how to do this from a website of how to beat speeding tickets.
06-11-11, 07:30 PM
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U can also over pay the ticket by 5 dollars, the courthouse will reissue u an over payment and as long as u don't cash it for 3 years, they drop the speeding ticket because it is not a closed case. They will continue to mail u a check tellin u that u over paid but just ignore it and don't cash it. My friend did this and her records still do not show that she ever had a speeding ticket. It's been over 3 years and she swears that she doesn't have it on her records. She found out how to do this from a website of how to beat speeding tickets.
06-13-11, 09:21 AM
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U can also over pay the ticket by 5 dollars, the courthouse will reissue u an over payment and as long as u don't cash it for 3 years, they drop the speeding ticket because it is not a closed case. They will continue to mail u a check tellin u that u over paid but just ignore it and don't cash it. My friend did this and her records still do not show that she ever had a speeding ticket. It's been over 3 years and she swears that she doesn't have it on her records. She found out how to do this from a website of how to beat speeding tickets.