Speeding Ticket - need advice

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dragnbiz

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I got nailed for a speeding ticket today. The cop was "nice" enough to "reduce" the ticket to just 10km over so there is no points.

When I looked at it later, I noticed that for location he had written "On ZZZ Road, east of XXX Road". He actually got me on ZZZ Road, WEST of XXX Road. This is a funny road so the location he wrote is actually about 2 km from where he actually got me. The area he nailed me in is 80km/h speed limit and the area he wrote down is 60km/h limit. Is this little mistake enough to get me off on the ticket ?

Anyone know ?
 
yeah of course! the mistake he made would alter the fine amount and charges against you would be the improper one and result in a more severe punishment than what you deserved... u just have to prove the mistake.

there once was a really good thread on terb about fighting speeding tickets... it involves constantly rescheduling your 'day in court' until the officer can't reschedule to meet you in court and thus the crown must forfeit.

i think it might've been removed though... i did a search and didn't find it. (cops enjoy reading threads on terb- how they'd get a thread removed though is beyond me) i actually found out about terb from a cop... go figure.
 
How much is a 10 over ticket these days? It's been a long time since I've gotten one.... knock on wood. But im my situation it was cheaper to pay the ticket as I really didn't have the time to fight it plus it didn't affect my insurance.
 
No. The judge can allow the cop to rewrite the ticket within, I think, 30 days of the case being in court for a technicality like that. It gives the judge grounds to throw it out or allow the ticket to be rewritten.
The only chance of getting off is if the cop doesn't appear if you dispute the ticket. Is it worth the gamble of trying? Up to you.
 
He gave you a break, I'd pay up and let it go. Unless you have lots of others the insurance won't really care about it.

I got nailed doing 82 in a 50 (well really i was over 90) and he dropped it to 65 in a 55 - no points. Was going to dispute since the limit is not 55 but decided to just pay up and thank the nice officer for the break. Insurance didn't get affected.
 
If you go to fight it..

..it leaves you open to the original charge...the speed you were doing BEFORE the cop knocking it down. I know this from personal experience. My speed was 110 in an 80, the cop knocked it down to 96, one km over the limit for points.What I didn't know is that your ticket is coded by the cop when they cut you a break. I went to the JP to get it reduced just a bit futher, by that 1 km to avoid points. There was a circumstance to my speeding and a minor error as well on ticket (vehicle listed as Ford, was a Mecury).The JP knew that I already had a break from the cop He asked me if I'd like to fight the original charge, said that he would petition the judge to have my orignial speed entered into court, and I'd have to try to get it back to 96 in a 80 or better. If I lost, I'd be stuck with the 110..and 4 points,and the diff in ticket price was about 200 bucks. I decided to take my lumps, and pay the reduced fine..

N2G
 
new2game said:
..it leaves you open to the original charge...the speed you were doing BEFORE the cop knocking it down. I know this from personal experience. My speed was 110 in an 80, the cop knocked it down to 96, one km over the limit for points.What I didn't know is that your ticket is coded by the cop when they cut you a break. I went to the JP to get it reduced just a bit futher, by that 1 km to avoid points. There was a circumstance to my speeding and a minor error as well on ticket (vehicle listed as Ford, was a Mecury).The JP knew that I already had a break from the cop He asked me if I'd like to fight the original charge, said that he would petition the judge to have my orignial speed entered into court, and I'd have to try to get it back to 96 in a 80 or better. If I lost, I'd be stuck with the 110..and 4 points,and the diff in ticket price was about 200 bucks. I decided to take my lumps, and pay the reduced fine..

N2G
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The ticket would be coded "R" for reduced in this instance.

That JP should not have done that! The JP is supposed to be an unbiased individual. Invoking a particular section of the Highway Traffic Act to raise it back to the original charge should only be done by the prosecutor and not the JP!
 
pay the F#cking thing.. what are you b$tchin about...WAAAAAA!!! i got a speeding ticket.... you got caught and were given a break... pay the thing..be thankfull .. next time don't get caught...
 
I recently got a speening ticket, but I was not really speeding. The cop wouldn't show me the radar gun after I told him I was not going as fast as he said I was. His car was philthy that he was driving I was behind him, he pulls to the side lets me pass then turns on his lights, perhaps he had the gun on the car behind me I don't know, but I wasn't speeding as I know there is always a trap on that street. any suggestions?

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dragnbiz said:
I got nailed for a speeding ticket today. The cop was "nice" enough to "reduce" the ticket to just 10km over so there is no points.

When I looked at it later, I noticed that for location he had written "On ZZZ Road, east of XXX Road". He actually got me on ZZZ Road, WEST of XXX Road. This is a funny road so the location he wrote is actually about 2 km from where he actually got me. The area he nailed me in is 80km/h speed limit and the area he wrote down is 60km/h limit. Is this little mistake enough to get me off on the ticket ?

Anyone know ?
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Ok absolute horseshot means nothing

XXX and YYY means even less
 
big dogie said:
I recently got a speening ticket, but I was not really speeding. The cop wouldn't show me the radar gun after I told him I was not going as fast as he said I was. His car was philthy that he was driving I was behind him, he pulls to the side lets me pass then turns on his lights, perhaps he had the gun on the car behind me I don't know, but I wasn't speeding as I know there is always a trap on that street. any suggestions?

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Radar can measure your speed from just about anywhere, and he doesn't need to show you the gun. Ain't much you can do.
 
This thread is the perfect example of "Give them an inch..." Pay the ticket and consider yourself lucky.
 
I got a ticket 3 years ago for making a righthand turn between 7-9 AM when you are not allowed at this intersection. The ticket was for 110 dollars and 3 points. I didn't care about the money I just cared about the points so I took it to a pre-court meeting where if I didn't want to take it to court they would knock it down to 40 dollars and no points, so I went ahead with it thinking my insurance company wouldn't find out about it because there were no points involved. 2 years later it showed up on my insurance as a "minor conviction" and my insurance increased slightly. So just because you have no points doesn't mean your insurance company won't find out about it. The only way to make sure that there is nothing on your record is to take it to court and hope the cop doesn't show up.
 
elmufdvr said:
pay the F#cking thing.. what are you b$tchin about...WAAAAAA!!! i got a speeding ticket.... you got caught and were given a break... pay the thing..be thankfull .. next time don't get caught...
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I can feel the love in this thread. Heh-heh.
 
It always amazes me how many A-holes are here on Terb. Ask for a little advice and 1/2 the people are wise asses or feel that they have to preach. I was simply asking if it is enough to have the ticket thrown out. If you have no useful advice to give, then why bother to even reply ?

Everyone speeds especially in that area as it is the approach road to a highway and is a blank stretch of road with no homes or even businesses. It's a stupid area to have a speed trap since 500 metres down, it becomes the highway and the speed limit jumps.

Thanks for those lending some advice and none to the A-holes with the stupid attitude.
 
Those places X-coppers and other services free consultations. They could probably point you in the correct direction.

You can only better you position by fighting it.
 
Advice? Challenge the ticket no matter what. If the cop doesn't show up, it's dismissed. That's why he gave you a "break" so yo'd just pay the ticket. If he was really giving you a break, he'd write a warning and not a ticket. Have all evidence available to prove your case otherwise argue until you lose as the absolute last resort. Never admit speeding 1 km, ever. Any movement has to be "reasonably safe to do so" as a driver.

You'll pay for it quadroople in insurance premiums, an unregulated pack of criminals protected by those who protect us, even if 0 points.

And yes, if you were speeding and you got caught, WTF did you do that for!!!!!!!!! Take the jet!

Gyaos Baltar
 
iamme said:
IT's been knocked down so you don't lose any points .. take it as a lesson learned and pay the fine. After all, you WERE speeding.
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Always fight it. It isn't the problem with point it is with the Insurance companies. The most tickets you can keep off your record the better your insurance rates will be.
 
Exactly - the insurance companies look at moving violations, not points. It's worth going to court to see if the cop shows - if he does, just plead guilty and pay the fine.
 
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