Speeding Ticket Question
 

Soo yesterday my girlfriend and I were out on some older country roads not really payin attention and just riding and i got popped by a state trooper for 69 in a 45.. now ive heard for years that if the info on your ticket is wrong that the ticket may be dismissed.. after the cop talked to me about how awesome the car was and how much fun it must be out on the back roads and the normal hater cop stuff he presented me with my ticket.... for a 2011 nissan 350Z... yes 350Z, so whats the chances of geting outta this one??? Thanks in advance!

Your chances are slim to none. It cracks me up when people who actually are speeding and then get caught try anything they can to get out of it. You did it. You got caught. Pay the fine. Invest in a quality radar detector and be more vigilant.

There's no chance for this one.

Pretty low based on the wrong model section.


Tickets on twisters often have a tough time holding up in court though.

lol thats what i assumed but i figure id see if neone else had any experience with this. and payin the fines not a big deal. i agree i was speeding on a road that i shouldnt have and i understand that even though the cop and i were the only ones on the road lol..

So how fast were you really going? 69? Sounds like this cop was giving you a break by deliberately writing it for just under 70, because in many jurisdictions, once you exceed the speed limit by 25mph or more, it gets ugly (e.g., mandatory arrest and impound in some areas).

If the consequences are negligable, just pay the ticket and be more mindful next time. If it increases your already high insurance or prevents you from driving altogether, then you should fight the ticket. You won't get away with it because of typo, but you might get away with it if the cop doesn't show up to court. You might even get it reduced to a lesser violation.

I heard that if you over pay the fine by a few dollars it satisfies the court. They then send you a refund check of the difference. If you don't cash the check it is never closed out on the books and it doesn't get reported on your record........Worth a try

Interesting. I've never heard that one before.

I haven't heard it either. The check probably has an expiration date, so I'm assuming after expiry it is closed out.

If you don't want points, hire a lawyer. Trust me on this one.

:iagree: If you have a relatively clean driving record and hire a lawyer, you probably have a good chance at getting the ticket reduced and no points.

plead not guilty on the ticket and go to the pre hearing where the judge will almost always offer you reduced fine and points. I had an 85 in 55 reduced to a 3 point violation (would have been 6).

No need for a lawyer if you have a clean record. I have had success with just being humble and honest while asking the court for a reduction in the fine. I haven't had to do this for a while but I always got a reduction and even got it dismissed once.

If you have a clean record contact the DA office. Here in Kansas they will reduce it to a non moving violation AKA: parking ticket. The hitch is that you pay a double fine amount plus court cost. Also, you cannot get another speeding ticket for 12 months. In the grand scheme of local courts and law inforcement its all about generating revenue and oh yeah..... keeping the roads safe!

If your state does not allow that option then hire an attorney. Good luck.

Maybe you should give these guys a call. They give free consults.

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Oh, and I was right about the over 25mph threshold. In AL it's considered "Excessive speeding" and has more of an adverse impact on your insurance rates as well as points on your license.

I think you need to go to the precinct and explain to them the differences between the 350z and 370z to make sure they don't make that mistake again.

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A friend of mine went to court to fight a ticket because the cop wrote down the wrong intersection. The judge handed the ticket to the cop and told him to write the correct intersection on it. My friend thought she surely was going to win because of that technicality. She ended up paying the fine and court fees.

Lol I knew the old check trick and it used to work.. it actually was the case for quite sometime, however the courts got smart to it and it doesnt work now. and i honestly dont know how fast i was going.. i mean you know how it is when ur just out riding around lol. imma pay it and just count it as a loss.. the more i think of it the more ithink imlucky that i was in the z and not on my bike.. cause i do know how fast i run that road on my bike lol. moral of the story was i was speeding i got caught.. i suppose it doesnt matter if he wrote down a 350z 370z or a fiesta.. at the end of the day he still got me.

see if you can get a attorney to handle it for you, costs about $300 or so but they can usually get it off your record.

Hater cop stuff for giving you a ticket? You were doing 69 in a 45. Before you try to talk trash how about this. Stop being a moron by driving so fast and you wont get tickets. You were speeding and got caught. Man up and pay for your mistakes.


"not really paying attention"......oldest bs in the book.

just be a man and pay it. even though info is wrong on ticket, it doesnt matter. besides, everything is recorded (most of the times)

There is a system in place to get the fine reduced or eliminated. It's not just about "guilty" or "not guilty" they will have your driving history etc.

I had a case where I was admittedly guilty, the judge saw that I had a bad driving history when I was younger but I have been 100% clean for the last 7 years. She thanked me for changing my driving habits and rewarded me by dismissing the incident.

If you have the time & energy, go for it!

Ease up guys, lol. He already said he's going to pay it, he was speeding and got caught. No need to tell him to man up when he already did. :tup:

whoops sorry. didnt read the whole thing. just the first post and then reply.

In some places over 20 mph of the posted speed limit is a reckless driving ticket too.

Doesn't matter what car, you were in it. I've had them call my cars other things, too. Doesn't matter if they have YOUR DL # on the ticket.

:hello:This is a urban legend. Here's no easy way to get out of paying for a ticket.

anybody have a suggestion for a good affordable traffic lawyer in rockland county ny?

Dude check with the DA's office like I had mentioned in an earlier post. Why pay an attorney fee for something you can discuss directly with the DA yourself. If your record is clean most DA's offices will work with you.

For $60-110, you can have a lawyer deal with it. Don't listen to these guys. They know little to nothing about your situation. $60 is better than $300.

And absolutely don't listen to people that buy a sports car with an AT. Even if it is a paddle shift AT. :driving:

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I think TV has put it in our heads that some minor flaw in the "process" gets us out of trouble. The discretion is up the judge, and I can't possibly see a judge throwing it out for that.

I think you are wrong. It should read "...people who buy a sports car...", not "...people that buy a sports car...".

You're welcome.

He's from Kansas. Therefore, he must be graded on a curve.

Please forgive me -- he gets a pass. :icon17:

blasphemer!!!

IT not I, lol

Dang -- got me. Fixed!!! :tup:

I've gotten out of plenty of tickets, but that's how I feel. If the officer cites me for a crime I committed, I'll just pay it. And I have, PLENTY of times :icon14:. If I feel that the ticket, or even the traffic stop itself, was unjust, I'll fight it. Although the only tickets I've had in the last 4 years were "No proof of insurance" because I borrowed my ex's dads truck while I was doing my engine swap, got rear ended, and didn't have the current ins. card in the truck. Went to court as soon as they had the ticket in the system, showed my insurance card and the current insurance on the truck and got it dropped. I also got a speeding ticket on a road that's pretty well known locally for it's "fun factor", but the officer didn't write anything in the Speed Observed section. I wasn't even speeding, and the cop ticketed me over an hour after I was supposedly speeding. He never witnessed me even driving the car, let alone speeding. I pointed that out to the judge and got that dropped ;)

It boggles my mind when people shout "Hire an attorney!" for a speeding ticket, though. If you want something done right, do it yourself. It's traffic court... You're not on trial for a Ponzi scheme. It's pretty simple to defend yourself lol