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Topic	Got my first fucking speeding ticket today
Far-Queue 09/09/17 6:33:49 AM #60:	aDirtyShisno posted... Far-Queue posted... rexcrk posted... Far-Queue posted... green dragon posted... Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over. If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break. When I got my ticket, my only option was to mail it in pleading guilty or not guilty. I of course wanted to explain myself and would hope that the judge would let me off or reduce my fine since it was my first time, but I also didn't want to plead not guilty when I very clearly was. That's common with traffic tickets. There's nothing wrong with pleading "not guilty" in order to request a court appearance, even when you know you're guilty. They won't hold it against you, it's how traffic court is set up. Most judges and magistrates understand that the defendant is trying to catch a break, and that probably upwards of 90% are as guilty as the day is long. But you won't get a court date without pleading "not guilty" In California if you plead not guilty you are immediately disqualified from traffic school if you get a guilty verdict. It's how they strongarm you into just paying the fine and walking away. They remind you like 4 or 5 times that if you are found guilty you will get points on your record and you will not be able to perform traffic school instead. Yeah, but doesn't completing traffic school make it so the ticket doesn't go against your record? If they offered an option like that in Massachusetts I'd probably take it. My goal when fighting tickets is to avoid points on my license, not fines (ideally I'd like to avoid fines, too). The points end up costing more in the long run because points affect your insurance. --- https://i.imgur.com/ZwO4qO2.gifv Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars... <cite>Far-Queue posted [p:886290475] in Got my fir... [t:75748714]...</cite> <quote><cite>aDirtyShisno posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Far-Queue posted...</cite> <quote><cite>rexcrk posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Far-Queue posted...</cite> <quote><cite>green dragon posted...</cite> <quote>Lmao. I thought about going to court to see if I could get it reduced, but I decided it wasn't worth it. The officer said on the ticket that I was going only 5 miles over when in reality i was going 19 miles over.</quote> If that's your first ever speeding ticket, I can all but guarantee they would have thrown the ticket out completely if you go to court and just own up to it and say you made a mistake and won't do it again. Even if the cop gave you a break.</quote> When I got my ticket, my only option was to mail it in pleading guilty or not guilty. I of course wanted to explain myself and would hope that the judge would let me off or reduce my fine since it was my first time, but I also didn't want to plead not guilty when I very clearly was.</quote> That's common with traffic tickets. There's nothing wrong with pleading "not guilty" in order to request a court appearance, even when you know you're guilty. They won't hold it against you, it's how traffic court is set up. Most judges and magistrates understand that the defendant is trying to catch a break, and that probably upwards of 90% are as guilty as the day is long. But you won't get a court date without pleading "not guilty"</quote>In California if you plead not guilty you are immediately disqualified from traffic school if you get a guilty verdict. It's how they strongarm you into just paying the fine and walking away. They remind you like 4 or 5 times that if you are found guilty you will get points on your record and you will not be able to perform traffic school instead.</quote> Yeah, but doesn't completing traffic school make it so the ticket doesn't go against your record? If they offered an option like that in Massachusetts I'd probably take it. My goal when fighting tickets is to avoid points on my license, not fines (ideally I'd like to avoid fines, too). The points end up costing more in the long run because points affect your insurance. --- https://i.imgur.com/ZwO4qO2.gifv Bluer than velvet was the night... Softer than satin was the light... From the stars...</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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