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[tmon930]

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fight it. cop or no cop, they shouldn't go through red lights without lights and siren.

[3.4 slow to go]

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research it. I pulled out the :bs: card when I got hit w/a "running yellow light" ticket in VA around 1992. I ws going to fight it, but found there really was a "crime" as running a yellow. so I paid the fine & never ran a yellow in VA ever again, despite how close somone was behind me. as for points, go to some driving school that will give you point credits.

[eatmydust97]

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thanx for spending my tax dollars to pay for a judge...by fighting a stupid charge....that was only $83. just man up and pay for it

[FirebirdPhil]

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You should have stopped and let the person behind you rearend you.

With all due respect, I have to disagree. I'll take an $83 dollar ticket any day of the week over the headaches of dealing with an accident.

To the OP: you only have to fork over $83? Just pay it, work a little OT, and make up for it.

[sac2165]

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I say go fight it, you should never just mail in the fine, worst case scenario you get nailed with all of it, but even then it's the same as if you mailed it in and pleaded guilty, best case you get off scott free, but I think you'll prolly get a judge who will just be like "alright pay the fine, no points, 2 yr PBJ, don't do it again"

That's great if you can afford to blow off a day of work to "maybe" get points taken off...

[Firebirdkid96]

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That's great if you can afford to blow off a day of work to "maybe" get points taken off...

hey, i'd rather lose a day's pay to fight a ticket and lose the points than just throw an I'm Guilty up there and pay the fine plus the points. So let's do the math.

An 8 hour day's pay at $15 an hour: $125 less taxes.
In the middle tax bracket : $95 after Taxes
FINE:$83
I called my insurance co. and they said 3 points would raise one's insurance by this much per month on average: $25
So 12 x $25 = $300
and it takes three years to lose all of those points and I'll assume you stay on your insurance co. and have it pro-rated each year for the one point reduction: $600
So by paying it and going to work you wind up paying $588 even after you got your day's pay, and 3 points.

Or you go to work and miss a day's pay and they still charge you with the fine and but no points: $178 in the hole.

Which option would you go for?

forget our arguments man, go consult an attorney lol


j/k they'll just want to postpone it

[FirebirdPhil]

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Well, you can always take the course online...

[kala]

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First off, I have been rear ended in da butt twice in my Camaro by Vanbibber!

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okay...all jokes aside (even though i didn't read the whole thread), your best bet would be to talk to a prosecutor on your court day and ask him if there's any way he can deminish all points for $$ ... it's worth it! .. you DO NOT want point in your license even if it is only 2 points ...it will stay in your ins. system for 3 years and every ins. company you go to get quote, they'll want ur 3-5 years of driving records....





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[Firebirdkid96]

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Kala and I are on the same page, I know what it's like to have points...it sucks. Insurance is bookoo bucks right now...kala I don't know if you've had any points on your license.....lol

[kala]

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kala I don't know if you've had any points on your license.....lol

I got my first ticket with my 96 camaro ... 89 @ 65 .. I took 2 points and paid close to $500 as a court fee/ 2 points reduce ....few months later, another 2 points also another grand court fees ...so umm yeah.. I carried around that 4 points and because of that I can't drive the new NISMO Z right now .... :(




:)

[Firebirdkid96]

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that sucks. My first ticket would've been 89 in a 45 but luckily I got off with a warning, but that's another story. Wound up getting 3 points on a negligent driving charge when I passed out behind the wheel of my grandfathers silverado and rear-ended the comcast truck...no wonder my damn internet was so slow..

[Johnny Ray]

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I got a speeding ticket last summer and worked out a deal with the court system to pay a higher fine and if I did not get any other tickets in 3 months they would drop the speeding ticket against me completely.

I did that and now I have no convictions on my driving record.

Is that possible to do in your case?

I hope it turns out well for you my friend.


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