Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! - Page 2

acruce · 11-10-2008, 02:31 PM

Why not contact an attorney . I got a ticket last month for running a stop sign, it was gonna cost about $200 .Contacted an attorney I use from time to time. He took care of it for $75.00 bucks

GrumpyOleTroll · 11-10-2008, 02:36 PM

80 in a 45 in a construction zone plus 4 more violations.

Came to 2 days in holding, car impounded and about 1200 in fines.

Last time I was ever "THAT" stupid.....before that got 2 tickets from the same officer in the same day..1 before class and one after..not a good day!

Shawn

11-10-2008, 02:37 PM

Okay long story here...

I got a ticket in southern CA doing like 70 in a 65 or something....I put my copy of the ticket in the glove box and consequently forgot about it for a year or five

almost five years later...Living in AZ the neighbors come to the neighbors house because they were fighting...and as a witness etc they wanna see my ID I grab it and find out that a warrant had been issued in CA for my ticket...original fine of like 140 bucks...but added fines and fees put it up to over 600 bucks....So I get taken to jail...they wouldn't let me hit the ATM, so I sat all night in the drunk tank...wishing I had been drunk... until a friend got off of work and got the money from the bank to pay my fines....

I have not forgotten another ticket since....

Lesson learned....painfully

11-10-2008, 02:38 PM

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Originally Posted by acruce

Why not contact an attorney . I got a ticket last month for running a stop sign, it was gonna cost about $200 .Contacted an attorney I use from time to time. He took care of it for $75.00 bucks

That is what is wrong with society today. Instead of owning up to your guilty actions you take the easy way out.

acruce · 11-10-2008, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Tombstone

That is what is wrong with society today. Instead of owning up to your guilty actions you take the easy way out.

So, your saying I should have paid the ticket let go on my record. Then my insurance goes up? In my opinion that would be kind of a dumb move.Thats what attorney's are for.

Bruzee · 11-10-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Professor

Yeah ... 'cause *that's* the direction this thread should go.

I don't think *anyone* is saying that. Sounds to me like everyone accepts what (allegedly) they did.

BTW -- never pinched for a single moving violation ever. Not sure I'll be saying that at the end of this school year.

I guess I should have noted the sarcasim in my comment....

The Professor · 11-10-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruzee

I guess I should have noted the sarcasim in my comment....

And a pharter to boot, eh?!?

No worries. I just wanted to head it off "in case." Threads like this in the past on "other" sites have taken unfortunate turns to cop-bashing ... which is something my friends Tom, Dustin, and others don't really like (and by extension, I don't like).

icehog3 · 11-10-2008, 03:40 PM

$50....but I haven't had a sppeding ticket since 1982.

Ashcan Bill · 11-10-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by icehog3

$50....but I haven't had a sppeding ticket since 1982.

Yeah, you and my little baby brother the Sarge!

Last one I got was out near Pearblossom (CA upper desert) and ran me around $400. The radar detector a couple months later was $300. It's probably saved me at least two grand over the last five or six years. I kid not. Unfortunately I have a bit of a lead foot and more HP than I probably should have.

Bruzee · 11-10-2008, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by The Professor

And a pharter to boot, eh?!?

No worries. I just wanted to head it off "in case." Threads like this in the past on "other" sites have taken unfortunate turns to cop-bashing ... which is something my friends Tom, Dustin, and others don't really like (and by extension, I don't like).

I'm good with that....

I've been a cop for almost 10 yrs... I guess I should have known better...

shaggy · 11-10-2008, 04:11 PM

dont speed in ontario....50 kms over the limit anywhere in the province could net ya a $10,000 fine, road side license suspension and a week of impound for your car(at your expense of course). i guess they got tired of hot roddin around on the highways

The Professor · 11-10-2008, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Bruzee

I'm good with that....

I've been a cop for almost 10 yrs... I guess I should have known better...

MikeyC · 11-10-2008, 04:47 PM

The cost of the speeding ticket is nothing compared to what the insurance companies whack you with after the ticket. You're lucky . . . in MA they don't let you go to traffic school on-line or otherwise. You get points for every ticket you receive and your insurance costs go up.

I'd speed like a madman if I wouldn't get whacked by the insurance company.

ucla695 · 11-10-2008, 05:04 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeyC

The cost of the speeding ticket is nothing compared to what the insurance companies whack you with after the ticket. You're lucky . . . in MA they don't let you go to traffic school on-line or otherwise. You get points for every ticket you receive and your insurance costs go up.

I'd speed like a madman if I wouldn't get whacked by the insurance company.

No kidding. I bet drivers are very patient there, unlike SoCal.

11-10-2008, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Screwbag

Okay long story here...

I got a ticket in southern CA doing like 70 in a 65 or something....I put my copy of the ticket in the glove box and consequently forgot about it for a year or five

almost five years later...Living in AZ the [COPS] come to the neighbors house because they were fighting...and as a witness etc they wanna see my ID I grab it and find out that a warrant had been issued in CA for my ticket...original fine of like 140 bucks...but added fines and fees put it up to over 600 bucks....So I get taken to jail...they wouldn't let me hit the ATM, so I sat all night in the drunk tank...wishing I had been drunk... until a friend got off of work and got the money from the bank to pay my fines....

I have not forgotten another ticket since....

Lesson learned....painfully

That is about the worst story I've heard today. Jeez. That sucks!!

11-10-2008, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by ucla695

No kidding. I bet drivers are very patient there, unlike SoCal.

By the way, Mike, I was behind you on Olympic today and MAN, YOU WERE DRIVIN' LIKE A LITTLE OLD LADY!

Stog-a-Boy · 11-10-2008, 05:23 PM

$80 53 in a 30...dropped to 39 in a 30 on the ticket

perogee · 11-10-2008, 05:43 PM

Well, my personal best is only about $120, but I know of one that beats everything that I have seen so far. Up by Edmonton, someone got caught doing something like 240kph in a 100 zone on his crotch rocket.....

$12000 from the judge

chippewastud79 · 11-10-2008, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ucla695

No kidding. I bet drivers are very patient there, unlike SoCal.

Worst area of the country to drive in. Ever.

ucla695 · 11-10-2008, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by mrreindeer

By the way, Mike, I was behind you on Olympic today and MAN, YOU WERE DRIVIN' LIKE A LITTLE OLD LADY!

Were you the one honking at me and riding my bumper while I was doing 25 in the fast lane.

11-10-2008, 02:31 PM	#21
acruce Just killing Time Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: Venus TX Posts: 1,114 Trading: (1)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! Why not contact an attorney . I got a ticket last month for running a stop sign, it was gonna cost about $200 .Contacted an attorney I use from time to time. He took care of it for $75.00 bucks __________________ LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST~SMOKE AS MANY FINE CIGARS AS POSSIBLE ~ SMILE ~ IT MAKES YOU FEEL GOOD!!

11-10-2008, 02:36 PM	#22
GrumpyOleTroll Not Crazy enuff to B Here Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Shawn Location: Wichita KS Posts: 273 Trading: (18)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! 80 in a 45 in a construction zone plus 4 more violations. Came to 2 days in holding, car impounded and about 1200 in fines. Last time I was ever "THAT" stupid.....before that got 2 tickets from the same officer in the same day..1 before class and one after..not a good day! Shawn

11-10-2008, 02:37 PM	#23
Screwbag Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! Okay long story here... I got a ticket in southern CA doing like 70 in a 65 or something....I put my copy of the ticket in the glove box and consequently forgot about it for a year or five almost five years later...Living in AZ the neighbors come to the neighbors house because they were fighting...and as a witness etc they wanna see my ID I grab it and find out that a warrant had been issued in CA for my ticket...original fine of like 140 bucks...but added fines and fees put it up to over 600 bucks....So I get taken to jail...they wouldn't let me hit the ATM, so I sat all night in the drunk tank...wishing I had been drunk... until a friend got off of work and got the money from the bank to pay my fines.... I have not forgotten another ticket since.... Lesson learned....painfully

11-10-2008, 03:40 PM	#28
icehog3 Admiral Douchebag Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Tom Location: Clermont, Kentucky Posts: 70,564 Trading: (60)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! $50....but I haven't had a sppeding ticket since 1982. __________________ Thanks Dave, Julian, James, Kelly, Peter, Gerry, Dave, Mo, Frank, Týr and Mr. Mark!

11-10-2008, 04:11 PM	#31
shaggy just pokin around..... Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 505 Trading: (4)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! dont speed in ontario....50 kms over the limit anywhere in the province could net ya a $10,000 fine, road side license suspension and a week of impound for your car(at your expense of course). i guess they got tired of hot roddin around on the highways

11-10-2008, 04:47 PM	#33
MikeyC member of the CA MINYAN Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somewhere out there Posts: 1,782 Trading: (11)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! The cost of the speeding ticket is nothing compared to what the insurance companies whack you with after the ticket. You're lucky . . . in MA they don't let you go to traffic school on-line or otherwise. You get points for every ticket you receive and your insurance costs go up. I'd speed like a madman if I wouldn't get whacked by the insurance company.

11-10-2008, 05:23 PM	#37
Stog-a-Boy Looks like I'm back... Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Evan Location: Maryland Posts: 121 Trading: (0)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! $80 53 in a 30...dropped to 39 in a 30 on the ticket __________________ -Evan

11-10-2008, 05:43 PM	#38
perogee Still Watching My Back Join Date: Nov 2008 First Name: Robert Location: Kananaskis Posts: 213 Trading: (7)	Re: Speeding ticket. OUCH!!! Well, my personal best is only about $120, but I know of one that beats everything that I have seen so far. Up by Edmonton, someone got caught doing something like 240kph in a 100 zone on his crotch rocket..... $12000 from the judge __________________ Evolving Leafer