john89011

Here in NY you pay approx. $6 for every mile you go over the speed limit + additional $65 just because you were pulled over and 6 points on your license. If you go 40 mph over the speed limit you loose your license. 4 years ago i got pulled over by troopers for doing 120 in 55pmh. I did not loose my license just got a ticket. I pleaded not guilty and they never called me to court, they probably lost my ticket or something. The other day I got a ticket doing 92 in 45 but was given a ticket 82 in 45 so we'll see how this one will go.

AWDman

does that deal where you slightly overpay your ticket but never cash the refund check still work? the violation never makes it to your licences. i have a friend with a 550 hp mustang who swears by it. (he has a handful of tix).

edit- came across this http://www.styleforum.net/archive/in...p/t-12822.html

john89011

that's what I heard but I've never tried it. Maybe I should give it a try!

Thanks!

AdaMBombC32G

JOHN89011 you know any good lawyers around the triboro bridge area... i was doing about 100 but got "radar" at 85mph. he told me i was lucky he didnt cuff me and "should" tow my car away... i told him i was coming back from my cousins wedding and i was the designated driver who was trying to get my friend sitting passenger home "he wasnt feeling well"... one sign said 55mph and within a few seconds (b/c i was doing 100 i guess) the next sign said 40mph... thats when i heard my V1, saw the cop and started braking...

DAMN, I got a ticket DOING 85 IN A 40... so much for my license i guess
(45x6) + 65= $335

but you know what, this happened sometime in early june and my 1st court date is set for mid-november... I THINK IM GOING TO PUT IT OFF A COUPLE TIMES AT LEAST (havent put it off besides the set date on the original ticket) that seemed to work the last time with my 2001 SLK230.

john89011

I really don't know any lawyers down that area. I live up here in Weschester and usually up here you can nagotiate with the cop right before you face the judge so I have never used a lawyer. I got a ticket doing 93 in 45 in workzone which is a double fine and he changed it to "failing to follow signs" or something like that so I ended up paying like $100 and only 2 pts. If you wanna get a lawyer try like lawyer.com or something or try this if you have not mailed in the ticket yet:

by following the instructions on the back of the ticket, filling out the right side of the back of of the ticket, signing it, and mailing it to the Court within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving the ticket. Be sure to include your current mailing address. You can also plead not guilty by appearing in person in Court on the court date specified on your ticket.

You can request a Supporting Deposition by checking the appropriate box on the back of ticket. (A Supporting Deposition will provide you with additional information regarding the basis for the ticket). A Supporting Deposition request must be timely; that is, a defendant must have already been arraigned and have made a request for the supporting deposition before the end of thirty (30) days following the return date appearing on the ticket. To determine if an arraignment has been met for the purpose of determining the timeliness of a request for a supporting deposition, one of the following must have occurred:

1. A written not guilty plea is mailed to the Court within 48 hours after the issuance of the ticket (VTL 1806);
2. A defendant appears in Court and is arraigned before the Judge;
3. An attorney files a Notice of Appearance or appears in Court on behalf of the defendant and accepts/waives arraignment on behalf of the defendant.

This works sometimes because if they don't send you a written explenation within like 30 days or before you show up in court ticket will be dissmissed.

Good Luck!

You should also get one of those PBA cards they work sometimes, saved me like twice.

AdaMBombC32G

thanks JON. i got my ticket a few months ago (3 months) so i think its late for a supporting deposition but i will definetly keep that in mind next time around...

AND I DO HAVE A PBA, BUT IT ONLY WORKS WITHIN MY COUNTY. ACTUALLY IT WORKS SO WELL IN MY TOWN THAT I'VE GOTTEN PULLED OVER I WOULD SAY ABOUT 40 TIMES BUT GOT ZERO TICKETS

i just wish that PBA worked in NYC, NY

john89011

If I come across some NYC PBA cards i'll ley you know. Also you can check on e-bay they sell them all the time for like $20. I've also heard when you get pulled over you tell the cop your speedometer is broken. You'll get a ticket for speeding and you get a ticket for the broken speedometer. You can go to your local mechanic and pay him like $30 so he can print you out a recipt that you got the speedometer fixed. So when you go to court you show the recipt and case dismissed, no speeding ticket. I am now sure how it's gonna work if you have a new benz or do like 100mph.

AdaMBombC32G

NYC PBAs please do hook it up... i would appreciate it ALOT.
and i was going to say getting pulled over in a SHINY, FRESH & CLEAN 04' C32 with a broken SPEEDOMETER, the cop would give me a ticket for being a dumbass then all the rest of the tix!

byum

I'm sure you can go to traffic school in LA over 90. I got a couple of speeding tix this year 91 and 85. When to traffic school for both of them..

BTW...You CAN take traffic school more than once per 18 months...you just have to go to court and appeal to the judge. 99% they let you retake traffic school for the 2nd time..it's a 12 hour course though. I've personally have taken it 3 times in a matter of 18 months. I swear..I gotta get rid of my EVO.