Speeding Ticket in Illionois
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Speeding Ticket in Illionois
Speeding Ticket in Illinois
Drove over to Indianapolis yesterday for the "500" and south of Effingham came over a rise and wham...speed trap with laser guns. They got me for doing 79 in a 65. I have never got a ticket in Illinois prior to this one and need some advice. Don't want this on my record for insurance purposes, and in Missouri you can have speeding pleaded to a lesser charge, like illegal parking. Can I do this in Illinois or am I stuck with this $75 fine and a black mark on my record? Thanks.
I'm asking for a radar detector for Father's Day!
Drove over to Indianapolis yesterday for the "500" and south of Effingham came over a rise and wham...speed trap with laser guns. They got me for doing 79 in a 65. I have never got a ticket in Illinois prior to this one and need some advice. Don't want this on my record for insurance purposes, and in Missouri you can have speeding pleaded to a lesser charge, like illegal parking. Can I do this in Illinois or am I stuck with this $75 fine and a black mark on my record? Thanks.
I'm asking for a radar detector for Father's Day!
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I got nailed in IL doing 88. This lawyer helped me, no record of the violation. I just paid a fine to IL and could not get another ticket in IL for 3 months and it all went away. Think the fine was 175.00 and he was about the same. In the long run considering insurance surcharging it was cheap.
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Russell A Warren
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621-3259 (I think the AC is 636)
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To everyone on here.If you own a vette,get a radar detector if you dont have one.it will pay for itself.And get a good one,not a cheapy.passport 8500. or a V1 are 2 on here that most use.Its a no brainer.Hope you get your ticket taken care of.
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Originally Posted by love my car
To everyone on here.If you own a vette,get a radar detector if you dont have one.it will pay for itself.And get a good one,not a cheapy.passport 8500. or a V1 are 2 on here that most use.Its a no brainer.Hope you get your ticket taken care of.
They can't always help but a good radar detector is well worth the money.
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Coming back from the CI in BG and took the Blue Grass to Lexington and North.
They had a trooper on a bridge shooting and state, local, sherrifs, and county LEOs were having a field day.
They had about 25 pulled over and there were three more LEOs waiting on the inside mediam waiting for more to be called ahead.
Thank the Good Lord for giving engineers the brains to build detectors and big brakes on a Vette.
They had a trooper on a bridge shooting and state, local, sherrifs, and county LEOs were having a field day.
They had about 25 pulled over and there were three more LEOs waiting on the inside mediam waiting for more to be called ahead.
Thank the Good Lord for giving engineers the brains to build detectors and big brakes on a Vette.
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Originally Posted by JimAgain
They can't always help but a good radar detector is well worth the money.
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Check and see if you can attend a Defensive Driving course - some states allow this as a way of keeping a moving violation off your record. Cost is about $50 + a processing fee, and you have to give up a four hour time period to attend the class.
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JDOG,
What county is your ticket in? (I may be able to help, depending on which it is). It may have a defensive driving course you can take, or else look to get court supervision on the ticket (which usually lasts 3 to 6 months, depending on severity of offense - need to keep your nose clean during that timeframe). You'll have to pay $$ - the fine plus court costs,or the cost of the driving course, (usually around $50 -75), but it will keep the points off your driving record.
BTW, laser is tough to beat even with a detector; best defense is to run with a pack and hope the cops will either go after the front runner, or that you'll pick up a "blip" on your detector when the LEO paints the car ahead.
What county is your ticket in? (I may be able to help, depending on which it is). It may have a defensive driving course you can take, or else look to get court supervision on the ticket (which usually lasts 3 to 6 months, depending on severity of offense - need to keep your nose clean during that timeframe). You'll have to pay $$ - the fine plus court costs,or the cost of the driving course, (usually around $50 -75), but it will keep the points off your driving record.
BTW, laser is tough to beat even with a detector; best defense is to run with a pack and hope the cops will either go after the front runner, or that you'll pick up a "blip" on your detector when the LEO paints the car ahead.
Last edited by wamara; May 31, 2005 at 07:03 PM.
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From: Longview Texas
Don't know if it applies where you are, but I got a speeding ticket in Arizona a few weeks ago. Being a Texas resident, Arizona allowed me to take defensive driving, but I had to take it in Texas. They also wouldn't allow the internet course. But as said earlier, it pays in the long run with your insurance premiums not being effected.
Good luck ....
Good luck ....
