So, I finally, got my cherry popped and got my first speeding ticket after owning a vette for 6 years, any one have any pointers in possibly fighting or should I just pony up the cash and pay the fine, then do traffic school. The cop says I was doing 90 in a 65 mile zone, so that comes out to around $360 - $380 estimated, plus $100 base fine. Any help or ifno is appreciated, thanks.

 

I do not have any pointers, but just be happy you were not the guy I just saw on Facebook, got clocked doing 108 in 45 MPH zone in a rural area west of Orlando, that is going to hurt.

 

If only you lived in the S.F. Bay Area. I could give you a phone number to call! I got my first ticket in 25 years a couple months ago coming back from Car Week in Monterey. I was doing 78 in a 55 (Pacific Coast Highway) while pacing a Porsche GT4. I know, only 78 in a Corvette! A friend knew a lawyer who would "take care of it". $150 and I never heard anything again. My record remains intact, point free, and no traffic school. Seek and you shall find...

 

Pay a lawyer and get knocked down to a non moving violation, trust me its worth every penny and does not cost much
Dave

 

I've heard of folks showing up to court to "fight" the case and if the officer does not show up it gets tossed out and you are free to go!

Maybe worth a shot..

 

Fortunately the best attorney near me for this is also a president of a local corvette club and a judge ....

That's what you call a miracle.

 

A few points...

Around here, going 90 in a 65 zone might get you a night in the poky, and your car impounded. So consider yourself lucky!

• Yes, you can try one of those ticket lawyer firms.
• Around here you can do a class, which removes the ticket, but you still pay for the fine and the class but it won't show up in your insurance. But if you get another one, the first ticket comes back.
• You can pay the ticket and watch your insurance double or more!

Next purchase should be a radar detector!

 

Agreed , I hired a firm because I did not want points or insurance surcharge . Lucky I only had to do it once but .... my wife also got a ticket a few years later as she was not paying attention to her speed , we called the same guy , gave him my credit card number , did not even have to show up . Both were knocked down to " obstructing a roadway , 25 buck ticket and $100 for lawyer.....

 

Like always I forgot key details, I was in heading up to Monterey this weekend and got pulled over in Paso Robles by the Highway Patrol, looks like I'll look into a ticket attorney and see how they can help me out, thanks guys, appreciate it.

 

You need to know the details of the state where you got the ticket. I got one for doing +20 about 6 months ago and as long as you haven't had a ticket in the past 3 months and don't get another one for the next 3 you can just pay the tax fine and it doesn't go on your record nor does insurance get informed about it. They just want their cash so they make it as easy as possible for you to pay up and move on without getting bogged down with lawyers or that driver school nonsense. The court house even took credit cards. In a way I had to at least admire their honesty about the whole thing and not wasting everyone's time playing pointless games.

 

I would suck it up, pay the fine and do traffic school......I'm not sure how it works state to state.

But I got popped this year during the eclipse ( my 1st ever ticket in 33 years of driving )...........I had the ZR-1 out and got tagged doing 70 in a 45mph zone. Went to the court house and got on court supervision. If you don't get a ticket or anything in those 6 months, it goes away and no hit to insurance. I think it was $ 200........I rather spend the $200 then even step foot in a lawyers office

 

Good advice. Contact the ticket issuing jurisdiction and see if the traffic school option is available. Well worth the 8 hours or so attending the class to have no record of the offense appear on your record.

 

As they say, "Do the time." Then, move on... .ive and learn.

 

Gotta love these small towns. Here in NYC (not the state) they don't play any of those games. You either take your lumps or actually fight it in court with out much chance of winning. Suburbs are different.

 

I got a ticket a few years ago for 90 in a 65 in upstate NY. I got a lawyer for $350 and she got it knocked down to a $100 parking ticket. Last week my wife one in a school zone and was just going to pay it. I said hold on that's going to cost us a bundle in the future. I emailed my insurance agent and this is her response. This is NY buy the way

The answer to your question is deceptively complicated.

An insurance company does not run your Motor Vehicle Report each year. They do this every 3-4 years on average depending on your company. It’s possible that a speeding ticket would not show up on your insurance for a year or 3, depending on where you are at in that cycle. The ticket will impact your rate for 5-7 years depending on which company you are with. Your auto company factors violations into their rating for 5 years, unless it is a violation related to the influence of drugs or alcohol in which case it is 10 years.

However, when the speeding ticket does show up for your insurance company, you will typically see an increase of 15-20% of what you are paying. Everyone pays a different amount for their insurance, so it isn’t a set number but a percent of your premium.

Violations on your motor vehicle record(MVR) also impact your eligibility for certain insurance carriers. For example, you have your auto insurance with NYCM. NYCM will not write a new auto policy for anyone with 2 or more violation on their MVR. So, if you get a speeding ticket and your insurance skyrockets, your options with other carriers may become limited depending on your driving history.



Long story short, it’s always better to pay to get it reduced as much as possible because you will likely end up paying more over 5 years of increased premiums.

I do hope this answers your question!!

 

They love to knock speeding down in NY because for some reason for moving violations the towns have to split the fine with the state, non moving "parking" the towns get the whole fine.

 

if the local court allows plea bargaining, it might make sense to get a traffic lawyer.
If not, plead not guilty and ask for an adjournment or rescheduling. If you do that a few times,
you might luck out and the cop may not show up. In which case , it may be dismissed.

I would also do traffic court asap. If you complete it and get it applied to your insurance, they might not find out about the summons.
my son got lucky that way and did not get any points on his license.

good luck

 

You can always call the district attorney yourself and ask for some leniency. I did that for my 17 year old grandson and he got off with a small fine, no traffic school and no points. If that fails, then call in the professionals. Good luck and keep the shiny side up.

 

If you personally choose to fight the ticket, what will your defense be?

 

I always get a lawyer. Cheapest was 100, including fine.most expensive was 600 including fine. Even that was a deal compared to the insurance hit.

The ticket industry is an incestuous cesspool of morally corrupt lawyers and judges. I made the mistake of attending a case and watched my lawyer walk up to the clerk with a stack of at least 20 different clients, and without ever talking to a judge all of them were reduced to "parking tickets". Lawyer got paid, municipality got paid.

My fault for speeding, but it feeds a ethically compromised machine.