Advice on speeding ticket
#12
04-03-2008, 08:37 AM
Originally Posted by DD60
Originally Posted by jedfxg
slow down or don't get caught anymore.
I don't believe that was the OP's answer to his question. :roll: Let me guess,you have never had a speeding ticket in your life. :roll: Hire driver's legal plan for the ticket. Always fight every ticket even if you are guilty. Like Gman said,the less violations the better chances of good carriers hiring you. www.interstatetrucker.com. The membership is 150.00 a year plus 100.00 for each case they take to court. For nonmembers it is around 300.00-500.00. Still I would pay the fees and fight or reduce the ticket so it doesn;t show up as a moving violation. DD......I notice you have been "Kermudgeunly" a lot lately! You feeling ok??? :? :? As for your post.......Is it "ok" if some of us haven't ever had a speeding ticket...........in a truck? LOL :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: :twisted: I did get caught once....in 1979..driving my sister's brand new 79 Camaro Z28...had the speedo bottomed out running across I-80 along the Bonneville salt flats...westbound. Utah trooper was kind and wrote me for 10 over the double nickel. :P :P :P I was sooo embarassed to have not looked at the speedo as I was crusing along singing to REO.  ops: ops: ops: Only ticket I have ever collected. :P :P
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#14
04-03-2008, 05:09 PM
Originally Posted by ChikinTrucka
I always fight every ticket, if it's practical. I 'plea bargained' two tickets to just a fine with no court records (the city just wants their money!) and another two were dismissed because the cop didn't show up. I had another one reduced and I've had a few out there someplace that I just paid and they never showed up on my driving record. Not all states have reciprocity, but I don't know how you find out if they do or not. There are plenty of very good books on the subject. I read one that told me all I needed to know to defend myself. I hired a lawyer once and he couldn't do anything because "The judge wouldn't make a deal", gees, I thought it had something to do with justice... silly me. I had another case where a speeding motorcycle drove into my PARKED truck and I got a ticket. The company hired a lawyer to defend me, but the little twirp was brain dead and I think he actually made things worse. You never can tell, but I always fight it if I can get to the court. I had a parking ticket in Bloomsbury, NJ right in front of the TA for $20. I thought it was total B.S. so I fought it and ended up with a $80 parking ticket, that was not a money saving ordeal!
Here's a few pointers I've learned. 1-Always get all the available information, write it down, take pictures. This alone can be used to show the cop doesn't remember what happened. 2-Ask for a continuance. The longer it takes to get to court, the less the cop will remember. 3-Read some books. Knowledge is the winning card in court! 4-You have a legal right to any and all information that will be used against you in court. Ask for it. If they don't give it to you, they can't use it against you in court. 5-Relax, to everyone else it's just another day of work, don't let the "system" intimidate you. It's OUR system, use it to your advantage. 6-Try to make a bargain before going into the courtroom. It's easier and faster for the bureaucracy to get it done in the hallway, so they usually will work with you. Have Fun!
#15
04-06-2008, 12:31 PM
ohio ticket
One time, many moons ago, I was going 73 in a 55 through Cincinnati, Ohio. State trooper stopped me and asked if I knew why she stopped me (yes, a very good looking She-bear), I said "cuz I wuz goin' way too fast." She let me off with a seat belt violation ticket ($100 and no points, non-moving). I said, "Wow, that's way cool. I always thought Ohio was tough, according to the CB talk". She said; "you truckers make it worse for yourselves by talking trash on the CB. We know you're just trying to do your job, and so are we. We're willing to work with you. If you gave me a bunch of lip and said you weren't speeding, I just would have wrote the speeding ticket."
Moral of the story: Always be nice to the cops, and watch the cop trashing CB talk, it hurts everyone.
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