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Old 08-30-2012, 02:28 PM   #40 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by dP3NGU1N View Post
All said and done fighting a ticket will cost you about 12 hours (from standing in line, court, etc.) spread out over several days. Avg speeding ticket just from my experience is anywhere between $350-$500 depending on the type of infraction (typically CVC22350 or 22351 will be in the low/mid range and account for 90% of speed related infractions). So you can do the math and determine whether or not 12 hours for $350 (lets argue the low end) is worth your time off from work.

Ofcourse OP was on the highway which I think has its own CVC altogether and probably carries a heftier fine.

Personally I fight every ticket I can because if you don't you also have to factor in cost of driving school + time spent at driving school (once again depending on infraction it could be as simple as an online course or an 8 hour driving class). The counter argument is that winning is never guaranteed which, ofcourse, will need to factor into your decision as well.
Honestly i wouldn't mind fighting it, but i don't want my insurance to go up higher than it already is. So id be scared to fight it, loose. And have my insurance go up. But with what martin82 said about it not being on record.. I have some thinking to do.
It would be nice to just make the ticket disappear lol
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