Just got a ticket

Nismoracer · 02-01-2011, 04:04 PM

Oh shizz nitt..... end it now before the storm comes. ( Sarcasm ) Uh... pay the ticket and take the driver improvement course so it doesn't raise your insurance.

JJ-NISMO · 02-01-2011, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler20c

Does anyone here know anything about getting a ticket dismissed? I got a ticket for going 64 in a 55 last night and while it's a cheap ticket I don't want my insurance to go up. The officer put the wrong model car (350ZX) and the wrong time (11a.m. Instead of p.m.) does anyone know if these are grounds for dismissal?

The best way I have found is to use a traffic lawyer. Depending on where you live, for between 100-500 dollars, they will go to court for you, and have the violation reduced to some sort of non-moving violation.

Google search "traffic lawyer tampa" and see what you find. Call them, tell them what happened, and see what they say. Can't hurt!

I found this after searching... http://www.fightyourtickets.com/

My friend got a speeding ticket, used a lawyer, and it ended up becoming a noise violation

You have to pay the court fees and attorney fees ($300 in his case)

Link to the speeding ticket section... http://www.fightyourtickets.com/prac...g_tickets.aspx

nicknick · 02-01-2011, 07:32 PM

WTF then is the point of having a fast car when the friggin law does not allow you to exceed the speed limit even when it is safe to do so? Governments make too much money from roadside revenue! Don't get me wrong i am pissed at the government not the z drivers.

ProfessorDave · 02-01-2011, 07:39 PM

It's getting to the speed limit quickly with handling and engine growl is what provides the thrill. Going fast (unless it's really, really fast) is not so thrilling. For me anyway.

SkyZ · 02-01-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorDave

It's getting to the speed limit quickly with handling and engine growl is what provides the thrill. Going fast (unless it's really, really fast) is not so thrilling. For me anyway.

=D highway onramp blasts from 60-100km/h

PapoZalsa · 02-01-2011, 09:29 PM

Some states like the Republc of Virginia, Driving School ain't $hit for the insurance company. It does nothing for you, Damn freaking state!

Red__Zed · 02-01-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by PapoZalsa

Some states like the Republc of Virginia, Driving School ain't $hit for the insurance company. It does nothing for you, Damn freaking state!

eff VA

cptspeed · 02-01-2011, 10:10 PM

Get a traffic lawyer. The cop made a mistake called a scribners error. You will pay but your lawyer will get the judge to withhold adjudication. Call Dom Ferriello. Not sure of the spelling of his name. You'll find him.

Mt Tam I am · 02-02-2011, 12:13 AM

Plead not guilty. Keep putting off the court date for a year, then show up with proof that you were at work for instance, at 11 AM. The Judge will be hard pressed to find guilt, when the cop, a year later, can't even be sure you were the one driving. It has worked for my buddy a couple of times without the benefit of a typo on the ticket.
If you lose you can always take traffic school.

Nismo221 · 02-02-2011, 12:42 AM

If anything is wrong on a ticket the judge can dismiss it. I keep my dads address on mine just cause a cop is suppost to ask is the address correct. If he does not, which none do, then the ticket is thrown out because I do not live there. So I would bring it up to the judge that the car model and time is wrong.

DO-IT · 02-02-2011, 09:55 AM

Did i told you i went last weekend 165 mph over the german autobahn, and it was not illegal

Sometimes i love it to live in germany.

Be careful because you can get tickets for speeding here also....its not everywhere allowed to drove that fast.

Best wishes form Zermany

PapoZalsa · 02-02-2011, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by DO-IT

Did i told you i went last weekend 165 mph over the german autobahn, and it was not illegal

Sometimes i love it to live in germany.

Be careful because you can get tickets for speeding here also....its not everywhere allowed to drove that fast.

Best wishes form Zermany

In Germany most of the places you get tickets going into the towns with the cameras right at the entrance.

Some sections of the Autobahn has Speed Limits and cameras also.

EazyD · 02-02-2011, 10:51 AM

Is this your first ticket? Your insurance company might not even care. Right before I got the Z, I has a $210 speeding ticket that I paid and the insurance company didn't even see it (according to my agent). My insurance didn't go up, only some de-merit points from the DoT or something.

sctdixon · 02-02-2011, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tyler20c

Ya I could do traffic school but my real question is if those innacuracies on the ticket would get it dismissed. I've always heard that if the cop messes certain things up that it will be dismissed.

I went through the same thing in Texas a few years back. Ticket had wrong date and time on it. I got a lawyer and went to court. The first two times the cop didn't show but the judge rescheduled and wouldn't consider throwing it out. The last time the cop showed up but the DA and the judge said what was written on the ticket is pretty much irrelavent as the cop (or somebody) enters the "real" information into a computer later and that information is what they use. Long story, I paid for the lawyer which did nothing to help me and I took a defensive driving course which ironically, cost the exact same as the ticket's original fine. Hmmm....

bullitt5897 · 02-02-2011, 01:17 PM

OK seriously this thread needs to stop...

I probably have had more speeding tickets than the whole lot of you combined and most of them I get reduced or dropped.

In the OP's case if it was originally only 9mph over just pay the fine. Anything under 14mph over does not get reported to your insurance company. Also your infraction is a zero point based rule (here in GA).

Most of the times if you go to court the judge will change it to a county ordinance or something thats not a moving violation or drop it entirely... I have seen it dozens of times. for 9mph over you DO NOT NEED A LAWYER lmao

if you got 9mph as a reduction of speed your still fine! I just got one in NC from a State trooper headed the opposite direction for 78 in a 55. I have prepaid legal and will have my lawyer get it reduced to under 14mph get zero points and send them a check. Its a money system to them they really honestly do not care about driver safety!!! if they did they would follow the european standard for speed limits where the right lanes have one speed and the left lanes have another and you get a license for what speed you are qualified to drive at and you post a sticker on your car. There are soooo many things I would change about our traffic systems its not funny. It is like they made everything an idiot could do it and guess what we have too many idiots on the road!!!

02-01-2011, 07:39 PM	#49 (permalink)
ProfessorDave A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Scranton, PA Posts: 1,580 Drives: In the fairway Rep Power: 19	It's getting to the speed limit quickly with handling and engine growl is what provides the thrill. Going fast (unless it's really, really fast) is not so thrilling. For me anyway. __________________ Rain, snow, sleet, hail: 2009 Mazda 3 sGT HB Everything else: 2009 370z, PW Touring 6MT

02-01-2011, 09:29 PM	#51 (permalink)
PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Some states like the Republc of Virginia, Driving School ain't $hit for the insurance company. It does nothing for you, Damn freaking state! __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

02-01-2011, 10:10 PM	#53 (permalink)
cptspeed Track Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: tampa Posts: 799 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 17	Get a traffic lawyer. The cop made a mistake called a scribners error. You will pay but your lawyer will get the judge to withhold adjudication. Call Dom Ferriello. Not sure of the spelling of his name. You'll find him. __________________ FI CBE, 20" forged specialties rims, swift springs, boston subs, kicker amp, focal components

02-02-2011, 12:13 AM	#54 (permalink)
Mt Tam I am A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: California Posts: 10,709 Drives: 370Z T/S/N 6MT & XKE Rep Power: 3843	Plead not guilty. Keep putting off the court date for a year, then show up with proof that you were at work for instance, at 11 AM. The Judge will be hard pressed to find guilt, when the cop, a year later, can't even be sure you were the one driving. It has worked for my buddy a couple of times without the benefit of a typo on the ticket. If you lose you can always take traffic school. __________________ "Does the carpet match the drapes? NO!!! I don't date bald women." Nissan Motorsports 34R Oil Cooler. Stillen CBE. Hotchkis Sport Sway Bars. KW Variant 3 Coilover System. Stillen Gen3 CAI. Michelin Pilot Super Sport. Stillen Brake Ducts. Carbotech™ XP10/XP8 Pads. Z1 Front Rotors. Z1 Stainless Brake Lines. Two degrees of camber

02-02-2011, 12:42 AM	#55 (permalink)
Nismo221 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Decatur, Alabama Age: 36 Posts: 489 Drives: 2010 370z Nismo Rep Power: 15	If anything is wrong on a ticket the judge can dismiss it. I keep my dads address on mine just cause a cop is suppost to ask is the address correct. If he does not, which none do, then the ticket is thrown out because I do not live there. So I would bring it up to the judge that the car model and time is wrong. __________________ Stillen Gen 3, Motordyne M370 Intake Manifold, 25 row oil cooler, Z1 test pipes, Greddy Ti-C 70mm dual exhaust, 15mm front/20mm rear spacers, RE-11's, V1 detector, LED interior lights, LED tag lights, Password JDM CF engine and radiator cooling covers.

02-01-2011, 04:04 PM	#46 (permalink)
Nismoracer Enthusiast Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Earth Posts: 420 Drives: 10 Nismo Rep Power: 14	Oh shizz nitt..... end it now before the storm comes. ( Sarcasm ) Uh... pay the ticket and take the driver improvement course so it doesn't raise your insurance.

02-01-2011, 07:32 PM	#48 (permalink)
nicknick Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 438 Drives: Mazda mx5 2007 6sp m Rep Power: 16	WTF then is the point of having a fast car when the friggin law does not allow you to exceed the speed limit even when it is safe to do so? Governments make too much money from roadside revenue! Don't get me wrong i am pissed at the government not the z drivers.

02-02-2011, 09:55 AM	#56 (permalink)
DO-IT Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Germany Posts: 1 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 15	Did i told you i went last weekend 165 mph over the german autobahn, and it was not illegal Sometimes i love it to live in germany. Be careful because you can get tickets for speeding here also....its not everywhere allowed to drove that fast. Best wishes form Zermany

02-02-2011, 10:51 AM	#58 (permalink)
EazyD A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 1,211 Drives: 2010 6MT Sport pkg. Rep Power: 26	Is this your first ticket? Your insurance company might not even care. Right before I got the Z, I has a $210 speeding ticket that I paid and the insurance company didn't even see it (according to my agent). My insurance didn't go up, only some de-merit points from the DoT or something. __________________ Pearl White 2010 370Z Sport, Stillen CBE, tint, K&N drop-in filters, GT-R start button, Kenwood DNX-6980 with backup cam, LED bulbs, Raceseng shift knob.

02-02-2011, 01:17 PM	#60 (permalink)
bullitt5897 Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: North GA Posts: 6,831 Drives: Twin Turbo Z34 Rep Power: 3682	OK seriously this thread needs to stop... I probably have had more speeding tickets than the whole lot of you combined and most of them I get reduced or dropped. In the OP's case if it was originally only 9mph over just pay the fine. Anything under 14mph over does not get reported to your insurance company. Also your infraction is a zero point based rule (here in GA). Most of the times if you go to court the judge will change it to a county ordinance or something thats not a moving violation or drop it entirely... I have seen it dozens of times. for 9mph over you DO NOT NEED A LAWYER lmao if you got 9mph as a reduction of speed your still fine! I just got one in NC from a State trooper headed the opposite direction for 78 in a 55. I have prepaid legal and will have my lawyer get it reduced to under 14mph get zero points and send them a check. Its a money system to them they really honestly do not care about driver safety!!! if they did they would follow the european standard for speed limits where the right lanes have one speed and the left lanes have another and you get a license for what speed you are qualified to drive at and you post a sticker on your car. There are soooo many things I would change about our traffic systems its not funny. It is like they made everything an idiot could do it and guess what we have too many idiots on the road!!! __________________ *Shop Cars: 2013 318whp Nismo VspecII 370z SOLD, 2009 1000hp+ 93oct 4.0L TT 370z Fast Intentions STAGE 4 #054*

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