Teedoh

So I was going around 65 in a 45 and a cop pulled me over and gave me a ticket for going 20 over, and the courtdate was in a month, so I asked my co-worker what I should do, (I work at Mobil) and he said write yourself a fake recipt for speedometer calibration and show the judge that you paid like 150 to get your speedometer fixed, and he said he would write a note on the recipt that the speedometer was way off, and was around 20 over.........So I was real skeptical but gave it a try, I then went into court and tried it out, and the judge said I was free to go, and he asked me why my speedometer was off, and I told him I got into an accident a while ago and he completely let me off!!!! anyone try something like this??

Comet2404

hehe, seems pretty inventive, but I'd probably be too scared to try it. I would if I knew it would work! Me and judges typically do not get a long.... i've only been to traffic court twice. got off once, got slammed with $190 the next week.

-Ryan
'99 SSM TL

Alexxx

I'm currently in the process of appealing $380, 8 points and a 60 day suspension. They're all scum around where I live, they don't want to hear your side of the story, they just want their money....bunch of as$holes on a power-trip.

Hercules

If you are getting a suspension and 8 points you probably did something stupid enough to deserve it.

randomwalk101

agean

lol...just remember not to try that again next time

69tl

yup just remember not to do that again, also congrad. on the ticket.

AK_MOBBER

YOU GOT BALLS!

madd props to a well executed plan.

edgalang

:toothless
I completely agree, although I would never try a stunt like that myself. Imagine if the judge found out it was a fake? That's like putting your head in a lion's mouth. :wow:

Raheel

Damn the judge didnt ask what accident caused the speedometer probs and he also did not ask about the mechanic, I would think he would tell u to call the mechanic and get u a free calibration and get him sued or something LOL..
What'd u say to the cop when he pulled u over? did u say I didnt know i was going 65 or did u say yes officer.. Anyways You GOT BALLS For doin that ****.. I'd **** my pants if I got caught..

Alexxx

Check out this thread, http://www.acura-tl.com/forum/showth...ght=This+Sucks

Oh and for some reason there were two judges at the trial....noone knows why

johnnyb_s

I did that several times before. I went to a calibration shop to have my car tested...turns out it wasn't off at all. So I asked the guy what he could do about that. Sure enough, he hooked me up for some $$$ after I told him I wasn't a cop. The most recent time I went in, they just wrote me up a receipt and told me to go down the road to a shop for a repair receipt. I took it in and the guy asked if it was broken or not. I said no, so he said $25 for the receipt...works like a charm

kcroberge

Alexxx: Just out of curiosity how do they get 8 points for doing 37 over the limit? I was just in court in MD and another guy there was clocked doing 97 in a 55. He only got 5 points but was fined $520. He told the judge he didn't care about the fine, he just couldn't afford the points (he already had 3 from another ticket two months prior). Judge said too bad, you're getting them. And he had already gone through driver improvement training once this year.

Anyway, what is the fine schedule in NY?

johnnyb_s

Each state assigns a different number of points based of the infraction. In VA, it's 6 points for reckless driving by speed, which is 20 over the posted limit.

this is me

You can also show the judge that the spedo is defective by banging on the dash. The needle jumps around.

Alexxx

its 8 points when you are at 31-40 in NY.

Those of you who went to court, in NYC area or else where how many judges were there?

Beiruty

fess up here could be used against you... this is Criminal FRAUD

Edr0e

In California there are laws against SPEED TRAPS. I believe a Police officer must pace you and match your speed for atleast (100+ft <---something like that) before he can pull you over for speeding...

Radar guns cause more problems than prevent... I ve seen one fatal accident due to a motorcycle cop sitting in someone's driveway

AcuraJoe

once told the judge that I had to do #2 and was driving fast to find a toilet. She let me off too.

ps: she also laughed a bit.,