borgit

Hey guys,

I got pulled over on I-95 in maryland going 83 in a 65. The fine is 90 bucks. What should i do? Fight it or pay the fine? Does anyone have any advice regarding how best to fight it? Also, does anyone know how many points this is going to result in and if my insurance is going to go up as a result?

Thanks for any info.

Moog-Type-S

If you were driving 83 in a 65...pay the ticket.

CGTSX2004

iTrader: (1)

Pay it. It's only $90 and you admitted just now that you were speeding excessively. Pay up and call it a day.

At 18 over, I think it's a couple of points.

borgit

Can't i get it reduced if i go to court?

Walmart Gangsta

yes..they will prob drop a couple points and bucks if you show up to court...

ill guess they will take 2 points from ya...

borgit

That'd be good, if they would reduce the points. I don't want my insurance to go up. So should i plead not guilty? What to say? Anyone have any experience. This is my first speeding ticket ever.

Walmart Gangsta

dude....haha...you say guilty....unless you want to stand around for a couple more hours and stand in front of a jury

edit: your rate will go up a little...but in south carolina 4 points are given back to you after a year..if you have any off

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

Go to driving school if they offer it in your state, get the ticket off of your record. Then do what I did, BUY A RADAR DETECTOR!

oneilc

90 bucks ... please. That's nothing. Come to CA and experience the true rape party. $400+ for a ticket.

subinf

Yup. I'd kill for a 90 dollar speeding ticket.

03silvertypeS

From personal and family experience, unless it's an out of state ticket, I always plead not guilty and go to court. Even if they don't reduce it, the worst you can do is waste a little of your time (and maybe the $6 in court feeS). Regardless of the outcome, the magistrate gets another conviction. As long as you were polite to the officer, dress professionally for the hearing, and are polite and respectful to the magistrate, you will more than likely get a lesser sentence. They will almost always help you with the points at least (especially if you've got a clean driving record). I'm not saying you have to lie or anything, just explain the situation (if you were passing, how much traffic was around, etc) and ask if there's anything he/she can do to help you out with the points.

From my experience, only one of my tickets did not get reduced or dropped. I think the officer from that particular ticket had something to prove or something. It was the first hearing where the officer actually brought my complete driving record with him and brought it up in the hearing (for the record, I'm not a bad driver but i do speed too often).

Either way, Good luck!

Trojanman750

dont plead guilthy or not guilthy, its called NO CONTEST.


then take your driver ed classes to get rid of the point. 83 in a 65, you dont have much in your corner, not very arguable at all. 90 dollars is chump change, i got a $140 ticket in CA for going 48 in a 35.

Bearcat94

Go for a reduction. Varies state-by-state, but here if the conviction is less than 10 mph over (i.e. 74 in a 65) there are no points and no insurance increase. You still pay the fine and costs. If you've got a clean record the DA/Asst DA will usually give the reduction.

You need to find out how it works in your state. Do they offer Driver's classes for reductions or dismissals? What are the points at various levels of speed (10 over, 15 over, 20 over)? etc.

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

The fine is probably not the issue. That's more than likely a 4 point ticket. You can go to court an try to fight it. Maybe they will reduce it. Or take the hit, pay the fine and then go to traffic school.

You can probably also get a lawyer to go in and argue your case. But it will cost you a lot.

Good luck.