not a good day...got a nasty ticket today :(

Blake · 05-13-2009, 05:38 PM

just got my first ticket in over 3 years.

alleged 91 in a 60, which is a little more complicated of a ticket than regular speeding.

i had just picked up my car from bmw service, too.

oh well, i'm not here to say the cop was an asshole or i didn't do it, because i was speeding...these things just suck.

hope the judge has a little mercy and reduces the ticket to a regular speeding ticket, i don't want to pay the yearly license surcharge again.

as 2 motorcycles doing wheelies fly by, the cop said "if you would have been behind them, you probably wouldn't be talking to me right now." thanks, pal.

Spool · 05-13-2009, 05:40 PM

Say hello to your insurance underwriters...

they'll love this

silvergray545 · 05-13-2009, 05:40 PM

Ouch, you're lucky you didn't get arrested. Tickets suck...I just got one recently that I have to go to court for. I hope it doesn't turn out bad.

Good luck with yours.

Blake · 05-13-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Spool

Say hello to your insurance underwriters...

they'll love this

i'm going to fight this one tooth and nail so hopefully they don't catch wind of it. this one will send my rates way up

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Originally Posted by silvergray545

Ouch, you're lucky you didn't get arrested. Tickets suck...I just got one recently that I have to go to court for. I hope it doesn't turn out bad.

Good luck with yours.

i have to go to court as well. i usually fight them myself, but this one is going to require some help from a lawyer.

808six · 05-13-2009, 05:46 PM

what more can a lawyer do in case slike this, ive always wondered. its you vs the cop's word, they dont need much more than that to find in favor for the state...lawyer tricks?

silvergray545 · 05-13-2009, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

i have to go to court as well. i usually fight them myself, but this one is going to require some help from a lawyer.

This is my 3rd ticket in a year, so I might have to get a lawyer to fight this one.

Blake · 05-13-2009, 05:49 PM

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Originally Posted by 808six

what more can a lawyer do in case slike this, ive always wondered. its you vs the cop's word, they dont need much more than that to find in favor for the state...lawyer tricks?

well first course of action is to reset the trial date a few times, delay delay delay, then go to court and hope the cop doesn't show up. if he's there, then you just try to make a plea agreement...my no contest for a lower charge of just regular speeding. i'll take the 2 points on my license because speeding over 10% of the posted limit is a greater charge that will result in all kinds of fuckery.

yomama69 · 05-13-2009, 05:52 PM

Dude, you should be able to just take the driving class. Oh wait. Nevermind. You were doing over 25 over. The cop wouldn't give you 85? What an asshole.

Blake · 05-13-2009, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by yomama69

Dude, you should be able to just take the driving class. Oh wait. Nevermind. You were doing over 25 over. The cop wouldn't give you 85? What an asshole.

the funny thing is he told me i was going 81 initially, i didn't look at the ticket while i was there, and got a surprise when i got home. oh well, shit happens.

yomama69 · 05-13-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

the funny thing is he told me i was going 81 initially, i didn't look at the ticket while i was there, and got a surprise when i got home. oh well, shit happens.

If you have Allstate, your premium won't increase because of the ticket.

Scorpion · 05-13-2009, 06:03 PM

Damn that sucks man, sorry to hear. It's situations like that where you wish you were a few minutes earlier or later lol.

T7R_Sky · 05-13-2009, 06:05 PM

You can also plead guilty and ask the judge for traffic school. I did that for a 95 mph ticket and i got off relatively easy

Blake · 05-13-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Scorpion

Damn that sucks man, sorry to hear. It's situations like that where you wish you were a few minutes earlier or later lol.

yea well at least my brake job was free under bmw maintenance plan, otherwise that would have been a really expensive brake job!

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Originally Posted by T7R_Sky

You can also plead guilty and ask the judge for traffic school. I did that for a 95 mph ticket and i got off relatively easy

o rly?! i don't know if it works that way in texas, but maybe i can ask the judge.

blue2fire · 05-13-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

the funny thing is he told me i was going 81 initially, i didn't look at the ticket while i was there, and got a surprise when i got home. oh well, shit happens.

More nice things to tell your lawyer about....

Inspired · 05-13-2009, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

the funny thing is he told me i was going 81 initially, i didn't look at the ticket while i was there, and got a surprise when i got home. oh well, shit happens.

Why dont you call them right now and the officer ID # will be on the ticket. Explain to him who you are and tell him he wrote down the wrong speed on the ticket.

Btw, do you have a radar detector?

Blake · 05-13-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by twinturbo335

Btw, do you have a radar detector?

yea but it was useless. he had literally just finished handing another person a ticket, his lights weren't even off yet, and he flipped on his KA band radar right as i saw him. it literally went from 0 warning to full warning instantly. i have a passport 9500i and i usually get miles of warning, but not this time.

Inspired · 05-13-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

yea but it was useless. he had literally just finished handing another person a ticket, his lights weren't even off yet, and he flipped on his KA band radar right as i saw him. it literally went from 0 warning to full warning instantly. i have a passport 9500i and i usually get miles of warning, but not this time.

damn you guys are lucky. Your cops use KA..

Well I live in San Francisco and anywhere near SF, the cops use laser.. Only area out of the Bay Area is where they use KA..

Time to invest into laser/radar jammer?

Blake · 05-13-2009, 06:55 PM

state troopers don't use laser much, but city cops rely on it almost 100% of the time. i fear the laser very much, but i was nabbed by KA.

T7R_Sky · 05-13-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

o rly?! i don't know if it works that way in texas, but maybe i can ask the judge.

You know what... now that i think of it... don't try my idea. I think i got off lucky cause when i went to court, i got a new judge (really cute girl actually) who listened to my case, haha.

b335i · 05-13-2009, 07:13 PM

Not sure what your state laws are, but here in California, I postpone, postpone, postpone. Plead not guilty, pay the fine and set a trial date. 10 business days before trial date, go in and file a request to move the date (you can't attend for some specified reason) and then they allow you to choose your date that you can attend. Mine somehow always falls on the Friday of a holiday weekend which= a no show. GL

Ochmonek · 05-13-2009, 07:21 PM

Get a lawyer. Pay him/her a lot of money. Good Luck.

Inspired · 05-13-2009, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Blake

state troopers don't use laser much, but city cops rely on it almost 100% of the time. i fear the laser very much, but i was nabbed by KA.

Ouch.. it is vice versa here in SF. City use KA, highway use laser/KA

The 9500i does very well with KA for sure...

Anyways, good luck..

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808six Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 274 Posts Drives: AW 335 COUPE Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: HAWAII iTrader: (1)	what more can a lawyer do in case slike this, ive always wondered. its you vs the cop's word, they dont need much more than that to find in favor for the state...lawyer tricks?
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Blake Banned 795 Rep 4,647 Posts Drives: Chevy Aveo Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parent's Basement iTrader: (7)	state troopers don't use laser much, but city cops rely on it almost 100% of the time. i fear the laser very much, but i was nabbed by KA.
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b335i First Lieutenant 19 Rep 386 Posts Drives: 2008 e92 335i, 2012 f10 535i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: socal iTrader: (3)	Not sure what your state laws are, but here in California, I postpone, postpone, postpone. Plead not guilty, pay the fine and set a trial date. 10 business days before trial date, go in and file a request to move the date (you can't attend for some specified reason) and then they allow you to choose your date that you can attend. Mine somehow always falls on the Friday of a holiday weekend which= a no show. GL
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