Opinions(Ticket)
03-06-2006, 04:44 PM
#1
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ok, so i was being a dumbass, some guy in a cavalier was right up my rear end so i took off and sure enouph just over the next hill there was a cop driving the other way, anyways he stopped me and gave me a ticket for 141 in an 80....yea, huge dumbass move by me...anyways i was just wondering what i should say in court to get my speed violation lowered. the cop told me to bring it to court and pleed guilty with a lower speed or something...just looking for someone elses opininion/past experience with somehting like this...thanx in advance
03-06-2006, 06:09 PM
#5
You are dead in the water as far as a ticket goes. You readily admit to it and made a mistake. Unfortunately you must pay for the mistake. It is not going to be worth your time, nor the lawyers for him to try and save you some money. Think about what a lawyer charges? It is your right to dispute the ticket. If you do so, you may argue that the ticket is more than you can afford for whatever reason you may have, lost job, in school etc. The flip side to this is that the officer has up to 1 year to add on any other charges as well, say like Excessive Speed, Street Racing (which by the post you made is a valid ticket as you were attempting to outdistance someone else), Driving with undue care and attention, Driving too fast for road conditions. So you might want to weigh the possibility of a further ticket vs. the cost of the ticket you already rightfully have.
03-06-2006, 07:46 PM
#6
My suggestion would be to go to court. If the officer doesn't show up then it gets dropped. If he does show up then tell them the story you just told us (you had someone following too closely, you slowed down to make it easier for them to pass, they seemed to be getting closer to your car and making you nervous, you tried to distance yourself from their car, etc.) and chances are the officer has what you stated to him in his notes so he will likely say to the judge that what you said on the day in question is what was just stated in court and you have a very good chance your fine will get lowered considerably (in dollar form).
03-06-2006, 07:48 PM
#7
Originally Posted by MR2NR
You are dead in the water as far as a ticket goes. You readily admit to it and made a mistake. Unfortunately you must pay for the mistake. It is not going to be worth your time, nor the lawyers for him to try and save you some money. Think about what a lawyer charges? It is your right to dispute the ticket. If you do so, you may argue that the ticket is more than you can afford for whatever reason you may have, lost job, in school etc. The flip side to this is that the officer has up to 1 year to add on any other charges as well, say like Excessive Speed, Street Racing (which by the post you made is a valid ticket as you were attempting to outdistance someone else), Driving with undue care and attention, Driving too fast for road conditions. So you might want to weigh the possibility of a further ticket vs. the cost of the ticket you already rightfully have.
Regarding the ticket, what province are you in? My advice in BC would be to challenge it, go to court, and offer to plead guilty to the lowest bracket. If the cop actually told you to try something liek that I don`t see why you wouldn`t.
03-06-2006, 09:26 PM
#9
I am 13 + months into the application process to the RCMP, having completed and passed my polygraph exam about a month ago. As I am in BC, I have commented on this based on the perspective that I know is justified. There is no legal excuse to speed up like this when all one has to do is pull over, stop and let the person go by. Court duty is part of the officers job, they are paid to be there and it regularily falls on the officers normal day. Traffic court is generally the same day(s) of the week, every month, thus the officers know when they need to be in court. If it falls on their day off, it is covered as overtime and they will definitely be there for that. There is the odd circumstance where they may not be able to attend, that being on duty and a priority call comes in (armed robbery down the street and they are the closest person available), the chances of something like this is slim to none though. Soon the officer may not have to be present at all , he can send his submission into the JP and the JP will weigh your evidence with that of the officers. The JP makes the call here. Bargain away, it is your legal right to do so, as is the officers to throw more charges at you inside of 1 year (for the RCMP).
03-06-2006, 10:49 PM
#10
MR2NR, no offence to you but with the proximity of where Matt lives I figure he was charged by either Durham or Toronto and neither of those police forces are the RCMP (And Matt if you got charged by the OPP your f<cked cause they're showing up 
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Both Durham and Toronto are pulling lot's of overtime and pay-duties are readily available most of the time. More and more officers are failing to show up for court proceedings for minor tickets so the chances are actually getting pretty good that they will not show up for you. I would take that chance.
Matt, my original advice stands. Good luck bud.
).Both Durham and Toronto are pulling lot's of overtime and pay-duties are readily available most of the time. More and more officers are failing to show up for court proceedings for minor tickets so the chances are actually getting pretty good that they will not show up for you. I would take that chance.
Matt, my original advice stands. Good luck bud.
