Go to notspeading.com. Great lawyer. Answers e-mails in seconds, and best of all-he got my high point ticket dismissed. I hope this isn't "illegal" advertising, I just know that it can come in handy for other members here, and I'm off now-scott free.

I sure hope you mean notspeeding.com

Oh, and this seems to be NY only.

yeah. that's what i meant.

Yeah... I know a guy like that, too... gotta fork over some cash though. (Oh, wait- I don't think my guy's a lawyer... I'm pretty sure what he does is illegal and stuff... )

Is careless driving on your shidduch resume?

Listen-what does he charge? I paid $400. If he's cheaper I use him next time 'round.


How sweet of you. Actually, I was not speeding, but the lawyer told me I dont have a chance if I try to fight it out. He claimed I was going 20 miles above the speed limit, when I was going between one light and another red light, 3 lots over. The speed limit was 30. There is no way I could have gotten up to 50 and stopped for the red light.

Oh... you got it cheap. This guy was around $800 last time I checked. (Could be it was $800 because it was a BIG speeding ticket, I dunno)

Your speeding ticket was for more than $400? Holy cow.

maybe her big issue was avoiding points. Either way $400 does seem excessive

She means it cost $400 to make the speeding ticket (and points) disappear.

Nope.


Correct. Ticket probably would have been less, but I couldn't afford the points.

Right... So, he did want the $400, afterall... That's to shut you up. Because if he said that you vere going 10 mi over the limit, you might have argued and bargained it down.
So, what did the lawyer tell the judge?

I have no idea, but my word against cops wouldn't get me anywhere. They believe the cop. I guess the lawyer is known so they listen?

You missed out on hearing something that will get off any future tickets you will get for the rest of your life??? Known to do what??
He just makes up a scenerio that, if true, falls under the dismissed category.

I wonder if he shares the $400 with the cop too...

Oy, I'm glad I don't drive anymore.

How many times did you get speeding tickets ?

I'm happy I do.


Just this once. My other ticket was for driving over the wall on a highway. Why do you ask?

I mean I got one speeding ticket -- I was not concerned aabout the points because I was close to the age of 25 by the time it happened.

What happens when you're 25?

car insurance agencies stop caring about points and start offering you free car insurance

Never mind. I am wrong - BMV (in my state) do some "cleaning" after three years activity of driving -- if you do illegal throughout 3 yrs -- nothing much will change but if you are careful - they will reduce points and the insurance are likely to reduce the rate as well.

If you're a bad enough driver to be worried about points, I'm very unhappy that you're on the road.

Darn. I was hoping my ticket was forgotten.

Are you from the same state as JR?

Please see reason for possible points on previous page.

Jo-
1) how much was his fee? (lower than the ticket I'm assuming or else you didn't get much of a deal..)
2) why are people so adamant not to pay their tickets??
You* knew the law, knew the repercussions, and now are being asked to act like an adult and pay up. What's so bizarre about that?


*all of us in general

I don't think so.

1) it cost me $400. It wasn't the money, I was concerned about the points.
2) I knew the law and abided by it. There was no feasible way for me to be speeding.

I would much rather pay a lawyer than have the evil gubment steal my money.... If I am going to lose 400 bucks anyway it ain't gonna pay some !@#$ cop's ticket quota bonus..... Speed limits are all about making money anyway. 50 MPH on highways in NYC is a bit much. Even 65 is a bit low I think 70-75 would be reasonable on open stretches. Every study done shows that higher speed limits reduce overall accidents (within reason, not 100 mph)

so you weren't?


yep, studies done on the Autobahn find they have less [deadly] accidents then us on our speed-controlled byways..

nope. You seem to know Monsey. If you do, I dont mind telling you where it was and you will see that it is impossible to have been speading there.

do tell?

I was waiting for some attention on that!!!

well you got it.

By Finkelstein Library on 59. There is a block that is 3 lots long, with a light at the top of the hill and a light on the bottom. I was stopped at the first light. It turned green and the bottom light was still red. Please explain how I hit 50 miles and stopped in time for that?

some cars can accelerate to 50 very quickly.

not on that hill..iirc, it's potholey and starting to sport houses/kids in that area (and a fork-in-the-road too), so you're slowing down as you approach anywhichway.

If only I had one of those. It would be nice to have a good car, but alas.....I'm stuck with the trash that loses control and lands on the other side of the highway.


No houses or kids. It's commercial properties, but there are lots of day laborers hanging 'round there, and there is no fork, just normal crossroads, but it is quite busy, and there was a RED LIGHT 3 yards down!

near the fork down the road the area starts getting residential, no?

Anyway, the cops probably nap there hoping to catch an unsuspecting accelerator (or not).

I agree. Rather impossible unless you drive a super sportscar.

Have you ever wished syphilis, AIDS and cancer upon a meter maid ?

Ah. The joys of living in the south.

I think it's Spring Valley. They love striking plea bargains there. And the judge is reasonable.

The real cost of a ticket is not the penalty you pay to the state, but the higher insurance rates you pay to the insurance company. Often, lawyers will cut a deal with the judge to assess a higher monetary fee in exchange for a citation that is not a moving violation, or doesn't come with points, or isn't reported to the insurance company. It's all a big game.