sedan?
Ok so today I got a speeding ticket. I am not worried about the cost of the
ticket, but more so the points. I am going to fight it, and hopefully get out. The cop listed my car as grey, it is silver, and also as a SDN, under type, i am assuming that her means sedan. Is a 2 door hatchback considered a sedan? Any tips for when i go to court? Should i even bother fighting this? I live in Pa |
Re: sedan?
If it's your first offense and it was not a horrible one (IE. Reckless
driving) if you plead guilty (at court there will be many people there for the same thing, he asks for a plea one at a time, if you plead guilty typically you pay (and attend) driving school and they drop the ticket and points). If you plead not guilty that will be a touch more difficult because it will become your word against his, and they sometimes have camera's that record all the offense. The two saving graces might be a. he does not show up (You are released because you have the right to face your accuser (not done it but have had friends told me they've done it, so take with a grain of salt)) or b. he did not calibrate his radar gun that day (works if he shot you, if he tailed you that's pretty much out (again with the friends and salt)). So if I were you plead guilty go to driving school (Get a discount on your auto policy maybe) and move on while driving more defensively. The details about the car are negligible and won't make much difference to the judge as he probably got your VIN and license plate numbers and really that's all that matters unless it was a camera that got you. "illusion123a" <almatters@comcast.net> wrote in message news:c2d7f3727e2e4f0daa4a0dac5a8ed1a5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... > Ok so today I got a speeding ticket. I am not worried about the cost of > the > ticket, but more so the points. I am going to fight it, and hopefully get > out. The cop listed my car as grey, it is silver, and also as a SDN, under > type, i am assuming that her means sedan. Is a 2 door hatchback considered > a sedan? Any tips for when i go to court? Should i even bother fighting > this? I live in Pa > |
Re: sedan?
i was thinking that becasue he had my liscense it would show that the car
is registered to a silver not grey car...i dont know. I dont think they do driving school in pa unless you get your liscense revoked. I do have one ticket for running a red light a little over 1 year ago |
Re: sedan?
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:36:25 -0500, "illusion123a"
<almatters@comcast.net> wrote: >Ok so today I got a speeding ticket. I am not worried about the cost of the >ticket, but more so the points. I am going to fight it, and hopefully get >out. The cop listed my car as grey, it is silver, and also as a SDN, under >type, i am assuming that her means sedan. Is a 2 door hatchback considered >a sedan? Any tips for when i go to court? Should i even bother fighting >this? I live in Pa details won't matter unless you are a lawyer or hire one. Some courts *might* let you out on the details if they think that you are paying the lawyer more than the fine would be. The judge will know what the lawyer cost you. I would not count on winning this if I was you. If you had more points where you could lose driving then the DA will deal in some cases depending on what happened. |
Re: sedan?
illusion123a wrote:
> i was thinking that becasue he had my liscense it would show that the car > is registered to a silver not grey car...i dont know. I dont think they do > driving school in pa unless you get your liscense revoked. I do have one > ticket for running a red light a little over 1 year ago > If that's your strategy, forget it, as they can amend these minor details in court. As long as the VIN on the ticket is correct, they have you dead to rights. Unless you have some evidence that the officer did not correctly gauge your speed, taking this to court is a waste of time. |
Re: sedan?
"illusion123a" <almatters@comcast.net> wrote in message news:c2d7f3727e2e4f0daa4a0dac5a8ed1a5@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... > Ok so today I got a speeding ticket. I am not worried about the cost of the > ticket, but more so the points. I am going to fight it, and hopefully get > out. The cop listed my car as grey, it is silver, and also as a SDN, under > type, i am assuming that her means sedan. Is a 2 door hatchback considered > a sedan? Any tips for when i go to court? Should i even bother fighting > this? I live in Pa > I appreciate you're in PA, but FWIW I have a colleague who received a ticket in MD and because the cop didn't show up to court, the charge was dropped. The same happened with my brother-in-law who also received a ticket in MD. I'd suggest going to court, and if possible wait until you know if your cop is there before deciding whether to plead guilty or not guilty. |
Re: sedan?
I was very nice to the cop and he was very nice to me, he even joked that I
could get away with speeding on the interstate, but that he didnt tell me that. I am hoping that if he shows up he will reduce my ticket. This is my forst speedin ticket since I was 16, (that was 8 years ago) I did get on red light violation in oct '03. I also iasked the cop is he knew my dad and brother, who are correctional officers..he said no, but it was worth a try. Right now the worst case seniro is i have to pay the full fine and get points, this WILL happen if i plead guilty, but MAY happen if i take it to court, so i firgure that buy fighting it i have nothing to loose, espically as the court costs are already included in the ticket. THANKS for the HELP |
Re: sedan?
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 18:36:25 -0500, "illusion123a"
<almatters@comcast.net> wrote: >Ok so today I got a speeding ticket. I am not worried about the cost of the >ticket, but more so the points. I am going to fight it, and hopefully get >out. The cop listed my car as grey, it is silver, and also as a SDN, under >type, i am assuming that her means sedan. Is a 2 door hatchback considered >a sedan? Any tips for when i go to court? Should i even bother fighting >this? I live in Pa **Aside from the cop not showing up, I know that in Michigan sometimes people can plead to pay the fine but ask to avoid having points assessed to their licenses. It's up to the judge's discretion but it's a shot. What color it is or whether it's a hatchback or not isn't grounds for dismissal, if that's what your pushing for. I know I'd rather avoid the points. kaboomie |
Re: sedan?
I was very nice to the cop and he was very nice to me, he even joked that I
could get away with speeding on the interstate, I am hoping that if he shows up he will reduce my ticket. This is my frrst speeding ticket since I was 16, (that was 8 years ago) I did get on red light violation in oct '03. I also asked the cop if he knew my dad and brother, who are correctional officers..he said no, but it was worth a try. Right now the worst case seniro is i have to pay the full fine and get points, this WILL happen if i plead guilty, but MAY happen if i take it to court, so i firgure that by fighting it i have nothing to loose, espically as the court costs are already included in the ticket. THANKS for the HELP |
Re: sedan?
illusion123a wrote:
> I was very nice to the cop and he was very nice to me, he even joked that I > could get away with speeding on the interstate, but that he didnt tell me > that. I am hoping that if he shows up he will reduce my ticket. This is my > forst speedin ticket since I was 16, (that was 8 years ago) I did get on > red light violation in oct '03. I also iasked the cop is he knew my dad > and brother, who are correctional officers..he said no, but it was worth a > try. Right now the worst case seniro is i have to pay the full fine and get > points, this WILL happen if i plead guilty, but MAY happen if i take it to > court, so i firgure that buy fighting it i have nothing to loose, > espically as the court costs are already included in the ticket. THANKS > for the HELP > Actually, you do have more to lose, the court costs. I fought one ticket and got the fine reduced, but the court cost brought it right back up to the original amount. If the judge thinks your defense is frivolous, you may end up paying court costs on top of the original fine. |
Re: sedan?
The court costs are already included in the fine, the only extra cost is
$6. |
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