Should I fight this ticket?
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Should I fight this ticket?
I was doing 100 in a 50 zone on airport rd by the airport as the speed suddenly changes from 80 to 50. The cop lowered my ticket to 10 over so he gave me a ticket for doing 60 in a 50 zone. Should I fight this ticket? Will it affect my insurance? Do you guys think a cop would show up to court for a $40 ticket?
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Any help would be appreciated.
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The speed wouldn't "suddenly" change if you were driving a little slower to start with or maybe you misread the sign that said "80km/hr MAXIMUM"
If drivng the limit of 80km/hr and see the "50km ahead sign" take the foot of the gas and 90% of the time you will drop to the new speed limit.
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Depending on your area, police are scheduled for court on their working time or better yet on days off so they claim OT at 1 1/2times or about $50-60 per hour, who wouldn't show up for that. Not to mention you have to take time off work or school, travel to court etc for a $40 ticket, weigh the odds of getting off the ticket (50% officer won't show, then 50% you could win) as compared to your costs.
If drivng the limit of 80km/hr and see the "50km ahead sign" take the foot of the gas and 90% of the time you will drop to the new speed limit.
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Depending on your area, police are scheduled for court on their working time or better yet on days off so they claim OT at 1 1/2times or about $50-60 per hour, who wouldn't show up for that. Not to mention you have to take time off work or school, travel to court etc for a $40 ticket, weigh the odds of getting off the ticket (50% officer won't show, then 50% you could win) as compared to your costs.
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Originally Posted by spawnr
not to mention they can re-introduce the original fine.
130km/hr pace on 401 series. Dropped to 115km/hr and fought. Trial judge convicted on original speed. Accused appealed and lost.
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$40 ticket. Just pay the fine and consider yourself lucky.
I got caught doing 87 in a 50, got no reduction and had to fight it for 2 years through delays and . Ended up finally getting a $45 fine. You got off easy my friend, the cop was being nice.
I got caught doing 87 in a 50, got no reduction and had to fight it for 2 years through delays and . Ended up finally getting a $45 fine. You got off easy my friend, the cop was being nice.
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Thanks for the replies everyone. Ya I think I might aswell just be better of paying it. Will this ticket affect my insurance however? I'm not worried about the ticket as I know $40 is not a lot, the reason why I wanted to fight it is just so my insurance rate wouldnt go up.
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Originally Posted by blackout_89t
^ I have received two 10 over tickets (obviously both cops reduced them for me) over the past 6 months and my insurance has not increased because of them, so far anyways.
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Originally Posted by blackout_89t
^ I have received two 10 over tickets (obviously both cops reduced them for me) over the past 6 months and my insurance has not increased because of them, so far anyways.
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Originally Posted by Viperoni
Do the tix show up on the section of your renewal where it says what tickets you have?
For those on facility Rule 25
www.facilityassociation.com/docs/ontario/2003_section_a.pdf