I just recieved a ticket through the post saying 'notice of intended prosecution'. Was caught doing 68mph in a 40mph zone (just to point out that it was a 70mph, but reduced to 40mph due to roadworks). I haven't got any points at the moment, so my question is, as this is my first offence and have been driving for 5 yrs, will i 'have' to attend court and what is the penatly likely to be?
2006-06-19 00:19:53 · 11 answers · asked by kevininpompey 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
These answers are great! Many thanx guys and gals. I'm in the UK though......
2006-06-19 00:30:49 · update #1
You can probably send the fine$$$ in the mail as this is your first offense and no one was hurt. It differs from state to state. It will count as points toward your driv lic but with good behavior, those points go away usually after 3 years. So be careful because losing your driving privilege would suck. The only reason you would want to go to court would be to protest the ticket and hope the cop that pulled you over doesn't show up. Good luck to you and safe driving also.
2006-06-24 08:18:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
In Australia we have a similar road traffic law system, and I know a policeman who says if you pay more than the amount of the fine (like by $1) then the police service is required by law to send you the balance back. If the amount in their account is more than the amount of the fine, the computer is incapable of closing the account and applying the points to your lisence, so when they send you the cheque for $1, rip it up. The account will stay open on their books as unbalanced, but paid, and the points will never be applied to your lisence. After 5 years the computer will automatically write the $1 off as a gift (the same way it does with bad debts), but the points still won't be applied to your lisence because a fine must be closed in 3 years or less or the statute of limitations expires and the fine is expunged from your record.
The final result of all this is that driving through a 40mph zone at 68 cost you a few hundred dollars, but you don't have to go to court and you wont lose you lisence or aquire any points. Happy days :-)
2006-06-19 07:32:59 · answer #2 · answered by Bawn Nyntyn Aytetu 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, you are in for a big one there. Sorry to say but in the world of driving, no points only means you haven't been caught not that your a good driver, and that comes from the eyes of the police not me. Well anything 19 or over in a regular zone is major fines and you have to go to court for it so theres that fine for you, also theres the fact it was in construction zone, witch can be very outrageous like $1000 plus. It will likely be 3-5 points to your license witch can be reduced by 3 for taking a simple defensive driving course you can get at Blockbuster or online. So yes you will have to go to court and the fine could reach $1,300 plus, that would be my estimate. But it's not all bad most courts will allow you to pay it off over a period of time and it won't be on your driving record until it has been completley paid off.
2006-06-19 07:28:30 · answer #3 · answered by Joe P 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should've gotten a fee schedule and a court date. If you chose to pay the fee, you mail in the check/money order or take it down to the county seat, and you're done with it.
Some people will tell you, in the interest of insurance purposes (or some semi-bogus reason like that) that you need to go to court and fight this so it doesn't get put on your record. I've heard that you can use the defense that it wasn't your car that was on radar; it was the car passing you on the shoulder. The cop just couldn't catch up to him, so he ticketed you. I wouldn't recommend this method.
2006-06-19 07:25:36 · answer #4 · answered by Gabby_Gabby_Purrsalot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure what State you live in..... In Arizona you maybe able to take a driving school class for about the price of the ticket but you keep a clean driving record. (The ticket is dismissed, helps with insurance.)
I have a problem with the road construction signs that are left up when no one is working. I understand the need for safety if people are working on the road, we need to slow down and be careful. But when no one is working why do we need to slow down? It just because they are too lazy to move the signs?
2006-06-19 09:40:28 · answer #5 · answered by Gregory B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, your in a bit of a pickle. See, fines and other charges are DOUBLED in construction zones in the United States. You'll have to go to court to lower the cost of your ticket, plus, it may be suspended because of the speed you were doing (28 over POSTED speed limit) That's where they get ya, posted speed limit.
2006-06-19 07:22:00 · answer #6 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you sould go to court and say that you were not the person opertaing the vehiche.
Second you could go to court and use your flawless driving record to get it redused and not on your record at all.
Third you could get a lawyer pay him/her to get you out of it. Then you won't have to go to court. You just pay the atterny and don't worry about it any more.
2006-06-19 07:26:32 · answer #7 · answered by Chad B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in UK if you admit and just pay you dont go court. £60 fine (approx) and 3 points are yours though. You need to send off licence and they'll do this.
2006-06-19 07:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plead insanity, The road drives me crazyyyy or somethin.
2006-06-19 07:22:10 · answer #9 · answered by cat rat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on your state but often, you can go to the state's website and see what the options might be.
2006-06-19 07:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by Yogi Bruce 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋