Should i just tell my parents????????

Question

I am 18 and got a speeding ticket while driving to college i was going 52 miles an hour in a 40 mile hour zone.It was not on purpose their is a down hill there and i was not breaking fast enough the car was just given to me and i am still getting used to it.The area i got pulled over in was a speeding trap area i just got into a car accident 3 months ago and the car was totaled.This was the first time i was ever even pulled over today.The ticket also states that i get 2 points on my lisence and a 95 dollar fine. Is there any way to fight a ticket i live in NJ.

If i just pay off the ticket will my parents still find out about it?They pay for my insurance.

Answer 1

Bettr to tell them sooer than later. Your insurance company will find out and your premiums will go up. They will find out eventually.

Answer 2

Yup, if they're paying for your insurance then they're gonna find out. If you can manage, set aside the money to pay your ticket and then give them about $100 cash when you tell them. This might make them feel you're at least offsetting the cost of the insurance going up. Apologize to them and let them know it won't happen again. Don't make excuses or tell them about the downhill bit and the speed trap. It will just make them angry. Truth is, if you were paying attention you would have been doing the speed limit regardless of the hill and the brakes on an unfamiliar car. Taking responsibility for your actions will help ease the blow and show them that you learned something from this experience.

Answer 3

Yes, Tell them. it is the mature/responsible thing to do. It may not be fun or enjoyable, but part of being an adult is doing the right thing. Besides, depending on your insureance, your rates may go up. Typically it is 3 strikes on your insureance before they rake the bill up. But having totaled a car a short time before, a ticket could bump up the rates. Also, If you are getting good grades, most insureance places offer a discount for grades above a 3.0

Answer 4

You can always fight a ticket. Even if the judge himself saw you speeding, you can fight the ticket. You should get a lawyer to help you if you do. Many people who defend themselves in cases about traffic tickets end up implicating themselves in their first minute of talking to the judge.

Next up. Are your parents paying for your car or your insurance? If so, then they should be informed about the ticket. This may also apply if they are paying for your college too. If you are wanting them to pay for the ticket, forget it. It was your actions that led to the ticket. If this does lead to higher insurance for your parents, you should try to pay them for that too (this applies if they are paying for the insurance.)

Finally, if they are not paying for anything, then you do not have to tell them. You are an adult and have your own life. They may want to hear about it but if you are taking care of yourself and you take care of all of the business that this ticket brings into your life, then you are not required to tell them.

Answer 5

True that, Sticky my friend. Me and StickyM have both had severe speeding tickets (20+ and we were both on our way to college. Ironic eh?) and I think that by comparing the way we handled it you might be able to discern the correct way to handle yours. Josh told his parents. He spent one day locked in a closet with no food or water. Sure he was hungry, smelly, and a little shaky when they let him out, but after that all was forgiven.

I hid my ticket from my parents. I didn't think they would find out... but they did. When the insurance company called my dad about it he was furious. My brother called to warn me not to come home ever again. So, I drove to Canada and lived at on a campground for 3 months. Then my dad closed all my bank accounts and I had no money. I spent the next 4 months hitchhiking across Canada trying to find someone that would take me in. It was awful. I ate out of trash cans and slept in steam tunnels. I finally managed to call my brother and have him wire me some cash. I used it to get home. When I got there, my dad shot at me a few times. My brother managed to knock him out with a frying pan. My dad spent the next 2 weeks unconscious and when he woke up had lost most of his memory so he didn't remember my ticket. I just hope he never finds out again.

So you can see that telling your parents is a much better idea.

Answer 6

Sure pay the ticket but they are liable to find out about it anyway since their insurance company will be notified. It was an accident and you are a young adult now, these things happen.

Answer 7

If you contest the ticket and lose, you will have to pay court costs in addition to the $95 ticket. If I were you, I'd tell my parents, admit my indiscretion, and move on. This will save money in the long run.

Answer 8

You need to tell them. It is better to hear it from you than have them notice the insurance rates have gone up.

Next time watch your speed. Cheaper to take a little longer than pay for a ticket and increased insurance costs.

Answer 9

You're probably better off letting them know. Eventually, they'd probably find out, and even if they didn't, the guilt's not worth it. Besides, 12 miles over isn't THAT big of a deal.

Answer 10

Yeah, tell your parents. Your dad will probably yell at you, and be really angry, but honesty will serve you far better than trying to cover it up. Besides, when it hits your insurance, he's gonna find out anyway. Better that it's not a surprise.

Answer 11

In California you can go to Traffic School to get rid of the Points on your record. Not too sure if there is that option in New Jersey.