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Speeding Ticket - But date to appear in court is incorrect (can I get out of this?)
I just got a speeding ticket today while borrowing a friend's car. I had been driving for about two minutes when I got onto the Interstate. I hadn't been going but a mile or so when I got pulled over for doing a 75 in a 55 (The officer paced me). I'm thinking of arguing that, since I was unfamiliar with my friend's car, I wasn't used to its handling and in trying to accelerate and merge on the interstate I wasn't watching my speed. Also, on the ticket the court date is written as "Fri the 21 day of Dec 2003." The 21st day of December is a Sunday. I'm assuming that the correct date is the 12th, but I'm not sure how to play dumb and show up on the 21st without having had a warrant out for my arrest. Any ideas?
Also, does the Manual button change up the torque applied to the front/rear, or just lock out first gear? Thanks, |
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I would say that you should call the courthouse to get the correct date for your case. And if you show up and give the judge the same story, you'll probably get out of the points, but not the fine.
So I would say it's worth it. As for the manual button, it has absolutely nothing to do with torque split, as far as I know.
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Personally if I were you I'd "go" to court on the 21st then show up the next day complaining that no one else was there.
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Iv been there and done that....just ended up paying the ticket.
The Cop didnt fill out any of the ticket right and he gave me and outrageous fine but it was bout 100 miles away from home so i ended up just paying the thing instead of driving back to fight the ticket on the corrected court date. |
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Look in the Yellow pages & call a few lawers, I had one in the late 90's that could get allmost any speeding ticket tossed.
It's all in knowing the law IE: radar calibrations ,Odometer Cal cop cars most recent spedometer certifaction ( thigs like that have to be recertified every so often by law ) and these along with out properly filling out the ticket are things A $100-$200 lawer can take advantage of and have tossed . My lawer had 5 other people there with me & all 6 where dissmised. The cops & the courts count on you going in & taken a * PLEA *So they still get ya. But the courts are clogged & those lawers are out there for you if the cost is worth the price of the ticket & points thats what i would do. Haven't had a ticket in 4 years KNOCK ON EVERYTHING
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I recieved a ticket for going 755mph in a 55. Yes, it was with the SVX.
- Rob |
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Are you sure you where not riding in a stolen Delorean ?
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Well dude, I could tell ya to be bold and show up with the tickett in your hand on the date that is on the tickett... Then when noone is there come back the next day and act all pissed off about noone being there.... But actually I just got a tickett too and I'm just gonna stand up and face the music... I was doing wrong and I have the common sense to know better... Sometimes if ya go to the courthouse and are respectful to the judge and act like you are ready to accept punishment for your actions then they will just give ya a small fine and you won't get any points on your insurance... That's what I'm gonna do...
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getting a lawyer will get you out of a ticket...there are laws that all equipment must be inspected and certed...a whole list of things lawyers can get their greasy hands into. you can also request to see the info, if it isn't correct, you walk
i would come on the day they say...and act like you didn't know any better, but then again can't you get in trouble for not appearing in court or paying the ticket? i have to look that one up...either way, after you show them the ticket you have, then it would get cleared, but it would be a PITA to deal with it Kelli
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