bentiac
12-15-2009, 12:15 PM
I disputed a ticket more than a year ago and finally today is my hearing day.
I got this ticket when I totaled my MX-5 on the highway here and had to call 911 because I was blocking 2 lanes. When the cop came the first thing he said was: "are you alright, sir?" and the second "I'll have to give you a ticket for this sign at the bottom please."
I don't know about the laws elsewhere but here if you get into a single vehicle accident you get a ticket for it automatically. Mine was a speed relative to condition with no witness or police around. It was bad enough having my brand new car totaled .... he had to give me the ticket now.
I disputed the ticket as far away from the accident jurisdiction as possible to reduce the chance of him showing up. I hear sometimes they don't contest if you plead not guilty but if he does I have two options:
1. Claim I was an amateur ST driver and shifted into the wrong gear and being in a rwd and rain I crashed.
2. Take advantage of a law that says court dates must be given in a timely manner or evidence is not valid. I've heard people using this when the court date was more than a year after.
Coming up in a few hours... wish me luck and give me suggestions.
I got this ticket when I totaled my MX-5 on the highway here and had to call 911 because I was blocking 2 lanes. When the cop came the first thing he said was: "are you alright, sir?" and the second "I'll have to give you a ticket for this sign at the bottom please."
I don't know about the laws elsewhere but here if you get into a single vehicle accident you get a ticket for it automatically. Mine was a speed relative to condition with no witness or police around. It was bad enough having my brand new car totaled .... he had to give me the ticket now.
I disputed the ticket as far away from the accident jurisdiction as possible to reduce the chance of him showing up. I hear sometimes they don't contest if you plead not guilty but if he does I have two options:
1. Claim I was an amateur ST driver and shifted into the wrong gear and being in a rwd and rain I crashed.
2. Take advantage of a law that says court dates must be given in a timely manner or evidence is not valid. I've heard people using this when the court date was more than a year after.
Coming up in a few hours... wish me luck and give me suggestions.