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作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 22:59 標題: should i dispute my speeding ticket?

i was clocked driving 105kph at an 80kph zone =(
this is actually my first speeding ticket throughout my 7+ years of driving.
so i guess i do have a clean record
should i dispute my ticket and ask to have the fine ($196) reduced when i go to court?
what are my chances of getting away with this ticket and/or getting a fine reduction?

any suggestions are welcome~ thank you =D

作者: 邊少 時間: 2009-6-2 23:07

getting away is not that easy now
but for reduction i think u still stand a chance
but u need to hv a dayoff from school/work for that lo

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:12

本帖最後由 cinderelly 於 2009-6-3 00:13 編輯

oh and i also want to ask that..
i plead guilty (i admit that i was speeding), but will disputing it just to request for a reduction be deemed as unreasonable? it's not considered a bad/wrong thing to do is it..?

thanks again~~

作者: B仔 時間: 2009-6-2 23:13

公主公主～～～～

乜你架南瓜車開咁快呀。。。。

佢抄你牌個陣，你冇求吓情嗎？
同常男人警察會輕手D嘅。不過我有次遇上了一個很好的姐姐，佢放我一馬。。。

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:15

本帖最後由 cinderelly 於 2009-6-3 00:16 編輯

公主公主～～～～

乜你架南瓜車開咁快呀。。。。
佢抄你牌個陣，你冇求吓情嗎？
同常男人警察會輕手D嘅。不過我有次遇上了一個很好的姐姐，佢放我一馬。。。 ...
B仔發表於 2009-6-3 12:13 AM

mo ah ><~ i told him it's my first time. and my mom was next to me and she asked if i could have a 2nd chance and he was like nope. but he wasn't mean or rude geh. actually he was kind of nice and quite polite. he told me i could dispute my ticket...
105 on highway 都唔算快啦~ ><

作者: fibbi 時間: 2009-6-2 23:15

When you go dispute you can choose to dispute the fine ($) or allegation (the actual violation).

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:17

6# fibbi

oh so that means i can dispute the fine then..!~?
=( the thought of going to court makes me so nervous already!!

作者: B仔 時間: 2009-6-2 23:19

105 on highway...好正常～

可能佢抄唔夠QUOTA你唔好彩啦。。。

作者: fibbi 時間: 2009-6-2 23:19

7# cinderelly

I can totally understand....sigh.....

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:25

i was kind of glad that my mom was with me cuz i was just thinking not too long ago that i've never had a speeding ticket. so i gotta be prepared that i'd get one sooner or later...
okay it came sooner than i expected =p

oh and i should add i was on hwy 91 east bound (from richmond to new west). there were at least 3 cops with their radars by the place where ppl from knight street merge out to hwy 91. that's the section of hwy 91 where the speed limit is 80 instead of 90. so many ppl were caught there as well =( be careful la everyone~~

作者: Purpleheart 時間: 2009-6-2 23:32

105 on highway...好正常～
可能佢抄唔夠QUOTA你唔好彩啦。。。
B仔發表於 2009-6-3 00:19

Agree

o的 RCMP 自己都話如果你唔超過max. speed的 30 km/h 會let you go....in your case, max. speed 係 80 km/h, 如果你唔超過 110 km/h 應該俾你走架wor....

如果俾我就有呢個做法, dispute 左張 ticket 先, 之後會有信叫你上 court~ 你就博一博個警察唔黎~ 如果個警察真係黎左, 冇辦法喇, 你一定要guilty囉, 但你可以話你仲係一個 student, 你向個 judge 要求可唔可以俾你分幾個月 pay 張 ticket~ 通常都得既

我男朋友就死好彩 , dispute 左 3 張 tickets, 3 個警察都冇上court~

作者: Bikki 時間: 2009-6-2 23:33

ya, dispute both fine and allegation.

作者: fibbi 時間: 2009-6-2 23:34

11# Purpleheart

我超咗29點解佢唔let me go ga!!!

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:39

Agree

o的 RCMP 自己都話如果你唔超過max. speed的  30 km/h 會let you go....in your case, max. speed 係 80 km/h, 如果你唔超過  110 km/h 應該俾你走架wor....

如果俾我就有呢個做法, dispute  ...
Purpleheart 發表於 2009-6-3 12:32 AM

hai ah >< my bf has disputed his tickets too but we heard it's a lot tougher now. he's not really nervous about going to court but i'm extremely nervous..
do i get away with the ticket for sure when the cop doesn't show up? that was what we thought but for my bf's last ticket (just a month ago) we went to court down in bellingham and the cops did not show up but ppl still needed to pay although some had their fines reduced..

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-2 23:39

ya, dispute both fine and allegation.
Bikki 發表於 2009-6-3 12:33 AM

how do i dispute the violation...? i WAS over the limit........ wouldn't the cop have some sort of evidence/record from his radar..?

作者: Bikki 時間: 2009-6-3 00:15

dispute both anyway..

as purpleheart said:
如果俾我就有呢個做法, dispute 左張 ticket 先, 之後會有信叫你上 court~ 你就博一博個警察唔黎~ 如果個警察真係黎左, 冇辦法喇, 你一定要guilty囉, 但你可以話你仲係一個 student, 你向個 judge 要求可唔可以俾你分幾個月 pay 張 ticket~ 通常都得既

how do i dispute the violation...? i WAS over the limit........ wouldn't the cop have some sort of evidence/record from his radar..?
cinderelly 發表於 2009-6-3 00:39

作者: meowmeowmeow 時間: 2009-6-3 01:30

dispute both anyway..

as purpleheart said:
如果俾我就有呢個做法, dispute 左張 ticket 先, 之後會有信叫你上 court~ 你就博一博個警察唔黎~ 如果個警察真係黎左, 冇辦法喇, 你一定要guilty囉, 但你可以話你仲 ...
Bikki 發表於 2009-6-3 01:15

US law is different from BC la... I'm not sure...
But as for BC, if the police didn't show up, you will not be guilty cuz no witness.
BUT, nowadays, they normally schedule the same 警察's tickets in the same date @ the same room gar...

Try to dispute both, and if you are still guilty, you've got nothing more to loss, cuz they won't make you pay more gar mah...
And say that you are a student... very poor, with student loan etc...

作者: Ultraman 時間: 2009-6-3 08:01

First, if you need to take a no-pay day off, if I were you I won't bother to do so cuz the possible disputed amount might not be able to compensate the wage you lost.
Second, I won't lie that I am a student if actually I'm not. In case any chance they find out the truth I might get into another trouble.

作者: news 時間: 2009-6-3 08:17

just pay..face the consequence

作者: siumaibb 時間: 2009-6-3 08:18

dispute，信寄到黎再延期，at least一年半載後先上court，搏個差人唔黎囉(不過而家多數都黎)。
話時話，你晌邊到俾人抄牌？

作者: habitrailspace 時間: 2009-6-3 08:30

i was kind of glad that my mom was with me cuz i was just thinking not too long ago that i've never had a speeding ticket. so i gotta be prepared that i'd get one sooner or later...
okay it came soone ...
cinderelly 發表於 2009-6-3 00:25

on that spot i bet 11 out of 10 drivers would get a speeding ticket
sneaky cops
dispute

作者: icing 時間: 2009-6-3 08:53

Dispute it if it's not hard to take a day off from work/school
Worse case scenario - just pay the same penalty after hearing

作者: tequila 時間: 2009-6-3 09:02

you can try dispute the ticket.. but it might take forever for them to do so

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2009-6-3 09:36

just pay..face the consequence
news 發表於 2009-6-3 09:17

作者: BiscottiGelato 時間: 2009-6-3 10:22

本帖最後由 BiscottiGelato 於 2009-6-3 10:23 編輯

Just pay it and take adv of the discount you get for paying early. I wouldn't call it 'face' the consequences, because you did nothing 'wrong', u just did something 'illegal'. It's just that the rules are meant to be unfair and it's designed to be a cash grab. I mean, if 9/10 drivers would get a ticket it's not the driver's fault but the law is just out of date or made to be a revenue generator.

As always, law is just a game, play it to your advantage if you can, otherwise don't bother fighting it, it'll just waste your time and effort. Next time be extra cop aware, summer weekend it's always speed trap everywhere. Hide behind cars and always look far ahead and be ready on your brake pedal. There's NOTHING you can do if they meant to get you, because they can ticket you even if you are just 1km/hr above the limit and you will still lose allegation dispute in court (provided all the legal nitty gritty was done right). Ah well... that's North American life, North American law and North American law enforcement for us all.

作者: simon 時間: 2009-6-3 10:36

was it really busy on the highway at the time? were there alot of cars around you?
you can *try* and argue that there were too many cars and how can he be certain his radar hit your car. I'm not sure what the radar guns show, so you might want to confirm that first. If it shows the license plate then you are out of luck.

Basically in court you can ask the officer "What kind of training you received to ensure that your gun is pointed at the car you want to check on? When did you last receive your training?" etc etc

作者: 小叻 時間: 2009-6-3 11:46

i was kind of glad that my mom was with me cuz i was just thinking not too long ago that i've never had a speeding ticket. so i gotta be prepared that i'd get one sooner or later...
okay it came soone ...
cinderelly 發表於 2-6-2009 23:25

poor u princess *big hugs*..but i think it's better for u to pay the ticket in advance la.. no need to waste ur time to go to court or worry this and that~~ watch out for those cops next time!!

作者: ACooperFan 時間: 2009-6-3 20:29

similar to what purpleheart said....

my coworker was caught speeding twice, both times went to court, neither cop showed up...so he got away...

good luck

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2009-6-3 20:33

本帖最後由 somewhereintime 於 2009-6-3 20:35 編輯

similar to what purpleheart said....

my coworker was caught speeding twice, both times went to court, neither cop showed up...so he got away...

good luck
ACooperFan 發表於 2009-6-3 20:29

Expired parking would be more difficult to dispute, cus the meter attendants will appear at the court, they get paid for doing so.
While the police officers are always busy with something else, it is more likely they would not appear, so bet on your luck. Even so, I have twice dispute with the presence of Police officers and won.

My driving record is clean for over 20 years, not a single point

作者: Guy 時間: 2009-6-3 21:45

Dispute now, crash later

作者: cinderelly 時間: 2009-6-3 22:23

i'm not thinking of trying to dispute the violation. cuz okay.. i WAS over the speed limit. i'm just wondering if it's worth it to dispute the ticket to ask for a fine reduction =p i AM a student still and working part time.
even if the cop doesn't show up, i don't think i can say to the judge "i was not speeding". i don't really want to lie =\ i really just want to see if i can pay less ja..
and just the thought of going to court makes me really nervous already..

thank you everyone for your input =) i'll think about it for a few more days =p

作者: somewhereintime 時間: 2009-6-3 22:30

本帖最後由 somewhereintime 於 2009-6-3 22:32 編輯

31# cinderelly
In this case you just plead guilty and talk nicely that you are student and
do not come up with the penalty , usually the judge will extend the due date
by 6-12 month, or reduce fine if you are willing to pay sooner.
Good luck, honest lady.

作者: BiscottiGelato 時間: 2009-6-3 23:04

AFAIK, cops gets paid 1.5 to go to court, and all the traffic dispute hearing are scheduled in a group for them so they most likely will appear. I know ancient times ago cops usually don't appear but AFAIK nowadays, that's simply not the case.

If you think wasting your day is worth fighting for maybe $50 worth of fine reduction, then go for it. Otherwise might as well pay it and forget about it so you won't get bugged by it anymore.

作者: mucc1928 時間: 2009-6-5 22:52

I realize Cops are actively handing tickets at the end of the month end. As purpleheart said, your cop most likely hasn't hit his quota, so he has to issue tickets even at the beginning of the month. Poor girl. Take it easy.

I would go for dispute. As everyone said, take a chance that the cop will not show up.

作者: tiffiant 時間: 2009-6-6 10:48

you can reduce the fine
you speed more than 80, and running 105
you really violate the law....that's speeding

you really have to pay it

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作者: myversa 時間: 2009-6-9 20:01

I forgot toppy never fights... he just ran away from anything...

作者: news 時間: 2010-2-18 12:42

if the officer didnt ask me to sign the ticket and just gave it to me...can i dispute it?

作者: ACC-HE 時間: 2010-2-18 12:51

學柏芝啦！

錯就要認，打就要企定，抄牌咪 pay up 囉

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