WTF A court date for speeding....

[Chiroman 0]

I am so mad at myself right now- I just got a court date for speeding. What is up with that! In NC, I guess if you are over a certian amt you get a court date......

SO the cop says to get a attorney- and show up in court and plead a case to get it reduced. Worst case senario a loss of your licence....this sucks so bad, any advice?Meliss...p.s. crying does NOT work cause I was and he did not give a s_ _t.

Edited November 17, 2006 by Chiroman

[Kez/JWolf 6]

Plead guilty if you are.... pay any fine and dont speed... so many people die each year from speeding... hope you work something out....

Edited November 17, 2006 by Niagaenola

[pedroh 21]

oh it happened to a friend last week! instead of getting a ticket she got a court order.. i think its because there are brackets of speeding.. like if u were speeding 10 miles or 20 miles up.. but she got the same thing and was like #######..

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

NC sucks

[kaydee457 13]

Yep, here in Illinois if your speed is 15mph above the posted limit you get a court date.

How much over were you?

Edited November 17, 2006 by kaydee457

[Hilarious Clinton 452]

crying does NOT work cause I was and he did not give a s_ _t.

Equal treatment... I like it.

[Chiroman 0]

20 I GUESS do how much to get a lawyer and sort it out....And I was just so happy hubbie called with the interview biometrics in Charlotte for Dec 5th. So I guess my day does'nt suck so bad. I guess the court lets you plead for a lesser fine. ANd YES-- thanks alot for the previous post ....of course I won't speed again. Thanks alot.

[Savanphil 3]

OMG, I speed all the time, It really is a bad habit for me. I thought you just got a ticket.

Wow.....I am definately going to stop...thanks for the heads up.

I hope everything works out for you.

[pedroh 21]

get a radar detector, u know where, u've got questions we've got answers

[Savanphil 3]

get a radar detector, u know where, u've got questions we've got answers

Tsk, Tsk, you're an enabler

[Ban Hammer 14,234]

20 I GUESS do how much to get a lawyer and sort it out....And I was just so happy hubbie called with the interview biometrics in Charlotte for Dec 5th. So I guess my day does'nt suck so bad. I guess the court lets you plead for a lesser fine. ANd YES-- thanks alot for the previous post ....of course I won't speed again. Thanks alot.

also expect your insurance to go up from this

get a radar detector, u know where, u've got questions we've got answers

Tsk, Tsk, you're an enabler

he's just making a sale

[DeadPoolX 9]

20 I GUESS do how much to get a lawyer and sort it out....And I was just so happy hubbie called with the interview biometrics in Charlotte for Dec 5th. So I guess my day does'nt suck so bad. I guess the court lets you plead for a lesser fine. ANd YES-- thanks alot for the previous post ....of course I won't speed again. Thanks alot.

I'm surprised that "defensive driving" classes weren't offered as an option. I remember when I was caught speeding, I had that choice. Granted, I was two miles over the speed limit, not 20...

Edited November 17, 2006 by DeadPoolX

[Chiroman 0]

Alright- last post promise. Hubbie called he knows a good lawyer who can get it down to 5 over( and you are allowed 1 of these a year?) and he'll do this for just the cost of the court fees. No insurance increase and no points on the licence-sweet, at least I can stop crying now. ANd he did'nt even yell at me. I'm just gonna go to bed now and hope nothing else happens. is it a full moon tonight or something?

[pedroh 21]

Alright- last post promise. Hubbie called he knows a good lawyer who can get it down to 5 over( and you are allowed 1 of these a year?) and he'll do this for just the cost of the court fees. No insurance increase and no points on the licence-sweet, at least I can stop crying now. ANd he did'nt even yell at me. I'm just gonna go to bed now and hope nothing else happens. is it a full moon tonight or something?

ah the lawya' basically takes the judge to lunch and thats how they do that

20 I GUESS do how much to get a lawyer and sort it out....And I was just so happy hubbie called with the interview biometrics in Charlotte for Dec 5th. So I guess my day does'nt suck so bad. I guess the court lets you plead for a lesser fine. ANd YES-- thanks alot for the previous post ....of course I won't speed again. Thanks alot.

also expect your insurance to go up from this

get a radar detector, u know where, u've got questions we've got answers

Tsk, Tsk, you're an enabler

he's just making a sale

LMAO

[Ban Hammer 14,234]

it should be noted that radar detectors work when the radar is on - if the cop is blinking it - turning it on to get a speed, and then off again....it won't give you any warning at all if there are not many vehicles. i've known a few people who's radar detector worked just great. it went off as the cop was zapping them.

good rule of thumb - avoid driving more than 5 mph over, and better yet learn what the general "gimme" is by the local and state law enforcement. here it's usually 10 mph and over gets you a ticket.