Snagged Going 100MPH on 101 ARGGG!

Your insurance will be aware of the ticket. Maybe not right this second, but the next time your insurance expires... they have to pro-rate it. And when they do that, they usually obtain your up to date information. Up to date information meaning accidents and traffic violations. Good luck...

As for fighting it, I think it's mandatory that anything in excess of 100 m.p.h. be taken to court. I could be incorrect though. Not sure. Either way, I'd take it to court and see if you can fight it. You never know. I've gotten lucky just once taking it to court. My brother has been lucky *several* times taking his tickets to court. The cop can decide it isn't worth his time and not show up... the judge can decide it isn't worth his time and merely throw it out... they can drop the penalty of the ticket and just have you take a defensive driving course... but anyway, there's a multitude of different scenarios.

Good luck...

Scott.

You have several choices.
1) Wait till the bail comes in the mail, and write on your check (your bail) that you want to goto court. Or go to the court house and set the court date in advance, this is the way to go. If your sure you can win this, and I don't think you can, because i am assuming it was a CHP that gave you the ticket, his instruments should be calibrated everytime before he goes out on patrol. On the ticket you have the officers name, you have the legal right to get the service records for the vehicle he is driving and to see when the last time he had his radar gun calibrated. You can access even the manufacture. The idea behind this is to find loop holes, in getting out of the speeding ticket.In additon find out when the officer will be taking vacation leave, sometimes they will tell you, other times not. Try to schedule around his vacation leave. They make sure these guys show up to court, to fight the ticket. Trust me they will be ready, with all the info. such as the day, time, patrol car, calibration unit, name it everything!!! This is to make them look good in court. Trust me I have done this and lost. You have to be prepared, with logical,practical explainations.

2) pay the fine and deal with points against you on your driving record, for 4 years, i think.

3) Plead gulity, when you get the fine in the mail, and go straight to traffic school. Once again you can go early to the court house and pay the fine and goto traffic school, this may keep the points off your driving record.

Of course #3 is the most favorable, you'll have to piss off your entire Sat. and I believe since your were clocked at 101mph you may be given 13 hrs of traffic school or more!!!!!!!!!! Brutal, but hey if it keeps it off your driving record, your a winner the HARD WAY (Vegas style baby).

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OK,
I was in the same situation as you were except I wasn't going as fast. I was speeding 55 in a 35 city limit zone and I had 2 options. 1) Go to court and defend myself or represent with a lawyer, or 2) pay the penalty, admit I sped at 55, and receive 3 points without going to court period, no questions asked. Of course I took the option number 1 and went to court. At first, I had a month's time to check to see what I had to do so that I wouldn't collect any points and what I had to do to represent myself. I asked an attorney and lawyer that were friends of mine and they told me to had my ticket reduced to 9mph over speed limit and admit that I was speeding then. SO i took my case to court, and an attorney will first come to ask you about your ticket (if they do not come first, make sure YOU yourself ask for the attorney at the court). Talk to the attorney about your options, and then ask for a reduction on the ticket, say it's your first ever ticket and my car is so new I didn't have a deep grasp of how fast my car was capable of because it was sooo smooth riding in it. They will likely then accept your plea, and will then proceed to ask if you want the ticket reduced but plead guilty. Say yes, and they should reduce it for you to 9mph. Believe me, those attorneys know what most insurance look for when it comes to speeding and 9mph is their limit. Good luck buddy, hope this helps.

K

Don,

Im surprised the officer didn't reduce the speed on your ticket to 15mph above the posted speed limit. Here in NC your license can be revoked if you're clocked over 15mph over the limit.(Its rare that happens)

If this is your first ticket follow these instructions....Its an option.....

Go to court. Dress very neat.....Clean shaven the works....
When its time to address the court ask the Judge for "A Prayer For Judgement"
Here in NC that means if you have a clean driving record for the last seven yrs.
(I Think) the Judge can actually suspend your Penalty (License Points,Insurance Points) You will have to pay the Ticket though.
I think you will be on a type of "Probation" as far as getting another ticket for the next 5yrs. If you do get another ticket or be at fault in an traffic accident in those 5 yrs (Or Whatever The Time Period Is for California) then the insurance points from that speeding ticket plus whatever infractions you pick up from
the accident (If thats the case)will be immediatly payable.
Check into it.

[This message has been edited by smra (edited December 29, 2000).]