atmdc

yup, got my first speeding ticket for doing 56 in a 45, if i take a driver improvement course and present my certificate to the court, will the drop the fine? i dont know how this works

White Pinoy

no if your under 20 you have to pay and take the class. If you dont take the class your DL is takin from you

Cpt. Non-Spell

If you take the class and bring it to court that does look better. Also get your driving record from the dmv to show to the courts and that does help some too. It shows that you didn't really mean to do anything and you are concerned with your infraction.

I have told them a few times (when I was younger) that my parents made me sell the car that I had because I got in trouble with it. Or you can say that you want to get rid of it now because you have come to realise that this is seriouse and driving in a privalig and it shouldn't be thought of as a toy.

By the way where did you get the ticket so i know not to speed there. lol.

MAD_DOHC

Do not listen to any fucking babble this guy just spouted, its incoherent at best.


Here's what you do. Go to court. Let the officer tell the judge what happened. Admit your guilt, apologize, all that good stuff. Ask the judge, since this is your first ticket, if you could go to driver's improvement school to brush up on your traffic laws. He will agree, as long as your are not an ass, and will dismiss the ticket once the school sends proof of your completion to the court. You have no ticket, court still gets its court cost, insurance doesn't go up, everyone is happy.

elambz

LOL I'd question if you were even old enough to drive if I hadn't looked in your profile. Thats the most rediculous thing I've ever read.

I prepayed my speeding ticket. Worst decision ever. Only 3 and a half more years to go til insurnace drops though.

WutupYo

don't plead guilty, plead no contest

SpeedJunkie

Nolo contendere

word itz chris

Whats the difference? And this is an honest question.

MAD_DOHC

Pleading no contest for a routine traffic violation is pretty silly.


Here's a good explanation Chris

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mnocontest.html

SpeedJunkie

(in a criminal case) a defendant's pleading that does not admit guilt but subjects him or her to punishment as though a guilty plea had been entered, the determination of guilt remaining open in other proceedings.