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Doh! Speeding ticket!

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WinkOsmosis

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116 in a 70. I thought I was in the middle of nowhere, but I was just outside Johnson City, TX. $251 for speeds 25mph or more over limit. But here's the thing. The ticket says my car is blue! My car is not blue! Does this mean I can contest it?
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
116 in a 70. I thought I was in the middle of nowhere, but I was just outside Johnson City, TX. $251 for speeds 25mph or more over limit. But here's the thing. The ticket says my car is blue! My car is not blue! Does this mean I can contest it?
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I contested a similar ticket because the officer's badge was crooked and he forgot to put his belt on that day.

 
Originally posted by: pyonir
*sigh* you got caught. pay the ticket.
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He has every right to fight it, but the odds of him being successful are pretty slim.

115 would get you arrested here.

Viper GTS
 
Does it matter what I said to the officer? If it does, that's fine because all I said was that I wasn't paying attention to the speed.
 
Originally posted by: Eli
Yes, you can.
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actually...good point. yes you can.

The judge is going to laugh at you if that is your excuse...but you can indeed contest it.

"Ummm..officer...the ticket says my car is blue. Obviously it isn't blue. It is LIGHT blue."
 
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Originally posted by: pyonir
*sigh* you got caught. pay the ticket.
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He has every right to fight it, but the odds of him being successful are pretty slim.

115 would get you arrested here.

Viper GTS
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Really? Arrested? :Q Whatfor? Like, public endangerment or something?

I'm just curious, never heard of that before.
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Eli
Yes, you can.
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actually...good point. yes you can.

The judge is going to laugh at you if that is your excuse...but you can indeed contest it.

"Ummm..officer...the ticket says my car is blue. Obviously it isn't blue. It is LIGHT blue."
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http://www.tortoisehead.com/car/dusk/DSCF0007.JPG
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Bah.. That's blue.

I could maybe see if your car was red, or yellow.. or maybe even black. But you don't really expect the cop to write down Fuschia(for example), do you?

Just pay the ticket. 😛
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Eli
Yes, you can.
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actually...good point. yes you can.

The judge is going to laugh at you if that is your excuse...but you can indeed contest it.

"Ummm..officer...the ticket says my car is blue. Obviously it isn't blue. It is LIGHT blue."
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Actually, there is a criteria that most tickets have to meet and if anything is complete or illegible, the ticket can be dismissed. I don't think color is one of them, but laws vary from state to state. I got a parking ticket a few weeks ago and it was dismissed. The year registration expiration date was illegible. I took a picture of the registration stick on the windshield and brought it to court. The judge was pretty impressed with the picture and dismissed it on the spot. I guess he figured I would have went in there to argue instead of having the picture talk for me...
 
Originally posted by: WinkOsmosis
116 in a 70. I thought I was in the middle of nowhere, but I was just outside Johnson City, TX. $251 for speeds 25mph or more over limit. But here's the thing. The ticket says my car is blue! My car is not blue! Does this mean I can contest it?
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Fork over the green and sign up for traffic school
 
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Eli
Yes, you can.
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actually...good point. yes you can.

The judge is going to laugh at you if that is your excuse...but you can indeed contest it.

"Ummm..officer...the ticket says my car is blue. Obviously it isn't blue. It is LIGHT blue."
Click to expand...

Actually, there is a criteria that most tickets have to meet and if anything is complete or illegible, the ticket can be dismissed. I don't think color is one of them, but laws vary from state to state. I got a parking ticket a few weeks ago and it was dismissed. The year registration expiration date was illegible. I took a picture of the registration stick on the windshield and brought it to court. The judge was pretty impressed with the picture and dismissed it on the spot. I guess he figured I would have went in there to argue instead of having the picture talk for me...
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Did you look at the picture of his car?
 
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Kevin
Originally posted by: pyonir
Originally posted by: Eli
Yes, you can.
Click to expand...

actually...good point. yes you can.

The judge is going to laugh at you if that is your excuse...but you can indeed contest it.

"Ummm..officer...the ticket says my car is blue. Obviously it isn't blue. It is LIGHT blue."
Click to expand...

Actually, there is a criteria that most tickets have to meet and if anything is complete or illegible, the ticket can be dismissed. I don't think color is one of them, but laws vary from state to state. I got a parking ticket a few weeks ago and it was dismissed. The year registration expiration date was illegible. I took a picture of the registration stick on the windshield and brought it to court. The judge was pretty impressed with the picture and dismissed it on the spot. I guess he figured I would have went in there to argue instead of having the picture talk for me...
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Did you look at the picture of his car?
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Yes. I'm just saying, some states have criteria for their tickets... 🙂
 
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