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What's it cost to fight a speeding ticket?

Got one for 131 in a 90 on the Gardiner Any idea what it'll cost to have XCOPPER (or whoever) fight it? Any recommendations for who i should go with?

go with a GOD .

131 in 90 zone...dood pleaseee

Does anybody else think these threads are just getting out of hand?

d!abolic you need to learn how to use google. Every major company/service/retail outlet now has a website. You obviously know how to use the internet, how about putting some effort into things?

actually 131 in an 90 = 4 points

You should *always* request a trial - about 3-4 weeks before your court date you should send registered mail to the provincial prosecutor (addressed @ your court house) requesting full disclosure (officers training, writing on front/back of ticket, radar unit involved, last time it was calibrated (if not laser), etc)

I found out all about this stuff on a site called fyst - www.magma.ca/~fyst - one time the cop was there but didn't provide the info so he didn't want to testify - I was off - another time he didn't provide it, so I got another court date 5 months later (aka 9 months after I got the ticket).

Points stay on your license for 2 years after *offence* date, so, the longer you postpone the court date the better - insurance looks at that stuff for 3 years, so you're not exactly in the clear there - usually if it's 2 minor offences (<50 km/hr speeding) you are ok - points only really matter for commercial drivers (insurance wise).

So, really, getting away with 'no points' isn't that big a deal, that just helps you out with the MTO if you get more infractions, but in the eyes of insurance companies - points or not - it is a conviction.

Don't bother with Pointts or any of those ppl unless you have some really serious offences, you can do what they do for free, you just have to miss some time off work.

Was it OPP or Metro?

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Originally posted by Orko Does anybody else think these threads are just getting out of hand? d!abolic you need to learn how to use google. Every major company/service/retail outlet now has a website. You obviously know how to use the internet, how about putting some effort into things?

+1

why do I keep reading his threads?

If your ticket is 200 it will cost you about 900-1200 to decrease.

They usually will get you 1-2 points off.

I suggest you do it on your own, when you go to court its done with awhole group of people, automatically they will drop your fine to get rid of you, or you can stay and take your chance.

If the cop shows up, your fucked.

Fight the ticket, take the bribe and run. Best option.

M

^^^oh bobby, i guess you are part of the "diabolic is so fucking annoying club".

i have him on ignore but i read these threads to see the replies cuz they make me laugh.

wow I posted that and while i was doing it ya'll did the same. Quick quick

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Originally posted by StereoPrincess ^^^oh bobby, i guess you are part of the "diabolic is so fucking annoying club". i have him on ignore but i read these threads to see the replies cuz they make me laugh.

It just clutters the page, and takes energy from the useful threads!

I have no problem with people asking for advice, because I do it as well, but that's when I have exhausted my other options. TA is certainly not my one stop shop for advice. Although the people on TOTA are very knowledgable and friendly, they have lives, and the rest of the internet is a great resource just waiting to be tapped.

Re: What's it cost to fight a speeding ticket?

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Originally posted by d!abolic Any recommendations

Learn to drive

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Originally posted by Orko It just clutters the page, and takes energy from the useful threads! I have no problem with people asking for advice, because I do it as well, but that's when I have exhausted my other options. TA is certainly not my one stop shop for advice. Although the people on TOTA are very knowledgable and friendly, they have lives, and the rest of the internet is a great resource just waiting to be tapped.

hey Bobby ... whats the temprature outside right now ? should i take a jacket ?

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Originally posted by TranceGrooves Learn to drive hey Bobby ... whats the temprature outside right now ? should i take a jacket ?

Dude, its like 40 degrees outside, t-shirt time!

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Originally posted by Orko Dude, its like 40 degrees outside, t-shirt time!

w00t

I also got a ticket for a 130km/hr ticket in a 90km/hr zone on the don valley parkway north right before the 401. However, I have a PA drivers license. I am studying temporarily here till the end of the year. The ticket has my U.S. address not my Canadian address. What would be the point in me paying this if points aren't involved? I would like to come back in 2007 to visit- will border people know I have an unpaid ticket in Toronto?

Points do not affect your insurance

Demerit points are used by the Ministry in determining if you're allowed to have a license...too many and they revoke/suspend it.

Your insurer looks only at convictions...there are minor and major convictions...points don't matter.

Fight it to save a few bucks, to avoid the demerit points and to hopefully have the charge dropped to a lower offense.

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Originally posted by tonybologna I also got a ticket for a 130km/hr ticket in a 90km/hr zone on the don valley parkway north right before the 401. However, I have a PA drivers license. I am studying temporarily here till the end of the year. The ticket has my U.S. address not my Canadian address. What would be the point in me paying this if points aren't involved? I would like to come back in 2007 to visit- will border people know I have an unpaid ticket in Toronto?

I dont think border would know. Just dont get caught by the police when you come back

you got a ticket on the gardiner(orginal poster) wtf. ive NEVER seen anyone pulled over on the gardiner. theres hardly any room to that anyways.

if you did the crime pay the time....be a man and accept that you screwed up.....I hate when people want to fight speeding tickets when they know they were speeding....give me a break

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced if you did the crime pay the time....be a man and accept that you screwed up.....I hate when people want to fight speeding tickets when they know they were speeding....give me a break

you should fight every ticket you get.

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Originally posted by MarkT Points do not affect your insurance Demerit points are used by the Ministry in determining if you're allowed to have a license...too many and they revoke/suspend it. Your insurer looks only at convictions...there are minor and major convictions...points don't matter. Fight it to save a few bucks, to avoid the demerit points and to hopefully have the charge dropped to a lower offense.

Incorrect.....any infraction...including speeding tickets affects your insurance....if you speed you are considered a higher risk and therefore fall into a different category....yes you are right the points don't really matter as it's the infraction itself however, if you have lost your licence or it has been revoked then good luck getting insurance with anyone other than facility.

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Originally posted by Euphorica you should fight every ticket you get.

Why? Because you can't accept blame for your mistakes and you are hoping to get out of it. Personally, I think if you loose your fight then you should have to pay all court costs. If you don't want to get speeding tickets then don't speed. That is the problem with society today....no one wants to take blame for the shit they do.....when you screw up and get caught then accept your punishment.

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Originally posted by Orko Does anybody else think these threads are just getting out of hand?

+1

i got arrested on dvp a week ago
i was going 137 in a 90 and charged with dangerous driving

funny thing is i was driving there last night and i was going 110 and at that exact same spot there was 2 cruisers at around 3am

its 2 bridges before lawrence exit and the road becomes straight without any turns so people tend to put the foot on gas

Holy fuck, aren't you ever going to learn how to drive?

After all the shit you've posted on here, at this point you deserve to be labelled high-risk.

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Why? Because you can't accept blame for your mistakes and you are hoping to get out of it. Personally, I think if you loose your fight then you should have to pay all court costs. If you don't want to get speeding tickets then don't speed. That is the problem with society today....no one wants to take blame for the shit they do.....when you screw up and get caught then accept your punishment.

cause the cops are always right and their equipment is idiot proof.

fight every ticket. Plain and simple.

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Originally posted by Euphorica cause the cops are always right and their equipment is idiot proof. fight every ticket. Plain and simple.

But if you know you are speeding then accept the fact that you got caught. Typical though....can't take responsibility for your actions.....how I hate what society is turning into

Dude thats horse shit. You know traffic typically cruises at 120-130. So even if you are going with the flow of traffic and get "caught" you are gonna pay? fuck that. going 100 would cause more of an accident hazard for everyone on the road and I see this daily.

Not to mention radar isnt 100% accurate or always working right. Sometimes they dont even use it and use their "judgement" . Its an option on the ticket. We have every right to dispute the charges . If you wanna be some big man and just pay it anyways then go right ahead. You arent gonna be doing anything but making your wallet lighter. So really the joke is on you and no one else. No one gives 2 shits if you "own up to it" and pay.

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