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      01-07-2007, 04:08 AM   #1
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Help!!Ticket!

Hi, I need some help and suggestions.
I just got my first speeding ticket a few days ago. I was going to Seattle for a trip (I live in Oregon). I went off the highway (I-5) for gas, but unfortunately, the cop followed my car when I was on the way to the gas station. He said I was going 80, which the speed limit is 55. I got a $183 ticket!
Since I live in Oregon, and got a ticket in Washington, what should I do next? Hire a traffic lawyer?
I think he was using radar behind me…sigh…I should get theV-1
Thank you very much !
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      01-07-2007, 05:23 AM   #2
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Well to fight it you would have to travel back to Washington be in court...I'd just pay it and get a Radar Detector...or Just don't speed.....It happens from time to time...The good thing is though I Don't think the ticket will be reported on your record.
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      01-07-2007, 11:29 AM   #3
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If the points won't go on your record I'd just pay it and move on. The worst part of a ticket is the points.
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If the points won't go on your record I'd just pay it and move on. The worst part of a ticket is the points.
yea, not even becaue your insurance will go up its like an extra 50$ every 6 months, but if you get to many bye bye license
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yea, not even becaue your insurance will go up its like an extra 50$ every 6 months, but if you get to many bye bye license
here's my life right now...

tom: Hello, I'm currently paying through the nose for insurance, do you think you could do better?
insurance co: certainly, have you had any moving violations in the last 2 years?
tom: um, er... 2 years you say?
insurance co: let me just get your licence number and we'll pull up your record
tom: <gives licence number>
insurance co: *click*
tom:
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here's my life right now...

tom: Hello, I'm currently paying through the nose for insurance, do you think you could do better?
insurance co: certainly, have you had any moving violations in the last 2 years?
tom: um, er... 2 years you say?
insurance co: let me just get your licence number and we'll pull up your record
tom: <gives licence number>
insurance co: *click*
tom:
yea i know thats how it SEEMS, here in florida its 3 years, i had 4 tickets when i was 18 trying to get insurance on my own + a suspended license for not paying a fine on time

i quited it out online and w/ everything it was around 3k per 6 months, with a totally clean record it was about 500$ less

go try it at geico or something, just use a fake name, you would be surprised what you come up with, most of the money you pay is determined by your age/sex/ total time insured/cost of the car your insuring (1980s cars are like free)/ statistics on the car that your insuring
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basic insurance for a 26 year old, 500$ 6 month

add 1 ticket for going 70 in a 55 and its 675

add another one and its 727


ok so thats more than i remember but not that much, i think i rem so little becuase i was taking off and adding the 4th ticket, seems like it costs less and less per ticket the more tickets you have, so if you already have a bunch of tickets keep speeding it will eventually be free
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i agree with all the above posts, as long as you get no points, just pay it and you'll be better well off. good luck!
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basic insurance for a 26 year old, 500$ 6 month

add 1 ticket for going 70 in a 55 and its 675

add another one and its 727


ok so thats more than i remember but not that much, i think i rem so little becuase i was taking off and adding the 4th ticket, seems like it costs less and less per ticket the more tickets you have, so if you already have a bunch of tickets keep speeding it will eventually be free
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live in downtown postal code (also made a big difference... for the worse unfortunately)

124km/hr in a 70 - 5 points
86km/hr in a 50 - 3 points
rolling stop - 3 points
83mph in a 55 - 3 points in NY, fortunately was never applied to my record even though it should have been

$225/month (~$200 USD) for my E90. I figure I've probably spent over $20K on car insurance since I was 16.
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next time you should demand the court appearance to be held in the county of your home address. i learned this the hard way myself.
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