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Got my first speeding ticket.
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DrenDran:
So today I was driving to work and I was getting off this avenue that's like 45mph or so for most of it and I ended up being pulled over. The officer said I was going 63 in a 30mph zone and I was pretty shocked. Naturally I think I'm forgeted. Since this is my first offense I really hope I can plea it down to something a bit less severe. I'm not getting much work atm and don't really have much money.

Anyone else here have experience with tickets? I'm in New York State by the way.
hillkill:
you could probably appeal if you were going 10 mph over the speed limit and got a hefty fine for it. however, if you're going twice the speed limit, i don't think they're going to cut you slack.
DrenDran:

--- Quote from: hillkill on July 11, 2017, 07:23:03 PM ---you could probably appeal if you were going 10 mph over the speed limit and got a hefty fine for it. however, if you're going twice the speed limit, i don't think they're going to cut you slack.

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Yeah I'm really worried, even if the speed limit was 45 or I was going a bit slower I could never prove it. But I do have family members who have gotten things like going 120 in a 55 pleaded down so if I could just get this down to 59 it'd be a big difference.
mod-man:
i got a ticket the night before my birthday for an expired license plate. that was my first one ever which will probably be around 135 dollars (hopefully)

i dont have that money either, and they took forever to post it so im about to pay it a couple days before my deadline :))
Zloff:
i got a 3-point ticket ($185) for having my traction control off (legit official reason; classified as "reckless driving") only 10 minutes after being told i did nothing that deserved a ticket. im 100% sure he realized he was behind on his quota so he changed his mind. he said i would get some form in the mail that'd tell me how i could get the points taken off, but i never got it. i really cant complain-- ive gotten away with purposely drifting through an intersection right in front of a cop (during a thunderstorm so i couldnt tell at first lol), among other things. never got a speeding ticket or any other kind of ticket tho

^^^ also i've gotten off with a warning for riding with expired plates lol albeit they were less than a week past
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