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contourfreak22
10-03-2006, 10:11 PM
my fault. wasnt keeping an eye on the speedo. my question is i was on 5 i was hauling a trailer with my zetec contour cause im moving. law in california says we have to do 55 mph pulling a trailer well a highway patrol was goin south and i was goin north and i guess caught me on the highway speeding doin 77mph thats what he said. anyways my question is how much is this fine gonna be im just curious im not sure if you guys know. im suppose to be waiting in the mail for how much the fine is. the highway i beleive u can go 70 mph but with a trailer it's 55 mph. i know its my fault but im just asking what this ticket gonna cost. thanks
johnny hennessy
10-03-2006, 10:20 PM
Did he actually clock you? or he jsut said that you were going that speed? if he didn't use a speedo I would fight it
contourfreak22
10-03-2006, 10:34 PM
Did he actually clock you? or he jsut said that you were going that speed? if he didn't use a speedo I would fight it

he said i was doin 77mph im guessing i dont remember hear him sayin he clocked me. my sister was following me. i said to her i didnt even see him. she said he was on the other side of the highway then saw me and turned around. i just moved to wa.
superrandomguy
10-03-2006, 10:51 PM
last ticket i got cost 127 bucks for going 41 in a 30

and no i was not zooming through a school zone! stupid random switch from 35 to 30mph on a long straight stretch!!!

mmmm, speed trap
johnny hennessy
10-04-2006, 01:52 AM
those are the worst, by my house we have something like that, but worse. It goes from 30 to 35 to 25 to 30 within 2 miles, and there are no schools in the area
Troy00690
10-04-2006, 02:43 AM
When I got my ticket pulling a trailer going 75 in a 55 it was only 114. That was in Sacramento county.

What part of WA did you move to.
contourfreak22
10-04-2006, 04:12 AM
When I got my ticket pulling a trailer going 75 in a 55 it was only 114. That was in Sacramento county.

What part of WA did you move to. lynnwood for a few weeks then we are moving to granite falls.
Toadster
10-06-2006, 09:45 AM
if he was moving; you can fight it - any speed tagging must be done by the officer stopped - also, he can't get you by speed matching either because he was comign the other direction...

were there any other cars on the road? maybe state he tagged one of them because "it's insane to think that you'd be pulling a trailer in a contour at 77mph" ;) (the judge may agree with you)
contourfreak22
10-06-2006, 03:36 PM
if he was moving; you can fight it - any speed tagging must be done by the officer stopped - also, he can't get you by speed matching either because he was comign the other direction...

were there any other cars on the road? maybe state he tagged one of them because "it's insane to think that you'd be pulling a trailer in a contour at 77mph" ;) (the judge may agree with you) too tell you the truth i dunno how fast i was goin i know i been goin over 70 mph
contourfreak22
10-06-2006, 03:42 PM
too tell you the truth i dunno how fast i was goin i know i been goin over 70 mph
plus i moved to another state they do i have a court date for november but i told the highway patrol i was moving so he tol;d me to write the court.
Toadster
10-08-2006, 01:04 AM
plus i moved to another state they do i have a court date for november but i told the highway patrol i was moving so he tol;d me to write the court.

write it and fight it :)
contourfreak22
10-08-2006, 02:55 AM
how would i fight it? i sent them a letter with my ticket number with my new adress.
johnny hennessy
10-09-2006, 07:59 PM
go to court and say exactly what was said on here. that he was moving, he was going the opposite way. what ever else you can think of. Or you can pay it and have the point on your record. your call
Tony2005
10-10-2006, 12:21 AM
Some good reading info here.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=CA&Number=1238190&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1
contourfreak22
10-10-2006, 03:31 AM
Some good reading info here.
http://www.contour.org/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=CA&Number=1238190&page=&view=&sb=5&o=&fpart=all&vc=1
do i still have to go to this court date even though i moved out of state? my drivers license is california. but i recently moved to washington.
johnny hennessy
10-10-2006, 12:33 PM
yeah, you have to go to court in that county if you want to fight it. otherwise you can send the money in the mail and thats it
bradSVT
10-10-2006, 02:05 PM
you could of requested it to another county or the superior court which is in san diego and I doubt he would show to that.

Check out www.ticketassassin.com
path914
10-10-2006, 02:52 PM
The only way to fight it from Washington would be to do a trial by declaration. You would need to send a letter to the court requesting the forms. On them you write your version of what happened and mail them in at least 5 days prior to your court date. Then the officer has 30 days to respond. If he doesn't, the ticket is dismissed. If he does, then both arguements go to a judge to decide and you will typically get the result within about 6 weeks.

Or you can pay it and take traffic school to get the point removed...
ValCor
10-10-2006, 07:45 PM
Is traffic school an option for you? You could pay the ticket, go to traffic school online; no points on your driving record. My 2 cents.
contourfreak22
10-10-2006, 08:08 PM
ya im gonna look into that. i cant afford to drive back to cali now. i'll see what i can do. thanks for all your responses.
contourfreak22
10-17-2006, 12:10 AM
got my ticket in it's 360 and i have to pay it full by november 20th. i cant even take traffic school. i hate to drive back to cali just to fight it but then again the insurance.
contourfreak22
10-17-2006, 12:18 AM
got my ticket in it's 360 and i have to pay it full by november 20th. i cant even take traffic school. i hate to drive back to cali just to fight it but then again the insurance.
johnny hennessy
10-17-2006, 02:38 AM
wow, thats pricey, I would fight it if you can, if you show up, they might lower the fee and atleast
contourfreak22
10-17-2006, 12:04 PM
true. they want me to pay it full by november 20th sucks for me i have no job right now. but iam looking. i wish i can fight it here in wa.
path914
10-18-2006, 02:10 AM
Like I stated before, you can fight it from there. You just need to do a trial by declaration. If you look on the back of your original citation, it should list the steps to take in order to do so. At the very least, you should be able to get an extention of the court date or fine.
superrandomguy
10-18-2006, 05:22 PM
http://www.courtinfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/forms.cgi

go there and select traffic infractions then print out a tr-205 and fill it out and send it in with your check.

I've never completed the process, but apparently after you send that in theres another form you get or something...basically trial by mail.

I'm doing it for my latest infraction, dunno if it works, but its worth a shot!

worst case you pay the fine, best case...the cop doesnt respond to it and you get your money back.

from what i hear, doing trial by mail is better because the cop doesnt get paid to make a court appearance, so it's an all around inconvenience for him.

also i believe you can do an appeal if you dont like the outcome of the first virdict, via mail as well :)...that would be the "trial de novo" form (tr-220)


on my tr-205 i drew a little diagram of what happened and some lame excuse as to why i should be let off the hook. you have a better chance of a cop not responding than of actually convincing the judge that you weren't at fault.

good luck!
darthbreezy
10-21-2006, 12:57 PM
First off - What EXACTLY does the citation say? How did the officer clock your speed? (it'll be on the ticket).

If he clocked you using radar, you're pretty much screwed to the pooch.

How long ago did you get it? Bear in mind you might want to CALL them JIC it gets lost in the mail or what not - Washington will nail you for driving on a suspened if you don't get it sorted fast.