I got a speeding ticket

What action should I take for my speeding ticket?

  • Pay fine.

    Votes: 8 38.1%

  • Pay fine plus $30 and go to driving class.

    Votes: 6 28.6%

  • Leave country.

    Votes: 7 33.3%
  • Total voters
    21
  • Poll closed .
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I was doing 87 mph on a 65. Speeding ticket is $95. Before this I had a perfect driving record. Should I:

A. Just pay the fine by mail and have that be the end of it having this blemish on my driving record.

OR

B. Pay the Fine plus $30 to attend a one time 4 hour class on defensive driving. By doing I will get court supervision for 180 days. I will have no conviction on my public driving record this way.

What do you think?
 
Id say pay it up.

If you were speeding like that over here the fine would be no less than 200$.
Sure you might have a record, but doesnt it get deleted after 3 years or something.
 
It depends on how your insurance works. Down here, a blemish on your record diminishes your driver rating (or whatever they call it), thus insurance will cost you more...Having said that though i'd take the "cbf" attitude and just pay the extra insurance in the long run.
 
I'd go for option B, if you can get out of have points on your license then it's well worth the $30 and a few hours of your time

And who knows, it might actually be a decent course
 
Option B is the only option. Avoiding the points will save you much more then 30$ over the course of 3 years on your insurance premium.
 
If it were me , I'd send in the fine not guilty and they will send u a court date. You can tell them that you weren't going that fast and in just about every case they will at least reduce the $ and sometimes even dismiss it so it's not on your record and you don't have to pay anything.

I've gotten many speeding tickets dismissed and/or reduced.
 
philsaigon said:
No question: Leave the country.
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Or become a teacher. You'll get professional courtesy. Since becoming a teacher, I've never been cited for not wearing my seatbelt or speeding despite how many times I've been pulled over.

Having not tried LV's suggestion, I might try that. Or at the very least, take the classes so that your insurance won't go up. Rule of thumb-keep speeding at 10 and under so it doesn't go on your insurance (unless you're a teacher).
 
You said so yourself, you had a perfect record before and this is your first ticket. Make it your last. Pay the fine, tell them you're sorry and it'll never happen again, and get on with your life. Most insurance companies don't raise the premium unless you get a few tickets or you did something drastic (like driving 120 in a 35 mph zone).

I say pay the fine, let it be, and move on. The cop only spent 15 minutes with you at most in writing the ticket; so should you in returning the ticket.
 
evolution said:
Or become a teacher. You'll get professional courtesy. Since becoming a teacher, I've never been cited for not wearing my seatbelt or speeding despite how many times I've been pulled over.

Having not tried LV's suggestion, I might try that. Or at the very least, take the classes so that your insurance won't go up. Rule of thumb-keep speeding at 10 and under so it doesn't go on your insurance (unless you're a teacher).
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seriously? Teachers get that in Scotland? In Norway teachers pretty much get screwed over with everything..
 
Dallen said:
You said so yourself, you had a perfect record before and this is your first ticket.
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This is all the more reason I'd plea not guilty.

Prosecutors are MUCH more lenient with first time offenders. The worst that could happen is that they make me pay the full amount and take the class which has never ever happend and I've had over 10 speeding tickets. Every single one has gotten reduced or thrown out. JMO.

Do what you feel comfortable doing.

EDIT: Check if they give you option B regarless of thier court decision. They don't have an option B where I live.....:(

They have option A Pay the Ticket and B Fight the ticket.
 
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I think I agree wtih the people that said to take the class. I like having a perfect driving record. I just have to make sure I don't speed for 180 days after that class, which admittedly will be hard.
 
evolution said:
lol...I don't live in Scotland. I live in Oklahoma.
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Oh, then which state is Scotland in?
 
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