travel to a strange city and get a 34 in 30 ticket... fine is $235... ripoff?
I was travelling to a strange city... it's one of those smaller towns in the
suburbs in the middle of the country. I will admit that the ticket was
probably correct. 34mph in 30mph zone. (well, the officer also showed
me the handheld radar which did read 34mph... and I was the only car
on the deserted road at the time)
What I can't understand is why the fine is so high. $235.(which includes a
questions $45 fee named "Misc fees") I thought I read the back of the ticket
wrong, so I called them directly. Yup, no mistake... 4mph over the speed limit
and the fine was $235. $235 plus 49-cent stamp, to be exact, since they only
accept checks and money orders.
Should I waste 25k miles to fly 3 hours(6 hours roundtrip) to fight this ticket
on the court date? Does anybody ever use FF miles to fly somewhere to
fight a ticket? Or should I just give up and pay the $235. Is it worth it to
defend my spotless clean driving record(haven't had so much as a parking ticket
since President Reagan was still in office)
Last edited by AppleApe; Mar 19, 2015 at 1:18 pm