I got hit with a 52 in a 40 zone, $60 ticket. It seems a bit absurd to be hit $60 for going 12 over. Has anyone ever been hit with one of these that you fought and had success getting the penalty cost down?
I'm a mature rider, government worker and never (ok, rarely) speed aggressively. I ride a Thruxton, not a race bike.
I would pay the $60 and get out. The problem with going to trial is you could expose the driver to the ticket. As it is now, there are no insurance implications as the driver is unknown.
I got hit with a 52 in a 40 zone, $60 ticket. It seems a bit absurd to be hit $60 for going 12 over. Has anyone ever been hit with one of these that you fought and had success getting the penalty cost down?
I'm a mature rider, government worker and never (ok, rarely) speed aggressively. I ride a Thruxton, not a race bike.
They have you on photo radar, how would you fight it? Even if you could have it knocked down by 20 bucks, do you want to spend an entire weekday at court to save 20 bucks?
They have you on photo radar, how would you fight it? Even if you could have it knocked down by 20 bucks, do you want to spend an entire weekday at court to save 20 bucks?
Wife got busted for 45kph in a 30kph zone, $90 fine. I just paid it. She was guilty, she knew she was guilty, and she was waiting for the ticket to go in.
Doesn't go against your license or points. So to me...it's not even worth fighting it. Plus, how would you fight it? Request calibration records I guess.
I got hit with a 52 in a 40 zone, $60 ticket. It seems a bit absurd to be hit $60 for going 12 over. Has anyone ever been hit with one of these that you fought and had success getting the penalty cost down?
I'm a mature rider, government worker and never (ok, rarely) speed aggressively. I ride a Thruxton, not a race bike.
While the $60.00 dollars may sting as 12 over should be $45.00*
I think unless you have time to waste, the best course of action is to pay it and consider it a lesson learned.
Happened to me on my way to GP Bikes. Take the advice of GreyGhost and pay it. If you try to fight it you will likely fail and it will affect your insurance rates.
While the $60.00 dollars may sting as 12 over should be $45.00*
I think unless you have time to waste, the best course of action is to pay it and consider it a lesson learned.
There was a guy in Edmonton who drove past a photo radar and seen the light flash.
He was sure he was not speeding so he drove past 2 more times at the posted speed limit acording to his speedometer.
The light flashed every time so he complained to the city traffic devision and was advised he had to wait for the summons to arive
and then contest it in court.
He got 3 tickets in the mail for not wearing a seat belt!!
Just pay the fine and don't drive that route ever again.
If you spray paint the camera make sure you wear a balaclava.
I googled the speeding ticket amounts for Toronto and came up with 1-19 kmh over at $5.00 per kph
Your ticket is the correct amount if you are in the GTA.
Provincial roads are $45.00 for 12 kph over.
Speeding is an absolute liability offence, so as far as I know the only way to defeat it is to demonstrate that the offence did not occur. In other words, you need to show evidence that the radar was faulty, or that the camera system and the reviewing officer got the plate wrong.
Speeding is an absolute liability offence, so as far as I know the only way to defeat it is to demonstrate that the offence did not occur. In other words, you need to show evidence that the radar was faulty, or that the camera system and the reviewing officer got the plate wrong.
If they just want it cheaper, that is often possible. Court wants the convictions, they don't care too much about the money. Pleading hardship, fixed income, good driving record etc, probably gets the ticket down to $20. I don't know if you can get there without the driver getting dragged in and the ensuing hit to insurance that eclipses the value of the ticket and continues to hurt for years.
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