I got pulled over for the first time in my driving career...

That is expensive. I got a $425 dollar ticket on 231 coming back from Lebanon to the Boro. However, half of it was because I didn't have my registration in the car, which was dismissed by the judge. I was going 72 in a 55. You go to court to keep it off your record when you agree to go to driving school. I went to court in Lebanon and had to pay the entire speeding portion of the ticket. However, one of the officers didn't show up and like 20 people got off with only a stern word from the judge. I was so pissed.

 

the ticket is so expensive because once you're zapped at 10+ over the speed limit the ticket is doubled for every MPH you're speeding.

going to traffic school won't change the amount of the ticket, but it will keep you from getting points on your license. traffic school is pretty much a joke. you go, watch some videos, eat some food and take a test.

don't bother going to court unless you plan to appeal the ticket. if you think you didn't deserve to get the ticket go for it, but it seems like you admit you were speeding and you weren't entrapped in any way.

 

I just got my first speeding ticket as well. Last month, doing 40 in a 25(school zone). Ticket is 208, im gonna go to traffic school so i will probably be paying around 275-280.

 

Coming from someone that has had WAAAY too many speeding tickets (2 more and I'm done)- that is ridiculously high. Not sure why that is.

But as for driving school- If you go to driving school, the ticket price should be dropped and you'll only pay court cost (50-100$) then possibly 20 for the "school".

But it shouldn't go on your record if you attend DS and it's your first offense.

 

Whenever I am in either a 45, least I try to do is a 50 or in a 35, least I do is a 40. So next time, watch the speed. My sister had to go to traffic school once. As she found it interesting.

 

Holy cow! I got a ticket in Indiana a few years ago (last ticket I got, about 4 years ago, knock on wood) and he allegedly caught me doing 92 in a 70 on I-65 *however, my cruise control was set on 75 so I don't know how he clocked me going that fast*

The ticket came out to $110. I planned on taking it court... however, driving to Lake County, IN to fight the ticket was not economically smart.

If I was you, I would take it to court, let them know that the amount for the ticket is not an amount you can pay. Maybe you can do community service in lieu of paying that amount. Maybe the cop won't show up.

I have heard of a trick but I don't know if it works. If you decide to use this trick, let me know if it actually works.

Basically, as another poster said.. if a cop doesnt show up to court, the tickets get thrown out. What do you do? Find the agency the cop works for, call the dispatch and ask if the officer is on duty. Do this for a week from different phone numbers.

What will happen is, you will figure out the officers schedule. When you get your court date, most traffic tickets are all heard on one day. Call up the court, and see about getting the trial date moved to a day where the officer is off. More than likely, the officer isn't going to show up to court on his day off and viola, the ticket goes away. Don't know if this works, but if you try it, and it works, then let me know.

 

Ticket, Court Cost and time spent from work = alot of $.

If you dont get pulled over very often, then just mail the money in. the points will come off your record in about 5 years. BTW dont speed it's illegal. leave earlier.