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Nov 15, 2010 | 04:27 PM

Nonstickrudy

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My first ticket today =(

Well it finally happened got my first ticket today on 59 going 75 in a 60. The cop lady was very nice as I was to her and let me go with 70 in a 60.

I deserved it and have been lucky with 5 warnings so far, but it's time to pay my dues i suppose.

Anyone recommend the best way on dealing with the first ticket? (cheapest way that is)

Nov 15, 2010 | 04:34 PM

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See if you can take a Drivers Safety Course. It should say someplace on the ticket how to request it.

Nov 15, 2010 | 04:39 PM

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^^^ Yepp, take defensive driving.

Nov 15, 2010 | 04:42 PM

Nonstickrudy

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Thanks guys damn your car is gorgeous westtex.

Is paying for the class all I would have to pay for?

Nov 15, 2010 | 04:48 PM

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Thanks guys damn your car is gorgeous westtex.

Is paying for the class all I would have to pay for?

Thanks!

And no (I believe someone correct me if I'm wrong but...), you would still have to pay the fine. And then pay the cost of taking defensive driving to get it off your record.

If you don't care about what goes on your record then just pay the fine. But... be careful, if you pile up more tickets you'll get hit with a surcharge which is an annual fine on top of your fine for the ticket (which is complete ******* bullshit btw, and should be considered as double jeapordy).

Nov 15, 2010 | 04:53 PM

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Damn I figured as much thanks again

Nov 15, 2010 | 05:04 PM

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Well you don't have to pay the fine if you do defensive driving, but you have to pay the court costs. Plus the driving class. It will come out to be ~$130. That's the easiest way. Also you can take it to a ticket lawyer and pay them ~$75 to get rid of it, but that usually does not get rid of a ticket anymore, but instead you get defensive driving.

So pay 205 for a small chance of getting rid of it entirely. or pay 130 just to be on probation for a year and waking up at 730am one sat...

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Nov 15, 2010 | 05:23 PM

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You should have just ran from her. That would be a better first ticket story.

Nov 15, 2010 | 05:32 PM

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Although I wasn't going to, when I was sitting there I was looking at what route I would take if I were to haul *** out of here lol. Then the knocking on the window snapped me out of it.

Nov 15, 2010 | 05:38 PM

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This is true...I'm not sure on the exact prices but this is your best bet...keep it from going on your insurance and you dont acquire points for the surcharge fee as westtexasbuff mentioned...trust me you dont wanna pay in every year for x amount of years because of the points system...and you really dont want your insurance going up

Nov 15, 2010 | 05:41 PM

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Take an online DD class. Super easy and you dont have to really waste a whole Saturday but do it on your own time. Ive done it the last two times I got a speeding ticket in TX.

Nov 15, 2010 | 08:00 PM

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You can take it online now also. That's what I did a while back.

Nov 15, 2010 | 08:05 PM

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Go to the Comedy Club, I enjoyed it plus they give you the answers at the end. Everyone that has done the online one tells me how much of a pain in the *** it is.

Nov 15, 2010 | 10:22 PM

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Online is cake.

Nov 15, 2010 | 10:34 PM

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The two places I did online it was SUPER easy. You cant go faster than they allow you but you dont have to sit there and the whole time.

Nov 16, 2010 | 09:03 AM

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Go to the Comedy Club, I enjoyed it plus they give you the answers at the end. Everyone that has done the online one tells me how much of a pain in the *** it is.

THIS, went a few years ago. Had a blast.

Nov 16, 2010 | 09:54 AM

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THIS, went a few years ago. Had a blast.

have to agree with this, it was long but at least it was funny...

Nov 16, 2010 | 11:05 AM

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Definitely take defensive driving. And if you can, find a place that offers it in a restaurant of some kind. I got my first ticket a couple years ago and did DD at a pizza buffet and we were fed lunch for free. Its 6.5ish hours of someone lecturing you, but you do get to eat for free.