Speeding Ticket Question

[rhillary]

I recently got a speeding ticket in Illinois:sad:. I do not have a lot of experience in this area so I thought I would see if anyone knew anything about fighting them. I for sure was speeding but I had heard somewhere that if the cop makes a typo about your personal information then the ticket is null and void. He put down my birthday as 1-21 instead of 1-12. Does anyone know if that is true? If it's not, I will just pay it because I haven't had a ticket for 5 years and it was only $75, but I thought if I could get out of it, might as well, right?

 

[Me State]

Tickets years ago were dismissed for small errors but that is not the case anymore.

You got caught. Take your lumps and move on.

 

[dundermifflin]

I don't know about that, but I do know you can take a class and remove 1 ticket a year in Illinois. I took remote class in ankeny for a speeding ticket I received in Illinois.

 

[rhillary]

How long does a ticket stay on your record?

 

[isuarch80]

I don't know about that, but I do know you can take a class and remove 1 ticket a year in Illinois. I took remote class in ankeny for a speeding ticket I received in Illinois.

This is exactly right - if you can do this, DO IT!!! It's worth the extra $35 to keep it off your record and away from insurance companies.

How long does a ticket stay on your record?

You need to ask your insurance company how far they check back, but usually, once you're a customer, it's a year to year thing for them...

 

[Dave19642006]

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[kilgore_trout]

a typo on a traffic ticket isn't really a defense. you'll end up wasting your time and paying more if you contest it. why bother. you're admittedly guilty and it's only $75. in my experience, speeding tickets in wisconsin start at $200.

I recently got a speeding ticket in Illinois:sad:. I do not have a lot of experience in this area so I thought I would see if anyone knew anything about fighting them. I for sure was speeding but I had heard somewhere that if the cop makes a typo about your personal information then the ticket is null and void. He put down my birthday as 1-21 instead of 1-12. Does anyone know if that is true? If it's not, I will just pay it because I haven't had a ticket for 5 years and it was only $75, but I thought if I could get out of it, might as well, right?

 

[ISUAlum2002]

I got out of a ticket once because the cop scheduled the court date for a holiday. I was all ready to fight it but then they dismissed it.

I agree with the others, though. A minor typo on a birthdate is not going to get them to toss it. Pay the fine and move on.

 

[brianhos]

How about you just admit you broke the law, pay the fine and try not to get caught again?

 

[jaretac]

It depends on how far back you want to look. ISU looks at the past year to determine if someone can drive a university vehicle, I think most insurance companies look at the past 2 or 3 years or more. Citations, I believe, are sealed after 7 years but they are always there.

 

[mwitt]

I had a relative get a ticket dismissed because his birthday was recorded wrong. He showed up to court, and they had no record of him.

 

[rhillary]

How about you just admit you broke the law, pay the fine and try not to get caught again?

I tried not to get caught the first time!:wink:

I think I am going to look into taking the class, but I also might not because I don't suspect I will get caught speeding too much more in the future, I usually don't speed....well, atleast no more than 5 over.:wideeyed:

Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[ericlambi]

I drove to Chicago from Iowa City every week for 3 years. I typically pegged the cruise at 7.5mph over the speed limit. Got pulled over a couple times on 88, but no tickets.

 

[Flag Guy]

It's a little late now, but this is what you should have tried to do

Man prank calls 911 to get out of traffic ticket | St. Louis Area News | KMOV.com | St. Louis, MO

Guy tried to get out of a speeding ticket by reporting a fake robbery near by in hopes that the officer would have to respond to that call... Good stuff :biglaugh:

Bet his ticket cost a little more now...

 

[mj4cy]

I fought a ticket. The cop didn't show up and I ended up making a deal for a very small ticket.

 

[Iastfan112]

I've had 2 pull overs in my time driving. First in my first year I was caught going 78 in a 55, yeah I was just glad the cop lowered it to 73 so I didn't loose my license.
The second was for a me rolling slowly thru a stop sign(it was a T interesection with 1 part being a little used gravel road, I figured it wouldn't be a big deal). I fortunately got out of that one because the guy had used up his entire ticketpad. He took down some details anyways and said if I got caught speeding in Humboldt county again that I'd end up with double tickets. Not sure if thats legal or not but I was just happy to get out of there with a warning.

Not to completely hijack the thread but on your typical road how fast do you go? Me its 62/3 on 2 lane. 75 on interstate, possibly higher depending on flow of traffic.

 

[Flag Guy]

Hmm rolling through a stop sign at a T intersection coming off of a gravel road? Only written warning I got was from doing that exact same thing (minus the slowly part... I deserved a ticket)

Pretty sure I wasn't in the guy's jurisdiction though (The middle of the road divides jurisdictions I believe), which is why he pulled me over 2 stop signs later, after I knew it was a cop and I stopped for a good long time...

 

[CyTom]

If you were barely over, a speeding ticket probably won't affect your rates. I had 2 speeding tickets for about 11 and 12 (just keeping up with the flow of traffic) over with no affect on my insurance rates.

 

[Iastfan112]

Hmm rolling through a stop sign at a T intersection coming off of a gravel road? Only written warning I got was from doing that exact same thing (minus the slowly part... I deserved a ticket)

Pretty sure I wasn't in the guy's jurisdiction though (The middle of the road divides jurisdictions I believe), which is why he pulled me over 2 stop signs later, after I knew it was a cop and I stopped for a good long time...

Actually the gravel road doesn't have a stop sign, 1 of the paved roads does. Dumb signing if you ask me.