1/23 what's better paying a speeding ticket fine and having the point
added or paying a lawyer to fight it for you?
\_ A speeding ticket? Sheesh, go to court, plead guilty and beg the
judge not to give you a point. A lawyer won't help unless you
killed someone while speeding in which case a point on your record
is the least of your concerns. A *lot* of people have a point or
two. Big deal.
\_ How does one plead guilty and _not_ get a point? The only
way I've seen people successfully remove points, is by
having a lawyer.
\_ Depends on whether the case is winnable, how many points you
already have, and if you can go to traffic school. In general,
just pay the fine. California considers you a good driver with
only one point, although your insurance will rise. --dim
\_ insurance rates rise by how much in general? How long do
the points stay on your record? How long do you get penalized
by insurance?
\_ Points stay on your record for 3 years. Your insurance
will penalize you for the duration. My insurance went
up 10% with 1 point, but it will go up *much* more with
2 points (I've had 2 before). --dim
\_ if you can afford it, get the lawyer to remove the point...and
especially if you've already got a point on your record.
\- it depends on the side effects. if it your first point and
tschool is an option, you could do that. what is your argument
going to be? they lawyer has to make some kind of argument.
you may want to look at nolo press book on fighting tickets.
i suppose you can look at blashfield but at that point better to
pay a lawyer. --psb |
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