advise on plano red light tickets

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06-15-2009, 01:53 PM
sundaysbest

advise on plano red light tickets

So... I have managed to get myself 2 red light tickets for not coming to a complete stop when making a right hand turn. ::Rant::

Since I do not know if I will be staying in the Dallas area permanently yet is it worth skipping out on the tickets or will they turn it over to collections?
06-15-2009, 01:55 PM
HudsonHawk

Collections would be a warrant for your arrest if you don't do anything about it.

You might be able to go to court and argue your way out of it.
06-15-2009, 01:57 PM
jeff_man

get defensive driving if you can. ticket it wiped and you can send the prof of talking the class to your insurance and get a discount.
06-15-2009, 01:58 PM
blackzx3_13

Don't know how it works here, but in Lubbock, it wasn't a ticket. It was a civil matter and the city "sued" you for the $75 dollar fine. (the short version) There wasn't really any consequence for not paying. The Lubbock system was kind of goofy though. The city ended up removing the cameras because the public made a big stink about it, and because they were losing money too.

EDIT: http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories...47128772.shtml

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lubbock newspaper

The cameras took a picture of a vehicle's rear license plate as a car ran a red light. The owner of the vehicle was then mailed a $75 fine, a civil penalty that didn't reflect on a driver's record or insurance.

The city had collected about 70 percent of the fines from thousands of tickets issued last year, but it admitted it had no teeth in its ability to enforce collections.
06-15-2009, 02:01 PM
miataspeedracer

Just got one myself in Coppell. Viewed the video, and I don't think I have much of a case. A $75 check will take care of it...
06-15-2009, 02:13 PM
onething

I feel your pain. I beat up a couple of grannies, and I think it will be simpler to just move to another town. ::Censor::

If you ran the lights, be a man. Pay the ticket and try to remember the red light means stop.
06-15-2009, 02:16 PM
jrj512

I think you should just skip payment since you will be leaving town.
06-15-2009, 02:29 PM
POS Racing

Quote:

Originally Posted by jrj512

I think you should just skip payment since you will be leaving town.

+1! And if we are wrong think of the fun you'll have when they arrest you stuff ya in the back of a cop car and you become some angry cops bitch! ::BaHump::

Good Times Good Time!
06-15-2009, 02:31 PM
altiain

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff_man

get defensive driving if you can. ticket it wiped and you can send the prof of talking the class to your insurance and get a discount.

Red light camera ticket isn't technically a moving violation. It is a civil fine. You can't take DD to get out of it, but on the plus side it doesn't have any effect on your insurance.

Quote:

Originally Posted by onething

If you ran the lights, be a man. Pay the ticket and try to remember the red light means stop.

+1
06-15-2009, 03:09 PM
cam76034

Or you could try this and run a few more red lights for fun!
http://forums.dfwmiata.com/showthrea...ghlight=plates

Just for grins, I'd try SPV 360 for my fake plate.:punchout:
06-15-2009, 03:53 PM
gabkwong

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeff_man

get defensive driving if you can. ticket it wiped and you can send the prof of talking the class to your insurance and get a discount.

Insurance companies are stopping this discount (at lest the ones I know)!
06-15-2009, 04:13 PM
Miatamaniac92

How do you think they'd react if you took a picture of a check and just mailed that in? ::Banana::

Red Light Cameras are the Devil (after Toll Roads, California, and Vallet Parking).

Chris
06-15-2009, 04:18 PM
blackzx3_13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92

How do you think they'd react if you took a picture of a check and just mailed that in? ::Banana::

Red Light Cameras are the Devil (after Toll Roads, California, and Vallet Parking).

Chris

Or you could try this
06-15-2009, 04:19 PM
ken o

Pay it in nickles.
Or send a picture of a spider
http://www.geekologie.com/2008/11/go...ts_drawing.php
06-15-2009, 04:47 PM
Billy Blaze

Dont pay.
Tell them you will set the building on fire.
06-15-2009, 05:30 PM
jeepinbanditrider

Any competent lawyer will be able to get you out of it. My ex-wife has had two redlight tickets in Fort Worth. Both of our names are still on the car and the tickets come to my address. Both times there was no picture of the driver at all. The court has no way to prove who was driving the car in either picture they ever took. All it showed was the car committing the violation and then a pic of the license plate.

Get a lawyer or pay the ticket which ever you think is going to be easiest for you
06-15-2009, 05:53 PM
sundaysbest

i am getting the feeling it is going to be less of a headache to just pay the damn thing but thats no fun :3

I am going to look into what else I can do.
06-15-2009, 06:08 PM
tailchaser

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

Any competent lawyer will be able to get you out of it. My ex-wife has had two redlight tickets in Fort Worth. Both of our names are still on the car and the tickets come to my address. Both times there was no picture of the driver at all. The court has no way to prove who was driving the car in either picture they ever took. All it showed was the car committing the violation and then a pic of the license plate.

Get a lawyer or pay the ticket which ever you think is going to be easiest for you

+1. It would be foolish and reckless to pay $150 to cover the tickets. Please support your local attorney.
06-15-2009, 06:20 PM
jeepinbanditrider

The govt. will just continue to use these damn things as an easy way to generate revenue as long as we continue to take the easiest path and just pay the ticket. They count on our apathy to line the coffers.
06-15-2009, 07:29 PM
tailchaser

Quote:

Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

The govt. will just continue to use these damn things as an easy way to generate revenue as long as we continue to take the easiest path and just pay the ticket. They count on our apathy to line the coffers.

I'm not arguing. Support your local attorney. They keep me off the mac & cheese...
06-15-2009, 11:03 PM
Miatamaniac92

http://communitygb.com/images/banner...paid_legal.jpg

Chris
06-17-2009, 11:46 AM
CarCar

Pay the ticket.
What they can do...
Another fine and court cost for failure to appear.
A warrant for arrest will be issued if you ignore that.
They can suspend your DL renewal and auto registration until the fines are payed.
The $75 can balloon to over $1000 quickly and easily.

It is a moving violation.