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red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5606
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:06 pm: | 
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I never can understand points for a ticket. In NJ does anyone have any experience getting points waived for a ticket by showing up to court? |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3408
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:10 pm: |
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Yes, they almost always knock off two points for your trouble. However, you have to pay court costs. |
red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5607
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:12 pm: |
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Thanks. I guess it is worth it  |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 1805
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:13 pm: |
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Cool! What'd you do wrong, Red? |
red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5608
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:15 pm: |
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las I did nothing wrong Well, I was speeding..... on 22. |
las
Citizen
Username: Las
Post Number: 1806
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:17 pm: |
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I'm sure it wasn't your fault. They post those signs all the way on the side of the road, knowing full well if you look there you might mis-dial your call or spill your chai! duh... |
Nancy - LibraryLady
Supporter
Username: Librarylady
Post Number: 3522
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:18 pm: |
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Not sure, but I think if yo go fight a moving violation, they might knock the points down but there is a State mandated $200-250 surcharge. Anyone know for sure? |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7904
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:23 pm: |
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There was a thread on this recently. We chose to take the 3 points and not pay the $450 it would have cost to reduce it to two.
It's on the DMV website.
But, I must say that I'm impressed that you managed to even get to the speed limit on 22; it's usually a parking lot. |
red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5609
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:27 pm: |
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Very true greentree, it was far west on 22. This is nuts. In AZ you could go take a class for a day, get the points off, and you only paid for the class. |
Just The Aunt
Supporter
Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 5232
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:34 pm: |
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Red-
Welcome to NJ!
I got a ticket a few years back for supposedly speeding on Ridgewood. I drive this street every day and a well aware of the speed traps; so I never speed on Ridgewood. Went to court to fight the ticket. Guess what? A dozen other people were there fighting tickets issued on the same street. None of them were speeding either. Most of us paid the $450 to remove the ticket from our driving record. |
Eats Shoots & Leaves
Citizen
Username: Mfpark
Post Number: 3409
Registered: 9-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 2:35 pm: |
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You can also take a class here, in Florham Park. Let me know and we can car pool--I had a lead foot for a while a few months back. Got to pay the court costs, surcharge, and still get to take the class, but worth it to keep the points down--yup, was going THAT fast. |
greenetree
Supporter
Username: Greenetree
Post Number: 7907
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 3:39 pm: |
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The extra surcharge is recent; it used to be the original fine and court cost. Depending on the municipality, $25-$35. Then, the State of NJ realized that most of us went to court to reduce the points to save our insurance. So, they came up with the surcharge.
I don't have time to post my usual rant, but, considering that you can't do it very often and have to have fewer than 5 points to reduce new points, it ends up being an extortion fee on basically good drivers. |
red
Citizen
Username: Redy67
Post Number: 5612
Registered: 2-2003
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 4:10 pm: |
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That is my thought as well. In the long run it may be worth it for insurance reasons..... |
Tofugrl3
Citizen
Username: Tofugrl3
Post Number: 26
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Friday, June 2, 2006 - 6:51 pm: |
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It all depends on the municipality. I got a speeding ticket in January and spoke with the prosecutor and he knocked all the points off. I ended up paying only $150 for the court fees. It also helps if you have someone that's in law enforcement come to court with you. They work better than attorneys. |
John Caffrey
Citizen
Username: Jerseyjack
Post Number: 277
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, June 3, 2006 - 1:17 pm: |
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Always go to court.
Yes, the court fee is excessive but the insurance points carried over three years are more expensive. Also, Rt 22 is subject to the new nonsense of double fines for it being an excessive accident zone. Instead of fixing the road, just double the fines.
JC |
Jersey_Boy
Citizen
Username: Jersey_boy
Post Number: 970
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Saturday, June 3, 2006 - 6:44 pm: |
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Also, donate to the PBA and display your placard prominently. It may prevent the whole problem in the first place.
J.B.
"Okay, I'm going to give you a warning..." |
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