You don't have to get a whole new bumper, you can get just the "mustache" piece from the dealer.
Ticket for front license plate??
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You don't have to get a whole new bumper, you can get just the "mustache" piece from the dealer.
you are very right. i could. no excuses. i want to decide what happens to my car though. that's my point. if i cared about simple laws (front plate, exhuast, color of lights, tinting reflectors, tinting taillights, tinting windows etc.(everything is illegal in VA) ) i probably wouldn't even really be thinking about buying a car like the speed3 anyway. after all......it is the wildchild
Because guys with the GT trim can just piss money away like it's nothing!
Ack, laddy! They may take our lives, but they'll never take our GT-trim leather seats, HIDs, auto-sensing rain wipers and LED taillights!
mrjoshyman
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last week i got pulled over for a baaaaddd speeding ticket, i guess the cop was so caught up w/ the fact that i was speeding he didn't even notice my missing front plate.
on a related note -- what a lot of my friends do is they mangle their front plate & leave it in the trunk. when they get pulled over they say, "o officer, my plate just fell off -- i actually have it in the trunk"
on a related note -- what a lot of my friends do is they mangle their front plate & leave it in the trunk. when they get pulled over they say, "o officer, my plate just fell off -- i actually have it in the trunk"
mrjoshyman
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not quite 155, and not in a school zone. but very very bad...
:wtf:
how will that help? mine was on the floor of my front seat when I got 3 tickets
lil_red_wagon
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if the car is produced without a front bracket or without a place for a front bracket to be mounted, you do not have to have one. the mazda 3, unfortunately, has a place for one to be mounted, so it is DOT law that the car have a front plate.
this is a DOT revision as of February of 2008. keep in mind that DOT is a worldwide organization and their laws are global. your state can only add to the law and not take away from it. some states do amend DOT law to make it more serious, but in the great state of Texas, only commercial vehicle laws are added to. my 87 rx7 has never had a front license plate in it's life and it never will.
this is a DOT revision as of February of 2008. keep in mind that DOT is a worldwide organization and their laws are global. your state can only add to the law and not take away from it. some states do amend DOT law to make it more serious, but in the great state of Texas, only commercial vehicle laws are added to. my 87 rx7 has never had a front license plate in it's life and it never will.
mrjoshyman
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hmm, i kno in NY 40+ over the limit is automatic suspension (unless you show up w/ a lawyer...), idk if its lower in a school zone... how'd u handle that ticket? just pay it or did u dispute it?
i got this off my ZX2 forum... this may be able to help you out a lil bit
How to get out of a speeding ticket, what should you do? I tell you to go to trial.
Assuming your speeding incident is a typical stop, nothing extremely excessive there is a very good chance the Police officer will not show up at court. He will most likely assume that you're going to plead guilty and pay the fine. If you go to court and he doesn't, the charges will be thrown out of court for lack of witnesses.
That's the most easy and likely scenario.
Now, lets say you go to court and the police officer does show up. This is the route to take.
The 7th amendment of the constitution states in suits of common law, where the value of controversy shall exceed 20 dollars, the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved. That simply means if you have a fine equal or greater than 20 dollars, you can request a trial by jury.
When you go to your court hearing, request a trial by jury. The judge will most likely s*** his pants that you even ask or know of your rights. A jury trial is time consuming and expensive, there is an EXTREMELY good chance that the charges will be dropped, if not right way, within a few days.
Now, lets say that the Judge and officer actually decide to go through with the jury trail. You don't even need a lawyer, you can represent yourself.
*Now remember, the jury will be made up of citizens in your county. These are people who get pulled over just like you, and chances are, they are already going to be on your side. This is especially helpful if you live in a smaller town and the police set up things like speed traps that already have the community mad.*
During the trial, you'll be your own lawyer. You'll only need to call upon one person, and that's the arresting officer. Once he's on stand, you'll be able to ask him questions and defend your case.
Here is a series of likely question and answers.
You ask Officer Jack, how did you know that I was speeding?
Officer Jack will say I caught you on radar gun
You ask Officer Jack, can you please show me proof? A print out of the reading?
*Now as technology advances, radar guns change but with all radar guns, they keep track digits once saved. They are then printed out or stored for evidence*
If he doesn't have a print out or proof, then the case will be thrown out of court for lack of evidence. If he does, you'll continue.
You ask Officer Jack, can I please see your certificate to operate a radar gun, and may I also see the inspection certificate of the radar gun.
*Now this varies in different states, but in most states, a radar gun has to be inspected roughly every 2 weeks. This is seldom done. Like I said though, with technology, this might change the inspection times. An officer also has to be certified, chances are he will be certified, but there is a better chance that he's not going to bring his proof with him*
If he cont provide proof to the court that he was legally able to operate the radar gun and that the radar gun was legal, the case will be throw out of court.
If he does have all of this information, he was very well prepared but he wont be. BUT, if he is, say that you have no further questions, take a seat, and hope the jury has gotten pulled over a lot recently too.
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Don't hold this against me if it doesn't work for you and I'm not at fault for you speeding because you shouldnt have been speeding to begin with
How to get out of a speeding ticket, what should you do? I tell you to go to trial.
Assuming your speeding incident is a typical stop, nothing extremely excessive there is a very good chance the Police officer will not show up at court. He will most likely assume that you're going to plead guilty and pay the fine. If you go to court and he doesn't, the charges will be thrown out of court for lack of witnesses.
That's the most easy and likely scenario.
Now, lets say you go to court and the police officer does show up. This is the route to take.
The 7th amendment of the constitution states in suits of common law, where the value of controversy shall exceed 20 dollars, the right of a trial by jury shall be preserved. That simply means if you have a fine equal or greater than 20 dollars, you can request a trial by jury.
When you go to your court hearing, request a trial by jury. The judge will most likely s*** his pants that you even ask or know of your rights. A jury trial is time consuming and expensive, there is an EXTREMELY good chance that the charges will be dropped, if not right way, within a few days.
Now, lets say that the Judge and officer actually decide to go through with the jury trail. You don't even need a lawyer, you can represent yourself.
*Now remember, the jury will be made up of citizens in your county. These are people who get pulled over just like you, and chances are, they are already going to be on your side. This is especially helpful if you live in a smaller town and the police set up things like speed traps that already have the community mad.*
During the trial, you'll be your own lawyer. You'll only need to call upon one person, and that's the arresting officer. Once he's on stand, you'll be able to ask him questions and defend your case.
Here is a series of likely question and answers.
You ask Officer Jack, how did you know that I was speeding?
Officer Jack will say I caught you on radar gun
You ask Officer Jack, can you please show me proof? A print out of the reading?
*Now as technology advances, radar guns change but with all radar guns, they keep track digits once saved. They are then printed out or stored for evidence*
If he doesn't have a print out or proof, then the case will be thrown out of court for lack of evidence. If he does, you'll continue.
You ask Officer Jack, can I please see your certificate to operate a radar gun, and may I also see the inspection certificate of the radar gun.
*Now this varies in different states, but in most states, a radar gun has to be inspected roughly every 2 weeks. This is seldom done. Like I said though, with technology, this might change the inspection times. An officer also has to be certified, chances are he will be certified, but there is a better chance that he's not going to bring his proof with him*
If he cont provide proof to the court that he was legally able to operate the radar gun and that the radar gun was legal, the case will be throw out of court.
If he does have all of this information, he was very well prepared but he wont be. BUT, if he is, say that you have no further questions, take a seat, and hope the jury has gotten pulled over a lot recently too.
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Don't hold this against me if it doesn't work for you and I'm not at fault for you speeding because you shouldnt have been speeding to begin with
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When I showed up to court, the judge was my little league baseball coach! He said since my record was clean otherwise and I was coming home from a late night opera rehearsal at my college, take 2 defensive driving courses and consider the ticket gone!!
mrjoshyman
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all this talk about tickets and such reminds me..... www.trapster.com -- the more people that get it on it the better off every1 is...
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