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 Originally Posted by kiwiMark
Yeah I'd be surprised if the chances of getting it reduced are worth the court costs.
I'll be representing myself.
Originally Posted by Reidak
Hey man, I just got nailed going southbound on Allen doing 94 when it changes to 60.
15-29 is 3 points, 30-49 is 4 points. It's really not much different.
Fight it. I went to OTT legal and paid $280 for representation because im young and the ticket would make my insurance cost xxxx more per year for years, so its worth it to me.
But certainly fight it. First, when you get a court date; if it's 14 months away you can argue that under 11b (right to a fair and speedy trial) you have been violated in terms of the 'speedy' trial and it can be thrown out. Additionally, when you fight it you first meet the prosecutor out of court. Hopefully you can convince them to knock it down to 14 over, which is 0 points and probably won't affect your insurance. The guy who I talked to said they usually don't mind knocking 16 off or so. I was going 34 over so I'm in a bit tougher of a spot.
So if your court date is soon and the prosecutor isn't going to offer you a good deal, go to court and sometimes the cop won't show; then it's pretty easy for you to win. Even if he does show up, say you were going with the flow of traffic or something. The judge can knock down the fine.
Good luck
orly?
Originally Posted by Reidak
and its unreal you got nailed for doing 130 on the 401. thats so fucking standard it's not funny.
lol yeah no kidding
Originally Posted by d0zer
I've had 3 tickets in ontario and fought the one where the cop didn't drop it.
I was nailed for 124 in an 80 and it was gunna be like $350 and 4 points or some shit. I basically walked in the courtroom and when it was my turn talked to someone who was like ok the judge will give you this, you can accept it or fight it moar. I forget how much it got dropped but it ended up being like $100 and 2 points so totally +EV for a wasted morning.
The last ticket I got was 109 in an 80 and cop dropped it to 95 or something. When he gave it to me he was like "so now that i've dropped this boy, you ain't gunna waste nobody's time in court AREYA?". "no sir".
So yeah, if they've dropped it, don't push your luck. Else fight it to encourage cops everywhere to continue this practice 
lol, after you mention this court is clearly my only option.
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