So the other day my husband got a speeding ticket. I'm sure many of you know the drill - cop sees car with out-of-state plates, cop hits car with instant-on radar (which is the invention of the devil
), cop adds 5-10mph to whatever it registers, cop writes ticket for large sum of money. (Actually, in New York they will no longer tell you the $ amount - "it's up to the judge" the cops say.
) They target out-of-staters because they figure they will just pay the fine rather than schlep to court and risk getting the points reported to their home state.
But DH is stubborn, we can ill afford the fine, and he doesn't want points on his license, so he's fighting the ticket. He has already sent in his plea of not guilty, and we're waiting on the court date. He's hoping that either the cop won't show up, or that he can get the ticket thrown out because the cop misspelled our street address or because we were racing to the airport to make a flight. He's been advised that he'll be offered the chance to plead guilty to a lesser offense that doesn't carry points (such as a parking ticket - like you can park on an interstate!) and that he will need to pay the fine, in cash, on the spot at traffic court.
So - anyone else been down this road? (pun intended
) Advice?