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So I had an interview in Windsor today, a city 2 hours south of London. It all goes great and they seemed really impressed and I felt quite confident. SO on the drive back I happen to hit a bird accidently...I slammed the breaks but the sucker flew right in front of the car and not away. So that made me feel bad. Then I started to follow a truck at 120km/h for a good 30 mins....and as soon as I decdide to pass him, there was a cop with a radar gun ready. He said he clocked me at 146km/h but i doubt it was that fast because it was seriously a 2 second span and I didn't feel a great deal of acceleration. The best part is that I was suppose to lose 3-4 demerit points from my license and a fine. But he asked me why I was speeding and I answered truthfully, and he goes in his car. 10 mins later comes with a ticket priced at 341$ and no demerit points because he felt bad for my people (he kind of figured I was middle-eastern since my complexion and name give it away). I was shocked to hear that from him.
But to add salt to the wound, I have my car payment on Monday- 740$, Insurance on Friday- 350$ and I have to come up with 341$ extra to pay this ticket. I get my pay this thursday but for less hours than usual because I never expected this hefty fine.

So now I am contemplating just paying the first month's car payment, give it back to the dealer...cancel insurance and go with a used car. I found the hard way that the payments are so fragile that something like this throws it off completely and brings a whole bunch of stress and headaches.



This sucks ass.

Can't you float the insurance or car payment a week or two? or will they cancel your insurance/repo your car. Not sure how the laws work in the UK but if you were in the US you'd been fine letting the bills go a couple weeks. Sorry to hear that bro. Peace-

Can't you wait awhile to pay the ticket??? I waited like 3 weeks before paying my last one...

I have 15 days from when the ticket was issued to pay it.


And I'm in Canada

Actually Raz, you can take longer to pay the ticket, although you will pay more (interest I think). But, with the "lack of funds" right now, you can wait a bit.

I am in Sarnia, Ontario and I had a speeding ticket a couple years ago from our "friendly" OPP and couldn't pay it right away and they kept "reminding" me until I could pay it. So I would hold off for a pay or two if you can.

I got tagged doing 120 km in an 80 km zone and I passed the cop coming towards me. I pulled over right away and got 20 kms taken off the ticket cause I pulled over before the cop had even finished turning around.

Oh yeah .... stop speeding (that much at least !!) :lol:

Fight the ticket. Get POINTTS or EX-COPPER to fight it for you. They may be able to plead it down or get you off. Sure it will cost you $250++ but its cheaper than the extra insurance.
And NEVER plead 'guilty' to a ticket, even if you are.

Fight the ticket in court. It will give you like at least another month to pay the ticket.

Damn! the last ticket I got was in april of 04.....and I didn't have to pay it until july 04............

Speed some more. You're asking for it if you drive that fast.

That's only like 80/90 mph isn't it? Dont act like you've never driven fast bleeddodge...no one is perfect.

I suggest floating the ins. payment for a few weeks.

In traffic? In the Toronto area? I wouldn't dare.

It's called the 400 series highway/freeway from Windsor to London. Toronto is east of London...don't assume anything if you don't know what's going on.

you can't set up some kind of payment plan with the courthouse?

on the 400 series it is routine flow to be about 100 for slower lanes (more like 105 110) and middle about 120 and the fast lane is more like 140+

i havent driven on them much, usually just the highways between london and kw and crap like that, most of our highways are always under construction and like 2-4 lanes so you spend more time at construction stops then you are on the actual road and you never get above 80

Toronto area.

i'm sure if you talk to your local attourney you can get some extra time to pay the ticket if you just are honest and plead your case....and if not...canadians are assholes....lol...j/k

Its a bad omen to hit a bird. But I guess you figured that out by now. :tongue:

Seriously, I would fight the ticket. I mean come on, you were passing a truck.


TS out

how the fuck did you have an interview in europe, and get pulled over in canada the same day? and now you're back in london? wtf raz?

oh well, maybe this new job will help you pay for that ticket, and be able to afford ill timed unexpectancies. Because there is always something coming up unexpectedly. You have to factor that in before you decide to make car payments. But I guess you figured that out by now.

Thats a sweet car dude, I hope you can keep it.

raz, i vote for calling the courthouse and asking if you can set up a payment plan. fighting it is no use, since youve admitted to the cop that you were speeding. they have you on tape saying so. you may have been passing a truck, but speeding is speeding, and your technically only supposed to pass if the person is going slower than the limit.

the cool thing is, most court houses will work with you on a monthly payment plan. especially if you're upfront about it. they are more interested in you paying the whole amount, than whether or not you pay it off in one lump sum.

tell them you're a little strapped for cash, but you want to make good on the ticket. this will allow you to keep the car. talk to your insurance agent. if they're cool, you may get to keep your rate down a bit. im sure they'll raise it, but a hard luck story might make it a small raise. they worst they can do is say no.

good luck, you've got a sweet ride, dont give up on it so easily.

LOL, First thing first I live in London, Ontario, Canada and the interview was in Windsor Ontario Canada, about 2 hour drive from London.
Anyways I think I will call some place like Pointts to see if they can do anything about the demerit points and call the courthouse about a payment plan.
Thanks guys... just never expected a ticket to cost so much.

POINTTS worked wonders for me. i got Careless Driving in 2003. $325 fine and possible 6 point loss, meaning my insurance would quadruple for about 5 years...basically meaning no driving for Brian for 5 years.

but the ticket was complete shit. there was a massive ice storm in April, iciest day of the year, and i spun out and hit a curb in a residential area. no damage to the curb or grass, and the only damage to my car was the tire coming off the rim. the rim didn't even bend, nor did the tire get damaged.

but the bitch across the street who saw it happen called the cops, and, sirens blazing as if something important had happened, a cop car came flying into the subdivision. they took down my story, and the stories of the 2 girls i was travelling with, surveyed the scene (OBVIOUS skid marks, which OBVIOUSLEY went directly over a large patch of black ice), and then slapped me with the ticket. i was fucking flabbergasted.

so i had to shill out $800 to hire POINTTS. he went into the prosecutor's office, she took one look at the charges, and threw the case out because, and i quote exactly what my lawyer said that the prosecutor said, "this is absolutely ridiculous. no ticket should even have been given in the first place".

so i'm out $800 for that, but i guess if you compare it to the hiked insurance, no driving for 5 years, AND $325 out of my pocket...it was worth it.

since you were passing a truck, they might be able to at least bargain it down a bit. but if the ticket is a straight up fine and no points, then you may as well just pay it so that you don't have to foot the lawyer's bill as well. :lol:

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I dont really get that, but obviously you do. All 16 of your posts are retarded. grow up.

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