Got a ticket for no front license plate tonight

[andrew5]

they do that alot in our surrounding towns here in conn. the police cars have cameras outside on the trunk and scan cars to see if they are registered.so that alone heightens the tickey.

[clill]

Isn't the no front plate citation just a fix it ticket with no fine ? Not much revenue generating there. Just a guy being a punk.

[camcojb]

Originally Posted by clill

Isn't the no front plate citation just a fix it ticket with no fine ? Not much revenue generating there. Just a guy being a punk.

fix it tickets have fines also now. Must have been a while since you had one...........

In Elk Grove they do "drive by" fix it tickets, they don't even pull you over! They just observe something and mail you a ticket with a fine attached. Got one for a headlight out in the sweeper truck, never pulled my guy over just mailed me the ticket with the $25 fine and proof of repair. Another friend got one for no brake lights; he was sitting at a light in neutral, with his foot off the brake (stick shift car). Cop saw no lights and assumed they were out, mailed him a ticket. He went to court and got it tossed, but had to eat up a bunch of time and gas, etc.

They make the fine low enough that most don't protest, they just pay it to avoid the hassle.

[GregWeld]

On our way to SEMA in '09 - we had 4 guys in two BMW's - an M5 and an M6...

Yes we went on the most back roads we could find - and we hauled booty.... My buddy gets a ticket for 104.... and when we settle into our rooms in LV we had a little chat about this. I said he should call the county and ask about what he could do to reduce any points his license would be charged with etc. Said that I had gotten a ticket in California - and they allowed you to plead guilty and pay the full fine - but you could also take an on-line driving course and that would automatically reduce the points assigned. To me - it's not the fine - it's the insurance.

Long and short of the story - the county tells him if he's willing to pay the fine in full ($400+) they would reduce his ticket to "equipment failure". The gal told him straight out - that they really need the revenue, so agreeing to pay the full fine was what they were interested in.

[SAR Skipper]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

On our way to SEMA in '09 - we had 4 guys in two BMW's - an M5 and an M6...

Yes we went on the most back roads we could find - and we hauled booty.... My buddy gets a ticket for 104.... and when we settle into our rooms in LV we had a little chat about this. I said he should call the county and ask about what he could do to reduce any points his license would be charged with etc. Said that I had gotten a ticket in California - and they allowed you to plead guilty and pay the full fine - but you could also take an on-line driving course and that would automatically reduce the points assigned. To me - it's not the fine - it's the insurance.

Long and short of the story - the county tells him if he's willing to pay the fine in full ($400+) they would reduce his ticket to "equipment failure". The gal told him straight out - that they really need the revenue, so agreeing to pay the full fine was what they were interested in.

Corruption at it's best
Everything has it's price.

At least it works out in your friends favor this time

[Steve67RS/SS]

I got a fix it ticket for no front plate on my work truck, parked at a jobsite, inside working, and came out to find it. Pure and simple revenue for the city.

If I remember correctly it was $105.....Oh and let me correct that, I did not even have to show proof I corrected the problem. So I guess it was not actual fix it ticket. Just had to pay the fine.........then they made sure to drive by the same jobsite everyday for some more revenue for the City. Just a little bitter.

[garickman]

Wow! I was just reading over this thread and I just realized how different I am than most other people. I see everyone on this thread complaining how the government is screwing them over and how all the cops who gave them these tickets are just being jerks to generate revenue. The one thing I don't see is anyone taking responsability for their own actions. I will agree that some of these tickets are BS but it still doesn't change the fact that each person was in violation of some type of law. Is it just me or does it seem like so many americans just refuse to accept some type of responsability for their own actions. You can turn on the news any day of the week and see city, state and federal workers getting laid off everyday. Maybe the extra revenue these so called BS tickets are generating is enough money to save just one persons job. Americans have always been quick to step up and help out those in need from disasters and devistation, those who have lost everything in an earthquake, tornado or flood. Well the american economy is a disaster, but no one is stepping up to help out hundreds of thousands of people who have lost everything like thier jobs, their homes, their families, and thier dignity. You just didn't see this many people complain when they were living past their means by using thier homes as a personal bank, and racking up credit debt they couldn't afford. At some point is life everyone must face the moment of thruth in thier lies. That is what we as americans are going through right now. We can either step up and help our fellow man and make this country great again, or we can complain about a $20 fine for something we actually did wrong. Anyways sorry for the rant and sorry if I have offended anyone, that was certainly not my intention.