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    Advice needed on fighting a speeding ticket

    Gonna make this as short as possible. Last week on way home, passed a car(lanesplitting) and cop pulled me over. He accused me of crossing the yellow lines.I argued that I did not and was lane splitting instead. Arguement did not go well(since I could not keep calm), so Cop decided to fine me for speeding instead. He did not have any reading and apparently dont need one. So, got 35 demerits on that ticket and already have 90 on licence. So will loose licence unless I fight it. So, anyone know of a good lawfirm to help me fight this, or do you think I'll be fighting a loosing battle, since I have a record for speeding?
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    Were you actually speeding?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Virago View Post
    Were you actually speeding?
    No..99.9% sure I wasnt.
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    Soooo ... what would have been the demerits for "lanesplitting" ... ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Soooo ... what would have been the demerits for "lanesplitting" ... ???
    No, speeding, there is a .1% chance that Darkman (own addmission) was indeed over the posted speed limit for that area.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maha View Post
    No, speeding, there is a .1% chance that Darkman (own addmission) was indeed over the posted speed limit for that area.
    But if he took the original charge of "crossing the yellow lines" ... what would the demerits be ... ... more or less than the speeding ... or none ... ???
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    But if he took the original charge of "crossing the yellow lines" ... what would the demerits be ... ... more or less than the speeding ... or none ... ???

    Can't remember but it is either 25 or 35 demerits for that..
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    Can't remember but it is either 25 or 35 demerits for that..
    so either way ... bye bye licence ... and lots of money trying to fight it ...
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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    But if he took the original charge of "crossing the yellow lines" ... what would the demerits be ... ... more or less than the speeding ... or none ... ???
    Better than even chance of getting off the 'speeding' ticket primarily because of the cops attitude (seems D/man had one also) and uncertainty of what exactly D/man did wrong. Not often (if ever) will a cop change a charge to suit himself, therein lies the cops mistake. As for the double yellow line thing? I beleive that was never an issue otherwise, why was original charge not adhered to.
    Demerits? dont know, so cant comment.

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    So far actual speed has not been mentioned?

    It should have been written on the ticket.

    (The O/P DID get one, didn't he?)
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    So far actual speed has not been mentioned?

    It should have been written on the ticket.

    (The O/P DID get one, didn't he?)
    If the OP was sitting on 90 demerits ... a simple "exceeding the posted speed limit" would have scored 10 demerits (as I recall) and still bye bye licence ...
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    When you get receive the ticket in the mail, cross it corner to corner with a ballpoint pen and write "CANCELLED - NO CONTRACT" across it, reseal the original envelope, obliterate your name and address on the envelope and write "NO CONTRACT - RETURN TO SENDER" on it, and re-post it.

    They will send you a computer printed reminder - open it and and cross it and write across the remittance advice "CANCELLED - NO CONTRACT", and do the return to sender thing again.

    If they contact you again whatsoever, trespass the person and specifically forbid them or their agent to contact you again whatsoever regardless of topic, revoke all implied consent to approach or communicate with you, and begin harassment proceedings against the officer concerned warning him to call off his agent or else. Place a $200K lien on his family home.

    If they dare to call you into a hearing (they won't) then quietly wander in there and once they start to speak, interrupt them and calmly enquire "what is this jurisdiction?" and whatever they reply with say "No consent in this jurisdiction." If they argue, just calmly state "No consent for any person to represent me, no consent to make any judgement about me in this jurisdiction, benefits are waived to all parties, all implied consent is revoked" and then zip lip. Say only the words "no consent" after this point.

    That jurisdiction can only proceed with your consent, so revoke it. That'll make them squeal.
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