Folks,
Would like to get the sense of the community's thoughts on the probability of beating the speeding ticket for a particular locale that I'm sure some of you know. Here's the scenario:
Helped some friends move furniture out to their beachhouse with my pickup last weekend. Stuff was really lightweight and bouncing around in the back, and in paying more attention to the load than the road, got tagged in F*!#@%!Georgetown DE for 58 in a 40 mph zone. Classic speedtrap, local mountie set up 150 yards inside the speed zone sign. I was so steamed at the time I vowed to make the time to fight this.
Four days later, I need to figure out what are my chances. It's not the fine, its the 2 points I get dinged with and the resulting insurance rate increase that I'm interest in. Based on my experience with my kids, if this was in MD, I'd figure even odds for pleading Judgement before Punishment, they get their money, I keep my insurance record intact. For Delaware, I'm not sure what the groundrules would be. They can't see my record and probably don't care, and may be happy stick the penalty to me, given the potential small-town inferiority/arrogance complex. On the other hand, the mountie may be off to the casinos that day.
Thoughts/experience data points from the group?
Rich
2000 M5
1994 F-150 (the ultimate beatermobile!)
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