8 Maniac

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While I have no problem admitting that I speed, I also will not complain when a cop catches me. It sucks that the cop might have BS'd his proof, but tough ****. You just admitted you were over the limit here so you were definitely breaking the law. It doesn't matter what other people have been able to get away with in the past or after your incident. You were speeding. You had illegal tags etc. It sucks that it happened and that you're in a situation that gives you a reason to need/want to drive the cars without registration, but it's hard to complain about getting caught doing something illegal.

Edit: Meant to comment on the "artificially low" part. You said his car was parked at a residence. I'm definitely making assumptions about the road as I obviously don't have enough information, but residential areas typically have lower speed limits based on the fact that they're residential. Now, if this is a sparsely populated road with just a few houses, then maybe the limit should be higher. 30 is on the higher end of residential speed limits for even backroads residential areas. Residential areas also happen to be the one place I refuse to speed through, no matter how much of a hurry I'm in.

MADLUV4M6

That really sucks. I had my car for 3 weeks and I got side swiped. It took almost a month to get my car back. (I had a Cadillac DTS as a rental.) Needless to say, I was not happy at all. I never missed a car so much in my life.

8 Maniac

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I was in a mazda 3 for over 2 months from my accident. While the 3 is not a bad car, it was very bare bones and I can guarantee it did not have the amenities found in a cadillac.

boizart1

well tell them to also leave the drugs and flip that...j/k. Find a small body shop that will give you a good price and will do a good job. Body shops are not getting too much business right now is this economy so they're willing to barter. Let them know you're paying out of pocket, most people wont pass on the opportunity to make a little extra money these days(take it from someone thats in the business).

Razz1

Every insurance policy I have had and every policy I sold automatically covered a new car for X number of days.

Unless you have SMUCK insurance he should be covered.

You don't have to have plates to insure a car.. pure nonsense.

Have you ever heard of collector cars?

zoom44

First situation- Knowing the car is usually parked there I wouldn't take a test drive through there or if i was for some reason I would slow down through that area. definition of "reasonable speed" can vary obviously. Maybe he had seen you blast past his house before and believes that reasonable is somewhat less than what you go through there.

As for registration and insurance? Well I dotn know the specific laws in your area. But usually if you have full coverage on a shop or personal vehicle that covers you while temporarily driving another vehicle. You should also have enough business liability insurance to cover customers cars in your care. IF those cars are registered and insured those papers should be with the car.

There are probably regs regarding automotive shops and registration in your state. you should already be aware of them and how you are supposed to comply with them. if you dont you should be at the DMV after this ticket instead of complaining about it on the internet. I bet they have a temp tag system that you are supposed to be using. If they dont YOU should talk to someone about instituting one.

Have you attempted to find out the basis for the speed limits in that area or how they are determined in your area? It could be they are artificially low. Recently it was found that Detroit had artificially low speeds that were actually dangerous for drivers to comply with.

http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/03/r...-illegally-lo/

If i really believe a law is wrong I figure out how to get it changed. Do I speed? yes. If i break 3 other laws while speeding- its not the fault of the cop who caught me.

I also dont believe that cops are always right. I was pulled over once driving on 95 in Jersey at 1am coming back from CBGBs in New York. I had 2 band mates in the car. no one had been drinking or smoking anything, completely sober. They didnt drink I hadnt because I had to drive. When the NJ state boys pulled us over they said that when they had passed us earlier they they had smelled pot. Mind you I was doing 65 in the middle lane passing a big rig in light rain so the cops had to have been doing 70 to pass me in that far left lane. They had us on the side of the road for a half an hour while they asked us each questions separately then asked for permission and did search the car. It was clear they had just pulled us over because we had out of state plates.

So I get it - but when you get caught with your hand in the cookie jar, its nobodies fault but yours. IF the rules are "unfair" do something to change them.

dnraiders

hi everyone,
i just fixed the suspension today!
I bought a lower control arm, shock, endlinks, and tie rod for only 200 dollars! i bought them from Mr. Curtis James on Ebay(mrmazda7). Has many used parts for RX8's. Tommorow im getting the car towed to the dealer to get a new key, the key on going to be the most expensive fix. Im just glad i got my car back. i also would like to say that i feel more welcome here than the eclipse 3g forums, I would have been harrased over there for my own mistake.
thanks

ASH8

/\ Good to hear....good luck now.

PaPaBear

Bet if it was the cops car ripped off they would have the crime lab out there processing the scene. Disgusting.

zoom44

that is true! its ridiculous that they dont print every scene. that way when they do catch someone in the act they can match them up to the other things they've been up to and charge them with the whole bunch.

pdxhak

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When my house was broken into the police officer was upset I requested him to look for finger prints. He said it is useless and the only reason he is there is to document the break in for insurance purposes.

Bigbacon

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doesn't your DMV allow for transfer tags that last a few days to a week? I know the VA DMV will give you one for a measly 5 bucks and gives you like 5 days to transfer the car from A to B