Silver_Surfer

Whats the going rate in your States? Here in the Peoples republic of Hawaii its a $57.00 processsing feee and $5.00 for every mph over the posted speed. Anything over 30mph, by-by.

TimzSI

**** just got serious in VA.

Speeding ticket:
USual court cousts (~60)
Usual fine (~100)
7/1/07 added fines: 200 a year for three years!

Wreckless ticket:
60 court costs
250 fine
7/1/07 added fines: 500 a year for three years!


I ******* hate this state.

Kane

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In the Mid East, I believe they cut off your right(gas) foot....

TimzSI

Is that "they" the Immam's edict or 'they' being a US Army of one? haha

TimzSI

A link to a .pdf from the VA Supreme court press release about the new "civil remedial fees"

http://www.courts.state.va.us/publications/hb_3202.pdf

alnielsen

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I don't think VA can charge those fees to out-of-state drivers.

I also remember reading about some kind of voter revolt going on about those fees.

ken-x8

Right - Virginia residents only. It's a "user fee," not a fine.

One town - Front Royal - has declared that, for anyone caught by their police, they will not collect their part of the fee, and they will not drop the dime to DMV for the rest of it.

Gov. Kaine said that these fees are for serious violations, not things like not using your turn signal. None of the dimbulbs in the press noticed that "Improper signal" is one of the high buck items. Kaine and his fellow thieves are open about this being a money-raising scheme. These are the same people who are jacking up tolls on the Dulles Toll Road to finance the subway that will complete the ruination of Tyson's Corner.

130,000+ people have signed the anti-fee petition so far.

In Virginia, a governor cannot succeed himself. That's really annoying, because I would love to vote against Kaine next time. I'll have to settle for voting against everyone else.

Ken

Crazy Rx-8 Driver

$212 flat rate here in Minnesota .... about 3 years ago.

kvndoom

The bottom line in VA is that if you get pulled over for any reason, better look into selling your children or getting a 2nd job. Gotta love how this godforsaken state treats its own people.

Rootski

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Yeah, because US troops go around mutilating people.

Razz1

Last time for me over ten tears ago was $375 for ten over the limit.


California here

Silver_Surfer

Wow! I never knew it was that bad there

Silver_Surfer

Dumb question. If your vehicle is a right side drive is the gas peddal still on the right side? **** I got back from a trip from Japan. Checked out the cars their but failed to noticed this.

mysql101

In VA it's all backwards, so you clutch using your brake there.

fobjr101

Ha, people in VA welcome to CA prices where everything is overpriced. Friend got a speeding ticket for $495.00 for going 20 over, in a school zone though, what an idiot. Another friend got a ticket for $280 I think it was for going 15 over on the highway.

bassy

Ha! I got a drag racing + speeding ticket for $750 here in Mass (almost wet my pants when I was handed the ticket). The drag racing charge was bogus. I went to court, and they dropped the drag racing one. I ended up with just the speeding fine, which was $200. I was "clocked" and "estimated" doing 90 in a 55 mph zone (it was actually more like 80 in a 65 mph zone, but my lawyer wanted to focus on the more serious drag racing one). This was in my '97 Eclipse GS-T and was just 3-4 months ago.

If I didn't get off the drag racing charge, my license would be suspended for 30 days. I'd then need to pay another couple hundred bucks to get the licensed reinstated. Then my insurance premium would go right through the roof for the next 6 years.

Stavesacre21

First one, $90 (28 over), second one, $210 (25 over).

Both were within a year.

Cattywampus

Pfff. Our speeding fines are so high when we give them out they have a small print on the bottom reading "warning multiple digits may cause eye spasm."

kasmir6489

yearly fine? what state?

Renesis07

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umm, i got a ticket last year, I was going 77 in a 55, he knocked it down to 65 in a 55 and my ticket was $61.40, and my insurance wasnt affected. But thats in the middle of nowhere iowa so I dont know if that info is really usful to anyone.

kersh4w

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first ticket, still havent paid it yet. $90 for 85 in a 55mph. i guess thats not to bad, but im still going to court.