Let me just start off by saying the G35 sedan feels incredible at 85mph on a crisp Saturday morning. I'm sure a lot of you have gotten your cars way pass that speed. But how many of you have gotten slapped with a $224 ticket for going 80mph in a 50mph zone? Yup, I'm embarassed to let everyone know that I got caught this morning while speeding to a friend's place to go skiing up a Steven's pass, which by the way rocked!

While I clearly deserve the ticket, I'm looking for people's experience as ways I can possibly get this ticket from showing up in my otherwise clean record? The last ticket I got was 3 years ago and I believe it should've cleared my record by now.

I need some real experienced responses here please. What are some ways, in the Seattle, Washington area I can get the ticket from appearing on my driving record?

The state trooper that pulled me over was using either a laser or radar detector. She marked "SMD" on the ticket.

For all you Seattle/Eastside residents, do not think the 520 bridge is safe from speed traps! I had to learn this the painful way .

 

In King County, you can get a deferral (once per person). Basically, you'll pay a $100 administrative fee and they will hold onto the ticket and it won't be on your record. You then need to not get another speeding ticket within a year otherwise you'll get both a new ticket as well as the deferred one. If you survive a year, it won't be on your record.

 

What happened to your radar detector? Use the deferal or get a lawyer. Good luck.


Andrew, We Miss and Love You! Peace!

 

3 years to clear seems short; Isn't it 5? Try to avoid raising eyebrows at your insurance provider. Ouch!

 

Ya I am in the same boat. I got popped for 90 in a 70. Bail amount is 161 and no chance for traffic school as they don't allow it if your going over 80. My insurance company forgives one point. I just need to be good for the next three years.

Jim
'03.5 Sedan
Brilliant Silver/Graphite
6MT/ Premium package
Sport tuned suspension
Aerodynamic Body Kit
Navigation and Satellite Radio

 

Interesting. I got popped for 90 in a 70 outside of Barstow, and they did allow the traffic school route. The over 80 thing must be a city/county law, because it's not a state law.

2003.5 G35 Sedan Desert Platinum/Graphite Premium/Sport/Aero/Nav/Winter

 

If you don't have a good radar/laser detector, get one. Even
with my passport, I use my eyes and brain in conjunction to
look ahead for those laser cops. Of course you know that
a laser detector only lets you know when you have already
been tagged. You have to be smart when you exceed the normal
speeding limit.

2003 Twilight Blue 5AT Sedan, sunroof,
Graphite Leather, splashguards,
12 wire Hyper-grounding kit,
350Z intake duct, Stillen Hi-Flow Airbox
Underbody rear diffusers, Drilled aluminum pedals

 

It really depends on the "understanding" in your state. In NJ, with a clean record (and provided you were not combative with the cop), you can show up to the court appearance and the cop will agree to drop you to a lower point hit on your license in return for paying the fine.

This applies more to state cops VS. local cops. Some locals will not budge.

03 - Black - Premium - Wood - Aero w/ Spoiler - Z Tube - Grounded - Stillen CAI

 

state patrol pulled me over once on the way to Canada, I was going 90 in a 70. I showed him my brochure about how the sedan had very little drag and I also had my Motor Trend where they said the sedan was one of the quietest they'd ever driven. I guess because there was no one else around me, and I haven't had a ticket in 6 yrs, he let me go. That was pretty cool.

The other time I was at Lake Chelan and got a 35 in 25. I drove all the way back to contest it 2 months later and the judge was "you drove 4 hours from Seattle to here just to contest a $60 ticket? Ok, dismissed."

2003.5 Brill. Silver/Willow 6MT sedan, Premium/Winter/Navigation

 

Next thing you know, those brochures and MT mags are gonna sell like hotcakes. =]

Mike
04 G35x Sedan 5AT DG/G

 

Wow, an intelligent, informative discussion, on-topic, and related to someone getting a speeding ticket. No "I hate cops", or "this country suXXors!!!!1!!one" responses at all (yet).

Well done sedan owners. Come over to the coupe forum once in a while and teach us a thing or two.


Black/Willow 03.5 6MT, Premium, Navi, Aero, SAT
350Z Nismo CAI

 

Are you in the Seattle, King County area?

If so, do I just mitigate and ask for the traffic school route?

 

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Andrew, We Miss and Love You! Peace!

 

From my experience (and from pretty much every one of my friends' experience), in NJ you get 2 points dropped if you show up in court. That means if you have a 2 point ticket you'll get charged with a no point violation, and if you have a 4 point one you get dropped to 2 points. Of course you need to have at least a semi-decent driving record. Personally, I didn't even face the cop in court, I dealt only with the prosecutor. YMMV, but there's a better chance that you WILL get two points off rather than you WON"T.