I got spammed with this one last night and while it may have been discussed previously, I couldn’t get the search engine working to check, so I’d love for someone to tell me…truth or UL:
Useful Info for Speeding Tickets
> > >
> > > I tried to pass this on to anyone I could think of. I know for a fact
> >that
> > > this works so if you ever get in this situation, you have an out. This
> > > procedure works in any state. Read it and try it, you have nothing to
> >lose
> > > but the points in your license.
> > >
> > > If you get a speeding ticket or went through a red light or whatever
>the
> >case
> > > may be, and you are going to get points on your license, then there is
>a
> > > method to ensure that you DO NOT get any points.
> > >
> > > When you get your fine, send in the check to pay for it and if the
>fine
> >is
> > > say $79, then make the check out for $82 or some small amount above
>the
> > > fine. The system will then have to send you back a check for the
> >difference,
> > > but here is the trick!
> > >
> > > !! DO NOT CASH THE REFUND CHECK !! Throw it away!
> > >
> > > Points are not assessed to your license until all the financial
> >transactions
> > > are complete. If you do not cash the check, then the transactions are
> > > not complete. However the system has gotten its money so it is happy
>and
> > > will not bother you any more.
Driving down I-81 to visit her brother at Ferrum, my friend was pulled over by a Virginia State Trooper. After the Trooper informed her that she had been speeding and sorry, he was going to have to cite her for it, my friend asked, “well, since I can’t get out of this, don’t I get tickets to the Policeman’s Ball or something?”
“Ma’am, State Troopers don’t have balls,” said the Trooper. Then, after a moment of reflection he turned around, got in his car, and drove away, leaving her pulled over on the side of the road. She didn’t get a ticket.
Wow. That’s amazing. The exact same thing happened to a co-worker of my mom’s, and my high-school best friend’s father, and a complete stranger in Reader’s Digest in 1972. Imagine that.
I have been pulled over by a few of our states “finest” and speaking only from my own experience, these troopers are strictly professional in every sense of the word.
They are very polite and will always address you as “m’am” or “sir”, however I have yet to see one smile or engage in small talk.
I can’t picture one saying “sorry” before he wrote the ticket. As far as being so embarrassed by a misspeak that he turned and walked away, I seriously doubt it.
Well, I overpaid my ticket by $3 and never cashed the refund check. My insurance company was notified and my rates reflect the “points” for running the red light. Here in Massachusetts, it’s urban legend.
Neutron–are you kidding? The jokes in the very first “Reader’s Digest” were already reruns! I think they’re running a race with Ann Landers to see how many times they can reuse old material.
