Traffic Ticket - Urban Legend or true?

Factual Questions
1

I recently received an e-mail, probably for the fourth or fifth time in my 10 years or so with e-mail (I feel old, yet “only” 25).

It details a process in which you can have no points assessed on your drivers license if you follow a simple procedure:

  • Receive a traffic ticket
  • Pay a random amount over the ticket (e.g. $80. for a $75 fine)
  • Receive the refund check of difference in the mail;
  • Do not cash the check.

The mail claims that cashing the check is the final closure, at which a point after, points are assessed, etc, on your license.

The more I think about it, the more it sounds like typical Internet trash, but it’s worth a shot. Does this sound logical? On the surface, yes, but in reality,?

2

Here is an article about this very e-mail from Snopes. I’m afraid its just another urban legend. Would be nice though, huh?
http://www.snopes.com/spoons/faxlore/ticket.htm

3

It’s an urban legend.
Take a look at http://www.snopes.com/spoons/faxlore/ticket.htm

4

Durn, three bunny. Similpost!

5

Wow, my very first!

2nd law, you will always be special to me, now that we’ve shared this. :wink:

6

According to [url=“http://www.snopes.com/”]The Urban Legend Reference page–no, it won’t work and Yes, it is an Urban Legend.

7

In your rush to pat each other on the back, you guys have missed one incredibly important thing: the link you both posted is BROKEN.

Here’s a working link to the info:

http://www.snopes.com/autos/law/ticket.htm

8

This was covered in another post not 3 weeks ago…

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