Speeding ticket 80/70mph (rental car, rental, insurance)

[akhi]

hi,
i have a kansas city driving license,THIS IS MY FIRST OFFENCE last week i was heading towards tennessee and i was pulled over at AUGUSTA, VIRGINIA for speeding at 80 in a 70 zone .Cop issued me a ticket and said it would effect 4 points on my driving record . Are there any chances that i could plea for no point ticket or do i have any other options .

1. Should i pay the ticket and have 4 points on my record?
2. Or should i attend the court and make a try attending the court?
3. If i attend the court , what are the best possibilities that i could end up with?

Thanks for all your advices in advance
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[Bigfoot424]

You could take a chance getting your speedometer calibrated and see if it's off in your favor. If so you might get a defective equipment reduction. Officer actually did you a favor by not writing you for Reckless Driving which would have been worse. I don't like parts of the RD code section but until the legislators change it is what it is. Or you can go to court and ask for a reduction to 1-9 which in reality does little for you. In the grand scheme of things you're probably better off paying it and slowing down but it's your call.

[LM117]

Originally Posted by Bigfoot424

You could take a chance getting your speedometer calibrated and see if it's off in your favor. If so you might get a defective equipment reduction. Officer actually did you a favor by not writing you for Reckless Driving which would have been worse. I don't like parts of the RD code section but until the legislators change it is what it is. Or you can go to court and ask for a reduction to 1-9 which in reality does little for you. In the grand scheme of things you're probably better off paying it and slowing down but it's your call.

This.

[akhi]

Thanks for the advice BIG. actually i was driving a rental car at that point of time i think i have no chances of calibrated odometer in this case right! . So are there any more chances left to reduce my demerit points .i m not at all concerned with the fine but i m much worried about my points . I am planning to buy a car in jan 2017 . So it might effect my higher insurance rates right .

[johnsonkk]

Originally Posted by akhi

hi,
i have a kansas city driving license,THIS IS MY FIRST OFFENCE last week i was heading towards tennessee and i was pulled over at AUGUSTA, VIRGINIA for speeding at 80 in a 70 zone .Cop issued me a ticket and said it would effect 4 points on my driving record . Are there any chances that i could plea for no point ticket or do i have any other options .

1. Should i pay the ticket and have 4 points on my record?
2. Or should i attend the court and make a try attending the court?
3. If i attend the court , what are the best possibilities that i could end up with?

Thanks for all your advices in advance
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You can check this link. 70+ pages on lead foot driving in Virginia.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/north...ng-thread.html

[Bigfoot424]

Originally Posted by akhi

Thanks for the advice BIG. actually i was driving a rental car at that point of time i think i have no chances of calibrated odometer in this case right! . So are there any more chances left to reduce my demerit points .i m not at all concerned with the fine but i m much worried about my points . I am planning to buy a car in jan 2017 . So it might effect my higher insurance rates right .

If you still have the rental you can but if it's turned in then unlikely. I can't imagine the difference in 1 point will make a difference when it comes to insurance. But like I said. You can go to court and look for the officer. See if he/she is amenable to assisting you with a reduction to defective equipment but without a calibration I'm not sure it will work.

[alan west]

The calibrated speedometer idea is interesting. I use a gps with a mph readout in a small corner. My cars generally have been off a few mph too slow. Not that this helps in with current problem but for future reference.

[Spazkat9696]

Check with your local DMV VA points my not affect your state.