| Because I have never had tickets before, I had never really investigated the meaning of pulling a ticket. My basic understanding is you pay a fee to an attorney that specializes in this sort of thing and the ticket goes away. I don't ask questions.
I had already asked to take the defensive driving (dd) class for the speeding ticket (1st ticket) but have not taken the class yet. Amazingly, the speeding ticket is only about $130 while running a stop sign is $250. The cost for the dd path is about $150.
Contesting the speeding would be difficult because it was on a trip and the court is a couple of hours away. I could try seeing if I could just pay that ticket and take dd for running a stop sign. I don't know if they would transfer the payment for the dd request to paying the ticket.
In researching on the Internet, I saw some sites talking about insurance companies giving a 25% discount for good drivers (no tickets in 3 yrs). If you get a ticket, you lose that discount plus pay a premium for the mark on your record. This could easily cost a bundle over 3 years.
As for no tickets ever, let's just say I have been lucky and am reasonably cautious even thought I speed most of the time. |