<p>I would remember that when he comes home. Bellieve me, he knows. And sadly often trying to a good thing backfires if the peoplemyou are helping don’t appreciate it or push.</p>
<p>I feel bad for your son.</p>
<p>What I am suggesting(re:post 21),
First, is what and why does driver want to contest charges, the Op indicates they are valid. So what is there to contest?
I am waiting on your answer to my question the last part of my post 20.</p>
<p>Second- any person might define “help” differently.
Some might think the best help for this driver would be to tell him to do his own research how to handle the ticket; to hire an atty if he desires, and pay whatever consequences he got himself into. Others might feel parents must hire a lawyer on his behalf to deny wrongdoing and escape as many consequences as possible.
Some might say the best help lies somewhere in-between.</p>
<p>I’m not the OP, but guilty or not, you always want to reduce the points on your record. Pay the fine, punish however you see fit, but there is no reason for part of the lesson to be to reward the insurance company for years and years to come.</p>
<p>In answer to #39, sometimes there is information about a trial date or how to request a trial date on the ticket issued by the officer. If you don’t look for it - can be fine print - you miss it and the next correspondence you get is a letter telling you that a court date was missed or that you’ve been found guilty by default.</p>
<p>My experience: I have received two speeding tickets and one ticket for following too close. All except for one speeding ticket were in construction zones.</p>
<p>My insurance has gone up by $75 every 6 months ($25 per ticket each 6 months, for up to three years). So, you can figure I will pay $450 in extra insurance for the citations.</p>
<p>Your mileage will vary. I am over 25 and married, both which lower my insurance rates.</p>
<p>engineer, did you go to court to ask for a reduction in points or did you just pay the tickets and accept them?</p>
<p>In Maryland, you usually get probation before judgment if your record is clean. However, if you get another infraction within 3 years, they can go back and reinstate the prior judgment.</p>
<p>I paid them. I could have paid more and asked for a reduction in points, but I didn’t want to pay more (it seemed counterproductive). Or I could have paid still more and hired and attorney, but again, seemed counterpoductive.</p>
<p>The regular speeding ticket was $130. The total for a speed ticket and following two close (same time) in a construction zone was $190. Those tickets were in a different state where traffic tickers don’t cost very much, thank goodness.</p>
<p>Needless to say, I am very careful about speeding now. All the tickets were due to my not paying attention to my speed, not due to personal choice.</p>