Fighting an 'out of lane' ticket

Google : Ticket Clinic, maybe they can help get it dismissed.

It's really nothing to worry about even though it's aggravating when you know it's just a money grab. 100's of thousands of truckers have gotten those tickets in California, including me. It's all about money. When the speed limit was 55 mph in Texas, I got a ticket for 56 mph. He probably needed me for his monthly quota, which doesn't exist.

 

Had the same at Water rd , I40, court was Joshua Tree.
Hired Cravens Law, only lawyer in the cess pool town.
$200, had it reduced to not obeying sign in an off road vehicle - no point violation. Plus $200+ fine.

As China said - money grab. I HATE California.

You can try trial by written declaration in the hope its a lazy cop, but its hit and miss.

 

Get a lawyer , i just did the same exact thing .

I jumped in the left lane , the CHP materialized out of nowhere and nabbed me .

Lawyer got it reduced to "not obeying odd road sign " ,

No points , but i did have to pay a 248.00 fine. ( lawyer was around 400.00 , I ve since hooked up with one of those lawyer pool deals for something like 39.95 per month )

I was in California

 

Which is all they really want anyhow.

 

The lawyer knows the ropes in court procedures so don't even think about doing it yourself.
The aim is to get it reduced to a lesser charge,mor get it dismissed. I've done this a few times. It's kinda ironic but I've had great success when driving my truck, than I have during my private vehicle
Good luck

 

Just go to court and plead your case, I doubt the cop will show to testify for such an offense. They know showing up for court amounts to a fine.

Take a certified copy of your MVR, but don't expect it to carry much weight. Most people with an unblemished record have just been lucky so far.

If you carry the attitude CHP picks on trucks, leave it outside the courthouse, pray someone steals it.

 

in my thoughts any person who defends himself in court is not going to fare very well. most people are not trained to deal with that type of situation. i am not a big fan of lawyers but sometimes you are better off paying them to defend you in court. and protecting your drivers licence is a smart thing to do,seems you get one ticket then,one more and at that point you are in a little trouble with your license. hope it all works out for you

 

Must be Sunday - nobody has jumped on the

"YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN DOING THAT" bandwagon!

 

So true, but a lane violation I think I would just pay the ticket and move on.