# General Traffic Ticket Advice. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [November 5, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744 "2009-11-05T08:23:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/1 "2009-11-05T08:23:45Z")
Since we see so many of these “What do I do about my xxxx Ticket” threads still, I figured I would just write up some ground rules for any ticket. Feel free to post whatever anyone else thinks might apply. Also maybe make this a sticky. General rules for any tickets you ever receive… 1.) Always plea NOT GUILITY to ANY ticket you ever get. 2.) Wear something nice and be neatly groomed. 3.) Always show up with about $300 cash on you. You will have to pay your fine on the spot. 4.) Always be polite, acknowledge **you were in the wrong** as much as you may not feel you were. 5.) Whether or not you have or have not been to driving school in the past 18 months ALWAYS tell them you HAVE NOT been. They do not check, and having the ability to send you to driving school will always help reduce tickets. 6.) If you are young, Never have a parent show up with you. (The judge sees it as you not being responsible enough to represent yourself.) 7.) Always mail it in as late as you can. Ex.(If it were due on 12-02-2009 mail it in on 11-30-2009) This will push you court date back further and give you more time to put money together ect… (Not a must, but something I have always done.) There are many more things to take into consideration, Ex. If you were doing 127 in a 35, you might just wanna get a lawyer. But for you average 50 in a 30 or 85 in a 55, these rules should get you in the right direction. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/2 "2009-11-05T08:25:25Z")
Uhhh isn’t Amherst the only place you have to pay on the spot. And the lawyer thing is :tif: it gets you in and out quick or you can have them go alone…The cost to have a lawyer go handle a ticket costs less then money I would lose not being at work… ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/3 "2009-11-05T08:27:35Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Uhhh isn’t Amherst the only place you have to pay on the spot. Nope, Cheektowaga is too. I’m gonna assume a few others are. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/4 "2009-11-05T08:30:06Z")
Weird I didn’t pay Cheektowaga on the spot or West Seneca ---
**Author:** ![BigRon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/58956e/32.png) [@BigRon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BigRon)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/5 "2009-11-05T08:37:35Z")
> [@Justin"](#): > > 6.) If you are young, Never have a parent show up with you. (The judge sees it as you not being responsible enough to represent yourself.) In Clarence when I was 17 my dad showed up with me. The Judge went on a rant and made some comment about you probably didn’t buy your car, don’t pay your insurance and probably don’t buy your own gas so I am not going to make your dad pay for anything else and gave me a $0 fine and traffic school. On the way home my dad laughed because he was about to speak up and set the judge straight but then heard about the $0 fine. Same judge also told me to go and look at the list of all the tickets for anything below double digit overages and figure out how fast I should be driving. Implying 9 over is not a problem, but they will nail you for 10. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/6 "2009-11-05T08:38:46Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Weird I didn’t pay Cheektowaga on the spot or West Seneca I have seen people begging the judge in Cheektowaga for more time to pay, but most courts except credit cards now, so it’s not much of an issue. And I agree with getting a Lawyer for most tickets. I usually do because my time is worth more than what I would pay the lawyer anyway. But these are just general rules, and usually the only people looking for a guideline on how to go to court are young kids that usually don’t have the money and just go themselves. ---
**Author:** ![Bull49](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bull49/32/7381_2.png) [@Bull49](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bull49)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/7 "2009-11-05T08:42:07Z")
cheektowaga is not pay on the spot. you can but it isn’t required. i hoped most of the other stuff (aside from the lawyer and parent adviCe) was common sense. unfortunately, it is not. ---
**Author:** ![FiftyCheven](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fiftycheven/32/4950_2.png) [@FiftyCheven](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FiftyCheven)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/8 "2009-11-05T08:44:13Z")
In amherst i had to pay on the spot…in NF they gave me a date to pay by, and it had to be paid in person…but not that day. ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/9 "2009-11-05T08:44:54Z")
I would advise you to use proper English when defending yourself against a traffic ticket. 🖕 ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/10 "2009-11-05T08:45:08Z")
I agree, may also add if they ask have you ever received a ticket before say no. most courts want you to pay same day, most take CC but you can always ask for an extension (judge usually asked if you can pay same day, and if you get a ticket in some crazy no where town like corfu its not worth driving back out there), and most if you take school have you to come back to pay the fine after school is completed. OH and TVB sucks. if you get a ticket in a major city (yes buffalo is a major city) there is no plea bargaining. just get a lawyer. ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/11 "2009-11-05T08:46:43Z")
Advice. edit: > [@walter](#): > > I would advise you to use proper English when defending yourself against a traffic ticket. beat me. 🖕 ---
**Author:** ![walter](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/walter/32/7202_2.png) [@walter](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/walter)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/12 "2009-11-05T08:47:55Z")
> [@Geehee](#): > > Advice. > > edit: > > beat me. 🖕 There is more :poke: ---
**Author:** ![Geehee](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geehee/32/7238_2.png) [@Geehee](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geehee)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 8:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/13 "2009-11-05T08:56:21Z")
eh, i didnt actually read the thread, the title just caught my eye. ---
**Author:** ![Justin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justin/32/7459_2.png) [@Justin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Justin)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/14 "2009-11-05T09:00:46Z")
\<— :picard: ---
**Author:** ![95dime](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/95dime/32/7514_2.png) [@95dime](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95dime)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/15 "2009-11-05T09:47:38Z")
remember: YES SIR. not yea sure. always. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:05am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/16 "2009-11-05T10:05:59Z")
there should be a section that every noob has to read every thread it it before they can proceed. and maybe a test at the end. ---
**Author:** ![Muckman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@Muckman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Muckman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/17 "2009-11-05T10:12:33Z")
1.) Always plead not guilty even if you have no logical defense? I assume the goal is to get offered a plea? Better to plead not guilty by mail or in person? ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/18 "2009-11-05T10:37:16Z")
who gets tickets? :gotme: ---
**Author:** ![BadnewsMike](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/badnewsmike/32/7419_2.png) [@BadnewsMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BadnewsMike)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 10:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/19 "2009-11-05T10:37:53Z")
If you want more time, by mail If you want it done and gone, in person. other then that doesn’t matter. ---
**Author:** ![Motocrossx23](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/motocrossx23/32/5120_2.png) [@Motocrossx23](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Motocrossx23)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744/20 "2009-11-05T11:16:49Z")
Bring cookies, judges love cookies. No srsly though, good advice :tup: [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/general-traffic-ticket-advice/75744.md?page=2)