I really was speeding. There's no doubt about that. I was busy talking to my wife and completely spaced the speed limit drop from 45 to 30.
Got an eight-two dollar ticket, and was prepared to shove it into the envelope when I noticed that the car was all wrong. The plate he gets right. He also nails the color. But the rest doesn't remotely resemble my car. He claims I'm driving a 2000 4-door Honda. In fact, my car is half a decade older -- a 1995 Chevy Cavalier. So my idea was I would go in there and contest the ticket on the grounds that this ticket obviously belongs to the guy driving the Honda.
Anyone have any experience where a disreprency on a ticket has voided it or reduced the penalty? I've always heard these stories of people contesting tickets on rather flimsy grounds and winning, but wasn't sure if these were old wives tales (usually the guys who tell me that only a fool would pay a speeding ticket are the same ones who claim we could run our car engines off water if it weren't for an oil company conspiracy).
It's one of those things. To contest the ticket I have to take off work and drive half an hour to the court house. I would still come out a little ahead if I actually recouped my 82 dollars, but if I lost than I'd really loose.
Anyway, if anyone has experience in these matters I'd appreciate the insight.
Birna