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MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
edited March 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
About 5 months ago, I got pulled over for having a dead tail light on my car. No big deal, no fine. Just a fix it ticket. Today I get a letter from the Los Angeles superior court telling me that my liscense is suspended and I have a bail amount of $700 to pay, PLUS an additional $300 if I don't get it settled by Tuesday. All because I failed to appear in court and get this thing settled. I know I should have just gotten it taken care of before the due date, but between work and everything else going on I just forgot about the ticket. Of course this comes at the worst time of the month with rent due tomorrow. The point is, I don't have $700 to take care of this right now, let alone $1,000. Do I have any chance of going down to the court and saying, "Listen, I know this should've been taken care of, but I simply forgot about it. It's just a fix it ticket." I was hoping I could get some input from someone that this has happened to. What ended up happening? Did the court give you any lieniency?
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  • Motha JudsonMotha Judson Posts: 104
    Cali needs money....and you're going to help.

    Sorry man.... :cry:
  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you?????

    your name doesnt happen to be Nina Hartley....... does it?????
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    man, that sucks. i got a speeding ticket in Houston & forgot about it. next thing you know, i get a letter saying they had issued a bench warrant. it ended up costing me a shit-ton of $. they didn't care about my story. they just wanted their money.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you?????

    you remind me of Ned Beatty in Deliverance..........................
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    how fucked are you?????

    your name doesnt happen to be Nina Hartley....... does it?????
    Name dropper. :twisted:
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you?????

    this guy is having a better day........ than the day you are going to have once the judge gets a hold of you........

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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you????

    i hope you get judge judy........

    and not judge jules.................

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czb4jn5y94g
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you?????

    http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p ... 7yL3wA9GBU
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    how fucked are you???

    the only way it could get any worse.......is if you walk into court....walk up to the judge ....

    and say....

    "What are you looking at Sugartits??????"
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  • WaveCameCrashinWaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    I dont know if this will make you feel better ,but about 3.5 yrs ago I let a guy borrow my car b/c my lic.was suspended and he got into an accident and left the scene.(and fled on foot) Also my insurance had lapsed on the car. well instead of this shit bag telling me I had to go track down my car. I was also charged with every thing . It was about $1600.00 worth of tickets :shock: Also my car was impounded b/c of no insurance. To make matters worse I missed my court date. so to make a long story short I never got to tell a judge what really happened that night.I ended up having to pay all the tickets which took over a year to do and on top of that each ticket I got I had to pay a $100 late fee to the DMV :x :x and I lost my car to the tow truck company B/c by the time I had the money to get ins.on the car the storage fee was over $1000 :evil:
    So for the past 3.5 years I have been using public transportation to get my self back and forth to work and wherever else I need to go.This June I will be able to get my Lic. back and I can't fckin wait.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    You may get some leniency if you appear pathetic but don't say "it was JUST a fix it ticket". I have a feeling the court wouldn't like that.
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  • JordyWordyJordyWordy Posts: 2,261
    i think Speedy needs to give more examples of how fucked you are
  • WaveCameCrashinWaveCameCrashin Posts: 2,929
    In my state they have collections court which basically is like a second chance to appear do they not have that in Cali ?
  • MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
    Speedy, pretty hilarious. As far as a second chance goes the letter I got told me to call a number to either pay OR schedule a court date. I'm praying that they allow me to re-schedule and I don't have to pay.
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    mommy and daddy can't bail you out?
    "It's all happening"
  • MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
    Indian Summer wrote:
    mommy and daddy can't bail you out?


    No, I'm an adult. But thanks for the sarcasm!
  • fanch75fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    The definition of screwed:

    You have a wife, a girlfriend, a house payment, & a car payment....and they are all a month late.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,767
    fanch75 wrote:
    The definition of screwed:

    You have a wife, a girlfriend, a house payment, & a car payment....and they are all a month late.
    hahahahaha...........

    just woke up and it took me a second......

    hehehehehehehehe...................
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    fanch75 wrote:
    The definition of screwed:

    You have a wife, a girlfriend, a house payment, & a car payment....and they are all a month late.

    and suddenly, the ticket didn't seem so bad to MA209067..... 8-)
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    MA209067 wrote:
    Indian Summer wrote:
    mommy and daddy can't bail you out?


    No, I'm an adult. But thanks for the sarcasm!

    Adults can usually handle stuff like this.
    "It's all happening"
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Indian Summer wrote:
    MA209067 wrote:
    Indian Summer wrote:
    mommy and daddy can't bail you out?


    No, I'm an adult. But thanks for the sarcasm!

    Adults can usually handle stuff like this.

    no need to be harsh, man. i'm sure most adults have unexpected expenses come up. when they happen, it can freak you out a bit. then you think it through & figure it out. whether you're wealthy or not isn't an issue...an unexpected expense is just that. and unexpected expense.
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  • MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
    Indian Summer, I was simply asking if anyone had been through this kind of situation before and how it turned out for them. I wasn't looking for sympathy. $700 is a lot of money to just have to give up at a moments notice. Maybe not for you, but for most working class Americans it is. Not sure why this rubbed you the wrong way.
  • iluvcatsiluvcats Posts: 5,153
    did you go to court yet?
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    Just move to canada. PROBLEM SOLVED everything will be A OK!!!
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  • MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
    Did go to court. Had to pay a $10 fee so the DMV wouldn't put a hold on my license. I have a scheduled court date in May to show the judge that it's been corrected. Looks like I might get off with only paying a $10 fee. Relieving to say the least. :D
  • mickeyratmickeyrat Posts: 40,535
    MA209067 wrote:
    Did go to court. Had to pay a $10 fee so the DMV wouldn't put a hold on my license. I have a scheduled court date in May to show the judge that it's been corrected. Looks like I might get off with only paying a $10 fee. Relieving to say the least. :D
    And likely have to pay court cost for the may hearing. Still mUCH cheaper! Good Luck!!
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  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    MA209067 wrote:
    Indian Summer, I was simply asking if anyone had been through this kind of situation before and how it turned out for them. I wasn't looking for sympathy. $700 is a lot of money to just have to give up at a moments notice. Maybe not for you, but for most working class Americans it is. Not sure why this rubbed you the wrong way.


    If you don't have $700 in savings, you're more fucked than you realize. That's scary.
    "It's all happening"
  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    Indian Summer wrote:
    MA209067 wrote:
    Indian Summer, I was simply asking if anyone had been through this kind of situation before and how it turned out for them. I wasn't looking for sympathy. $700 is a lot of money to just have to give up at a moments notice. Maybe not for you, but for most working class Americans it is. Not sure why this rubbed you the wrong way.


    If you don't have $700 in savings, you're more fucked than you realize. That's scary.

    why do you keep judging the original poster? seriously, man...i have yet to hear anything positive from you. what good does that do for anyone?
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  • MA209067MA209067 Posts: 77
    Thank you Mfc2006. Not sure what this guys deal is.
  • Indian SummerIndian Summer Posts: 2,296
    I am annoyed by irresponsible people that is all.
    "It's all happening"
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