Re: Speeding Alert, Denver and the rest of us.....

[John Larson <jdlarson@ix.netcom.com>]

Not to one up you guys, but , here in lovely Santa Barbara County, CA, out fair
city has a deal going with the court, which is already mandated to charge a fee
to process a fixit ticket. A fixit ticket written by a city revenooer, oops, I
mean traffic officer, has to be signed off by a member of the city PD, not a
sheriff or a CHP officer, and you have to have an appointment and pay a fee to
have it signed off. You can't stop a cop in the street. So, if you get a brake
or light ticket, you get it signed off by a brake and light official station,
then pay the city cops, then the court. Badly aimed headlight, up to about
$150.00, worst case. Top that! And the court says they're fees, not fines, and
are not negotiable! BTW, in our lovely state, and I love it, don't get me wrong,
the front plate must be permanently and securely affixed to the vehicle. The cop
would laugh as he wrote the ticket. I must note, however, that this kind of
thing is usually only enforced if you've already irritated the officer.
John

Brandon Hull wrote:

> >Same BS here in 'Live Free or Die' NH. I simply _will not_ drill holes in
> >the bumper cover of my pristine 85 ur-q - if it were meant to wear a front
> >plate it would have mounting holes! Once a year I ty-wrap the front plate
> >to the grille, get the inspection sticker and then snip-snip. Happy ur-q!
> >
> >-glen
>
> >
> I'm wrestling with this right now.  I hate to drill holes in my pristine new
> S2 bumper cover.  Instead, I thought I'd get a euro plate with my NJ number
> custom printed, a la Igor Kessel.  My problem is that it wouldn't be me
> who'd be stopped, it's be my wife, probably while running somewhere late
> with kids in the car.  She loses her sense of humor in those circumstances.
>
> Brandon Hull
> '91 ersatz S2