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Rustangin · 05-09-2008, 03:31 PM

Ok so I got pulled over and given a citation for having a headlight out (which I didn't know was out) I understand him pulling me over but he never once asked me if I had been drinking or anything else for that matter. I used to date a Police officer (and her dad was the major also) and they both said that when an officer pulls you over for something like that they are usually looking for something else. Well, not in this case and since I don't live in the area I got the ticket I can't show up to court with a reciept showing I got the headlight fixed....so I prepaid just now online and the dang thing cost me $92 bucks....30 bucks for the fine and a 62 dollar processing fee.....how much of a rip-off is that!!!! And police wonder why people in general have such bad feelings towards them.

BeachMach1 · 05-09-2008, 03:35 PM

Where did you get the ticket? Here in Chesapeake? I work here at City Hall and most of the Cops I deal with would not do that to you. That sucks!!

NightOfTheCow · 05-09-2008, 03:36 PM

That sucks. I see people around here in the bloody Montgomery with headlights out all the time. I've watched cops drive right by 'em, and do nothing. But God forbid you fart upwind, they'll crucify you!

HamMach1 · 05-09-2008, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by knightmeir

That sucks. I see people around here in the bloody Montgomery with headlights out all the time. I've watched cops drive right by 'em, and do nothing. But God forbid you fart upwind, they'll crucify you!

HAHAHA

MachdUp1 · 05-09-2008, 04:25 PM

I wondering if they have some kind of zero tolerance thing going on around Tidewater. I got pulled on the VB Oceanfront for a window tint violation. The officer was very nice, polite and professional and he let me know that all he was doing was window tint tickets that day. Of course my tint measured 13% so what am I going to say other than, yes sir. I guess they are looking to trade up to a more serious offense using the first stop as probably cause. Since there isn't so much as a gum wrapper in my car, he opted not to search.

The next day, I got pulled by a State Trooper in Norfolk for the exact same thing. He checked my window tint and my exhaust. He was also very cool and let me go after I showed him my citation from the previous day. Again, being polite and honest with the Trooper might have been the difference between getting a second ticket and being given a break. Of course having a perfect driving record probably helps.

To avoid the hassle I steamed the tint from my side windows this last weekend. I removed the tint from both in 12 minutes. I can't stand not having tint though, so I'll get 50% installed next time I have a break from work.

Rustangin · 05-09-2008, 05:41 PM

I got the ticket in Norfolk right after leaving a Tides game...of course I'm all decked out in my baseball stuff and he still didn't ask if I had been drinking. (I hadn't of course) If I'm the cop in that situation I atleast ask. Most people have a few beers when their at the ballpark. End of the month quota is what I'm holding fast on.

GRB60 · 05-09-2008, 06:23 PM

Maybe he already met his quota for drunks but was still short on the window tint???

Thunderbolt · 05-09-2008, 06:49 PM

Just be glad he did'nt jump on your hood and start shooting through your windshield.

MachdUp1 · 05-09-2008, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderbolt

Just be glad he did'nt jump on your hood and start shooting through your windshield.

No doubt. The law is the law. I talked to a police officer friend when I got the tint ticket and asked how long the tint had been on car. I said two years and he reminded me that I had been breaking the law for two years. Game, set & match.

Newskool Mach · 05-09-2008, 07:50 PM

That does suck. In Florida you would fix it, have any police officer or notary in any state sign the back of the ticket saying you fixed it, and mail a $7 fine. If you don't get it fixed thats another story. Sounds very unfair.

Rustangin · 05-09-2008, 10:38 PM

How did we get on the subject of window tint? I got a ticket for a crummy headlight being out....not like I had been driving around for 2 years with a headlight out....I respect the police but that's just being a little picky...what happened to the days when they would say..you have a headlight out if I catch ya again with it your getting a ticket. Oh well its water under the bridge now...but it still gets under my skin

04VAMach1 · 05-10-2008, 08:06 AM

Why couldn't you get the ticket dismissed? Just about every equipment violation that I have ever received has been dismissed by the clerk of courts once I provided evidence that it was corrected. I've had equipment violations in Amelia, Chesterfield, Prince George, Richmond, Surry, and Waverly and have never had a problem getting one dismissed.

Rustangin · 05-10-2008, 10:01 AM

I'm 4 hours away from the court....so thats why I had to go ahead and pay

bleedingfordblu · 05-10-2008, 10:04 AM

most va cops are douche bags

04VAMach1 · 05-10-2008, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Rustangin

I'm 4 hours away from the court....so thats why I had to go ahead and pay

They'll do it over the phone too...you can fax proof to them.

Rustangin · 05-10-2008, 02:50 PM

good piece of info to know...i'll keep that in mind next time...hopefully there won't be a next time

gvervoren · 05-10-2008, 05:50 PM

When I got pulled over a couple of years ago for a headlight out, they just told me to get it fixed and then get it checked by a police officer at the nearest police station to wherever I am to prove I got it fixed. Then I mailed in the signed slip that the cop gave me. I think they gave me 14 days or something like that to fix it. I had this happen with window tint too.

Madmax305 · 05-10-2008, 06:19 PM

So how is the ticket you got for a bad head light the cops fault? So you were driving your car with one head light and did not notice the other was not working! If that's true, you deserve the ticket and quit blaming the cops for doing their job. Cops don't set the fee's or fines....

2k4mk1 · 05-10-2008, 06:30 PM

Did you contact the court?
Most of the time as an out of area resident they will allow you to mail in the receipts and dismiss the ticket.
I would have called B4 I just paid it never hurts to ask...........

Rustangin · 05-10-2008, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Madmax305

So how is the ticket you got for a bad head light the cops fault? So you were driving your car with one head light and did not notice the other was not working! If that's true, you deserve the ticket and quit blaming the cops for doing their job. Cops don't set the fee's or fines....

it's a 95 Honda the lights are very bright on the car anyways and no I didn't notice the headlight out thank you.....let me guess your a cop. Dude I dated a cop for 4 years and her dad was the major in the police dept. and both said that's usually a warning type situation....writing someone a ticket for something so petty is why people have bad feelings towards the popo. Police Depts. always complain how they are so undermanned but they have time to write pointless tickets like that. Give me a break. I know I couldn't sleep at night if I had to be such an A-Hole all the time.

Rustangin · 05-10-2008, 07:05 PM

not very bright ... my fault

JackD · 05-10-2008, 10:40 PM

I got a ticket in Va. a couple a years ago coming back from the 600 in Charlotte. Cost me big bucks - $500 for the ticket and $500 for the lawyer. Both my headlights were working though.

mach1 03 · 05-10-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rustangin

I got the ticket in Norfolk right after leaving a Tides game...of course I'm all decked out in my baseball stuff and he still didn't ask if I had been drinking. (I hadn't of course) If I'm the cop in that situation I atleast ask. Most people have a few beers when their at the ballpark. End of the month quota is what I'm holding fast on.

acreature · 05-11-2008, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Rustangin

End of the month quota is what I'm holding fast on.

Good thing its the start of the month. He can chill toward the end

Rustangin · 05-11-2008, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Aneurism

Good thing its the start of the month. He can chill toward the end

Got the ticket the last week of April...so yeah I can read a calender

05-09-2008, 03:31 PM	#1
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	$92 Fine Ok so I got pulled over and given a citation for having a headlight out (which I didn't know was out) I understand him pulling me over but he never once asked me if I had been drinking or anything else for that matter. I used to date a Police officer (and her dad was the major also) and they both said that when an officer pulls you over for something like that they are usually looking for something else. Well, not in this case and since I don't live in the area I got the ticket I can't show up to court with a reciept showing I got the headlight fixed....so I prepaid just now online and the dang thing cost me $92 bucks....30 bucks for the fine and a 62 dollar processing fee.....how much of a rip-off is that!!!! And police wonder why people in general have such bad feelings towards them.

05-09-2008, 03:35 PM	#2
BeachMach1 Old Retired Navy Guy Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 169	Re: $92 Fine Where did you get the ticket? Here in Chesapeake? I work here at City Hall and most of the Cops I deal with would not do that to you. That sucks!! __________________ 2004 Torch Red, Auto, IUP ... My DD. Low enough to look cool ... high enough to get through the car wash. Way less mods than most you dudes!

05-09-2008, 03:36 PM	#3
NightOfTheCow Space Olympics Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: To The East Posts: 1,343	Re: $92 Fine That sucks. I see people around here in the bloody Montgomery with headlights out all the time. I've watched cops drive right by 'em, and do nothing. But God forbid you fart upwind, they'll crucify you! __________________ : D

05-09-2008, 04:25 PM	#5
MachdUp1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, VA Posts: 146	Re: $92 Fine I wondering if they have some kind of zero tolerance thing going on around Tidewater. I got pulled on the VB Oceanfront for a window tint violation. The officer was very nice, polite and professional and he let me know that all he was doing was window tint tickets that day. Of course my tint measured 13% so what am I going to say other than, yes sir. I guess they are looking to trade up to a more serious offense using the first stop as probably cause. Since there isn't so much as a gum wrapper in my car, he opted not to search. The next day, I got pulled by a State Trooper in Norfolk for the exact same thing. He checked my window tint and my exhaust. He was also very cool and let me go after I showed him my citation from the previous day. Again, being polite and honest with the Trooper might have been the difference between getting a second ticket and being given a break. Of course having a perfect driving record probably helps. To avoid the hassle I steamed the tint from my side windows this last weekend. I removed the tint from both in 12 minutes. I can't stand not having tint though, so I'll get 50% installed next time I have a break from work. __________________ Torch Red 2004 Mustang Mach 1 SLP II Catback

05-09-2008, 05:41 PM	#6
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	Re: $92 Fine I got the ticket in Norfolk right after leaving a Tides game...of course I'm all decked out in my baseball stuff and he still didn't ask if I had been drinking. (I hadn't of course) If I'm the cop in that situation I atleast ask. Most people have a few beers when their at the ballpark. End of the month quota is what I'm holding fast on.

05-09-2008, 06:23 PM	#7
GRB60 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Harleysville, PA Posts: 2,144	Re: $92 Fine Maybe he already met his quota for drunks but was still short on the window tint??? __________________ 2003 Torch Red 5 spd w/ IUP Built: 7/16/03

05-09-2008, 06:49 PM	#8
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05-09-2008, 07:50 PM	#10
Newskool Mach 10 second club! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Royal Palm Beach FL. Posts: 2,472	Re: $92 Fine That does suck. In Florida you would fix it, have any police officer or notary in any state sign the back of the ticket saying you fixed it, and mail a $7 fine. If you don't get it fixed thats another story. Sounds very unfair. __________________ 2014 GHIG GT auto soon to have the whoosh 03 Torch red auto (gone)

05-09-2008, 10:38 PM	#11
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	Re: $92 Fine How did we get on the subject of window tint? I got a ticket for a crummy headlight being out....not like I had been driving around for 2 years with a headlight out....I respect the police but that's just being a little picky...what happened to the days when they would say..you have a headlight out if I catch ya again with it your getting a ticket. Oh well its water under the bridge now...but it still gets under my skin

05-10-2008, 08:06 AM	#12
04VAMach1 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Midlothian, VA Posts: 2,617	Re: $92 Fine Why couldn't you get the ticket dismissed? Just about every equipment violation that I have ever received has been dismissed by the clerk of courts once I provided evidence that it was corrected. I've had equipment violations in Amelia, Chesterfield, Prince George, Richmond, Surry, and Waverly and have never had a problem getting one dismissed.

05-10-2008, 10:01 AM	#13
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	Re: $92 Fine I'm 4 hours away from the court....so thats why I had to go ahead and pay

05-10-2008, 10:04 AM	#14
bleedingfordblu Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 1,985	Re: $92 Fine most va cops are douche bags __________________ 2003 Azure Blue Mach 1 Stock bottom end/compression Eaton M112 Stock upper Stock lower K&N intake Built T56 Bassani mid length headers Bassani catted x pipe Bassani slash cut tip catback Stock 03 Cobra IRS 18x9/10 Forgestar F14 Tuned by Chris Macduff at IMA motorsports 429hp 407 tq @ 7.5 lbs of boost

05-10-2008, 02:50 PM	#16
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	Re: $92 Fine good piece of info to know...i'll keep that in mind next time...hopefully there won't be a next time

05-10-2008, 05:50 PM	#17
gvervoren Garry Vervoren Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Green Bay Wisconsin Posts: 2,878	Re: $92 Fine When I got pulled over a couple of years ago for a headlight out, they just told me to get it fixed and then get it checked by a police officer at the nearest police station to wherever I am to prove I got it fixed. Then I mailed in the signed slip that the cop gave me. I think they gave me 14 days or something like that to fix it. I had this happen with window tint too. __________________ >>>Garry Vervoren<<< 2004 Dark Shadow Grey ORIGINAL OWNER!!!! *I USED TO THINK BEING LAZY WAS BAD FOR ME SO I GAVE UP THINKING.* *HOOFBEATS ARE LOUDER THAN HEARTBEATS* 5 Speed, IUP, Tinted windows, 3rd brake light decal, Sequential Tail Lights, Smoked Tail Lights, Black Stainless Steel Bumper Inserts, Anthracite 18" staggard FR500 Build Date 10/08/2003 #567 of a build of 7182

05-10-2008, 06:19 PM	#18
Madmax305 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA Posts: 1,081	Re: $92 Fine So how is the ticket you got for a bad head light the cops fault? So you were driving your car with one head light and did not notice the other was not working! If that's true, you deserve the ticket and quit blaming the cops for doing their job. Cops don't set the fee's or fines.... __________________ MMR-950 5.0 STROKER PORT/POLISH-FRPP RACING CAMS KB 2.1 15LBS 570RWHP 550RWTQ (SAE) LDC COOLING MOD, DAVIS WP, 8-RIB BELT TKO 600 .82OD 3.55 GEARS EATON POSI/31 SPLINE AXLES COBRA TANK/PUMPS, SCT-2800 MAF, BAP 60LB INJ, FORE FUEL RAILS, -8AN FUEL LINE BASSANI HEADERS/X-PIPE CANTON 7QT PAN MM TUBULAR K-MEMBER/PANHARD BAR ALUMINUM D.S./FLYWHEEL BILSTEIN SPORT VALVE COILOVERS 4-PISTON BREMBO CALIPERS/ROTORS 18X9/18X10 CHROME BULLITS/NITTO DR'S 2001 COBRA FRONT COVER RET Tune

05-10-2008, 06:30 PM	#19
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05-10-2008, 07:05 PM	#21
Rustangin Born to Run Built to Fly! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Winchester, VA Posts: 1,386	Re: $92 Fine not very bright ... my fault

05-10-2008, 10:40 PM	#22
JackD NY DSG MACH Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Greece, New York Posts: 248	Re: $92 Fine I got a ticket in Va. a couple a years ago coming back from the 600 in Charlotte. Cost me big bucks - $500 for the ticket and $500 for the lawyer. Both my headlights were working though. __________________ 2004 DSG - SOLD Steeda Tri-ax Shifter, C&L CAI, Borla Stinger cat-back, MAC or xpipe, Roy's spacer, Powerhouse411 dyno tune NYIRP 12.936@107.59mph, 1.801 60ft., 8.337@84.27 1/8th on MT DR's

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