Another thing to take into account is that Mr. CHP might make it his personal mission to make your life miserable, especially if you make him look bad. If you travel on 85 alot he might start looking for you car.

 

You know I thought about that...........but I don't travel that part of 85 that much

Interesting link http://archive.aclu.org/news/n102897b.html
Can you believe this officer??

 

I also heard that you should find out what his normal day off is and try to make that your court date.
If it's on his normal work day he probable won't mind showing up but if it's on his day off he might skip it.

 

That's actually not really true. They get overtime, so most cops are more than happy to show up on their day off.

-mike

 

Been a cop for 29 years!! Sounds like this boy screwed up, big time. I would fight it!!!!!!!! Make sure you have all documentation on the vehicle and registration with you in court. It's Robo-Cops like this that give us a bad name!! Good Luck!!!!!!!!!

 

I got pulled over once in my Mustang (had glass pack mufflers when I bought it, it would wake the dead) at 7:00 am on a Sunday. I guess the police had been kicked out of bed without gettin any that day. Wrote so many fix it violations that he had to continue on the other side of the ticket-he's ran out of room on the front!

I drove to a local police station (after doing no fixes) and had a cop listen to the "repair" and he started laughing really hard. He said " that's much more quiet than MY mustang!" Signed the back, and walked away! So they're not all bad. That sample says 50/50!

But the real hassle is the time to prove you're correct. I agree with the suggestion on writing to the officers precinct. My wife was pulled over, and the cop said (of a Ford Explorer!), "I guess that's a little too much car for a little lady like you." She got PISSED! Anyway, she was speeding, and didn't get out of the ticket, but she did recieve a written apology from the officers captian and an indication that her comments had been noted. This was on Alma in Palo Alto.

But you're also breaking the law. Even though your british plate looks nice, it's not a valid licence in the US. As foreign cars can drive in the US for short times (think cars from Mexico or Canada), the fact that it isn't a US licence doesn't make it OK to display on your car as though it were issued to your vin.

So in a way, you're lucky. He probably could have written you up for driving with a fake licence plate, and that would have been a hassle that you would have lost.

 

Have you received your plates from the DMV yet? When you do remember to keep the envelope that they were mailed to you in. It's postmark date can help to prove your case, along with the bill of sale of your vehicle noting the date.

Good luck.

 

Correct the British plate is not a valid plate..........but I am not trying to pass them off as valid. While I was stopped at least 3 cars drove by with dealer advertisng plates......whats the difference?? Neither are 'valid' plates that is why I have a Temp Reg in the windshield as the law states.

A vehicle displaying a copy of the report of sale may be operated without license plates or registration card until either of the following, whichever occurs first:
(1) The license plates and registration card are received by the
purchaser.


There isn't anything in the vehicle code that states I cannot have this plate. Once I 'receive' my plates they will go on my as the law states. One thing is true my car is registered to be driven on California roads.....period! This guy was just a ***** who had nothing better to do with his time........

 

Is it me or are there no CHP on the 880? :P

 

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall... did you pass the "attitude test"?

 

Is it me, or is Averywo from SoCal?

 

SOCAL talk...

 

In Mass. they have gotten around that by appointing a court officer who represents the dept. in ALL cases,

 

I would definitely fight it. Even if it is only a "fix it" ticket, it goes on your driving record. It might affect your insurance rates, but even if it doesn't, you don't need to have it on your record.

 

This has been the case in IL for a while. The key here is asking questions that are not in the notes written on the ticket. When the apointed witness can not answer them, because he/she wasn't there, you can move to dismiss.

Dave.

 

What the heck give a "court officer" the right to testify to something when he was not at the scene of the "violation".

Earl

 

Here in mass they downgraded tickets so you do not get all the rights you should. It really eases the process of revenue generation. (sarcasm)


Paul

 

Haha good memory, im assuming you remember me from Mini2 or something...otherwise i'd have a stalker

I just moved to NorCal from SoCal in November to start a new job so now im in NorCal :P

 

NEVER SAY TO A COP

1. I can't reach my license unless you hold my beer.

2. Sorry, Officer, I didn't realize my radar
detector wasn't plugged in


3.Aren't you the guy from the Village People?

4. Hey, you must've been doin' about 125 mph to keep
up with me. Good job!

5. Are You Andy or Barney?

6. I thought you had to be in relatively good
physical condition to be a police officer.

7. You're not gonna check the trunk, are you?

8. I pay your salary!

9. Gee, Officer! That's terrific. The last officer
only gave me a warning, too!

10. Do you know why you pulled me over? Okay, just
so one of us does.

11. I was trying to keep up with traffic. Yes, I
know there are no other cars around. That's how far ahead of me they are.

12. When the Officer says "Gee Son....Your eyes look red, have you been
drinking?" You probably shouldn't respond with,"Gee
Officer your eyes look glazed, have you been eating doughnuts?"

 

Tastelessly funny :P

 

Welcome to the State of Northern California!
Actually, it's the use of the article 'the' in front of a freeway number. Here in NorCal, it's '101', '280', or '17'. 'The 101' doesn't start until somewhere south of San Luis Obispo.

 

Write the letter and pay the $10.00, if the person you write the letter to has half a brain they will cancel the BS ticket anyway....Of course quote the CCSC as you did in your post in the letter.

 

Just to update you guys.......received my decision yesterday...."Not guilty" Was it worth my effort?....."yes." Was it a waste of the courts time and money?...."yes." I personally think the cop in this situation should reimburse the court for their time especially when they handout lame citaitions like this.

 

Yayyyy Rossii......

Donna
02' CR/W MCS (gone to MINI heaven - burned up)
05' Cool Blue MCSC "Ariel"

 

Good for you, Rossii!!

Did Officer Bozo show up, or couldn't he face the court?