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Originally Posted by mazbarth
I had an experience that I'm curious if anyone else has had and wonder what you did about it?
I was pulled over by a traffic cop in Fruitland Park on 441, just after pulling off of 466a. The speed limit was 35mph and I was going 38, according to the cop.
It was also near a school zone, but there were no children, cars, buses or other signs of life near the school at the time I went through there (I remember it was after 3pm). There was a sign that said slow to 20mph when flashing, which it was NOT doing when I went by.
The ticket to pay it off would have been just over $400, plus "points.".
Because I was going to be out-of-the-country at the time of the hearing, I hired a rep from "Ticket Clinic" to protest for me, which they did for $99.
Imagine my surprise when shortly after the court date, I got the letter saying the attorney was able to get a "withheld adjudication" but now I owe almost $300 for "court costs!" Yep, the same courts that get our tax dollars every year!
This is in contrast to my partner's ticket this summer while we were in MD for a few months. He was driving when a speed cam caught him doing 15 mph over the limit. His ticket price.... $40, all via the mail.
There was just no fairness to this & I was stunned by it all!
Something is very weird about this inequity. It seems to me that Lake County, FL is running a real "racket!" Be forewarned when you are near that area.....
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I have "Cruise Control" on my car. Maybe you have it, too. (I'm being facetious here. Don't go crazy on me.) And I USE IT! Whether the speed limit is 25 or 70 when I hit it I activate it. I never have to worry about speeding. I don't have to monitor my speedometer. And if people want to pass me doing 55 instead of 35 on Buena Vista...Vaya con dios, Amigo. But don't complain when you get stopped by the cops!