Speeding cameras Options

[last337]

I am not sure if anyone has brought this up before but they have been implementing speeding/red light cameras down here for some time now and unfortunately I have been nabbed several times (IMG:style_emoticons/default/driving.gif)

Every time I get one I am always tempted to go fight it but seeing as it doesnt hit your record or you insurance it is usually just easier to log on to the website and pay the darn thing.

I have always heard of people getting out of them by sending letters saying that there is no violation of contract between you and the ticketing company (in my case photonotice.com) and siting that the company itself is not a legal entity and the ticket was never issued correctly by a ticketing officer. I also always want to question the most recent calibration records for said camera.

Anyways, has anyone ever had luck with this? I am not against paying the price of breaking the law and I dont normally speed excessively but I hate speed traps in little towns designed just to do that, trap you. Also, if I am going to pay something I would like to speak with an officer and at least ask to see his radar gun and check his calibration sticker.

[ripper911]

I have a serious problem with municipalities using the police force as fundraisers, speeding cameras are pretty much the same concept. I've paid more to the local governments than most people around here, but they still try to get as much as they can when they see me. I recently got pulled over for speeding and after a chat with the officer he added an inoperable speedo citation, that incident now totals $385.

Then I saw the same cops at the same spot yesterday, I threw up my finger and moved on only to nearly be sideswiped by another officer. If they are going to enforce these insipid traffic laws they should learn how to F'n drive!