In California, I got a fix-it ticket because my license plate had some of the reflective sheen scraped off. I have since sold the car without getting the fix-it ticket signed off. My appearance date is in a couple of weeks. I don't have the car anymore, so I can't get it signed off. What do I do now?
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posted by malapropist
on Aug 20, 2012 -
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I was pleasantly surprised today to find out that some flights I had booked a month ago for my family to travel later this year had come down dramatically in price, so even with the change fee of $150 a head, the savings was quite large and I got a better flight to boot.
How often does this happen, and should a person routinely screen for lowered fares even after purchasing a ticket?
posted by dougiedd
on May 29, 2012 -
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I'm taking a road trip from New Mexico to Washington state tonight and tomorrow. Although I am officially licensed to drive by the state of Colorado, I don't have a physical copy of my driver's license. What are the dangers of driving without a copy of my license, and how can I minimize them?
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posted by koeselitz
on Mar 26, 2012 -
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Why are the prices for the discount art flick, the small production movie, the big studio romantic comedy and the big action film that cost $200 million to create all priced roughly the same?
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posted by Leenie
on Mar 13, 2012 -
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Standard Parking, owners of a private parking lot, gave me a ticket by shadey/scum-bag means, I want to combat this, what are my options?
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posted by sharkbot1957
on Mar 10, 2012 -
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My car was illegitimately towed by the city in Vancouver, BC. Now that I'm disputing the ticket, is there any chance of fair arbitration or do these things also go in the city's favour? Way more details inside.
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posted by Nelsormensch
on Feb 14, 2012 -
9 answers
Defending a parking ticket appeal in court -- is my evidence sufficient, and should I mail it in or attend court in person?
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posted by six-or-six-thirty
on Jan 6, 2012 -
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Got a parking ticket from AC (Alameda County, CA) transit. Intended to pay it on time but forgot about it. The ticket has never shown up in the online or phone pay systems. I could pay by mail but am concerned that the ticket price has gone up and that I won't get notices about what I owe. I tried calling the number on the back of the ticket but can't get through to a human being to find out how much I should pay them now. Does anyone know how much the tickets go up? If I pay by mail and the price is more more than the original ticket what should happen?
posted by oneear
on Jan 2, 2012 -
4 answers
How do I fight a completely outrageous parking ticket in a court that clearly has no empathy for my case? The ticket is $250 for parking at a completely reasonable spot on Splitrock Road without no parking signs close by. At the trailhead where I parked, there is a map kiosk that shows a map that is labeled parking at that spot. When I went to court the first time, the prosecutor was very aggressive and the judge seemed to have no empathy for my case. The whole thing seems like a shakedown, please help!
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posted by JayNolan
on Dec 13, 2011 -
8 answers
Help me get Paul F. Tompkins tickets for the sold-out Vancouver November 30th show.
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posted by Kwine
on Nov 10, 2011 -
8 answers
I got some traffic tickets in October. My court date is December. Except the way it's written on the ticket it's January. As in the one from 2011 that already happened.
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posted by theichibun
on Nov 3, 2011 -
6 answers
Please help me figure out how to contest a moving violation in California (Alameda county)
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posted by anonymous
on Nov 2, 2011 -
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Washington State: I received a traffic ticket in the mail for
overtaking a school bus. I did not see any of the flashing lights which the bus would normally display, and which are hard to miss, so I think that they were not on at the time that I passed the bus. I'm therefore thinking of requesting a "Contested Hearing" rather than a "Mitigation Hearing." Is this plan good or bad?
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posted by K and S
on Oct 19, 2011 -
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In Berkeley, CA, a friend's friend accumulated a few thousand dollars in unpaid parking tickets, which were turned over to a collections agency.
Any chance that the collections agency will settle for a fraction of the amount due?
posted by doncoyote
on Oct 18, 2011 -
7 answers
(UK railfilter) Why would my train suddenly announce that only tickets with specific reservations were valid?
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posted by piato
on Sep 21, 2011 -
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Just got a ticket for misuse of a turn lane. Any point going to court to contest it or try to make a deal? (YANML)
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posted by terrierhead
on Aug 23, 2011 -
14 answers
I'm going to backpack around Europe for at least 2 months but basically until I get low on money or it gets too cold. Would I have a problem getting into the first country (possibly UK) without having a return ticket? (I will be flying home from whatever country is the last stop on my tour). Should I buy some kind of open-ended ticket? Surely this is a fairly common situation, what do people do to avoid hassle? (I am Canadian).
posted by GleepGlop
on Aug 11, 2011 -
11 answers
We got caught in an insane speed trap in a small Illinois town with a seemingly inactive construction zone. We had to post bond from the car, got a mandatory court date (400 miles away from our home of Chicago), looking at $1100+ in fees. Any ideas?
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 11, 2011 -
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I was cycling in Central Park this morning and got a summons for running a red light with my bike. Now what?
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posted by falameufilho
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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I was ticketed in NYC for going 71mph in a 45 zone. I'm a CA resident. I have a court date in a month. Please help me pick the right strategy.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 5, 2011 -
6 answers
Your experience with
Collabtive: I want to know. Should I put up with it for a month and a half, or go with the Bugzilla I already have?
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posted by brainwane
on Mar 12, 2011 -
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I'm leaving for Australia next week from Thailand, I have my tourist visa & will be staying with friends. What I don't have yet is my return ticket home to the US. Am I going to have any problems (with the airlines or AU immigration, or - ?) because I'm not yet ticketed?
posted by jsslz
on Feb 25, 2011 -
6 answers
Do airplane ticket sites (Expedia, Travelocity, Kayak, etc.) increase prices between successive browsing sessions, as well as manipulate prices so that they are in agreement with each other?
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posted by Blazecock Pileon
on Feb 21, 2011 -
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Airline "no show" cancellation filter: my friend and his family missed a flight last night from Montreal to London. The airline, British Airways, have told them that not only have they forfeited those tickets as a result, but also all the tickets on their numerous connecting flights. Is there anything they can do to salvage their tickets?
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posted by HopStopDon'tShop
on Jan 7, 2011 -
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I want to see Andrew Bird at the Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington DC...
tonight. Problem is that I have no ticket. I need help with the online ticket buying process.
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posted by littlesq
on Dec 8, 2010 -
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I have a date in traffic court coming up, for choosing to plead not guilty to a moving violation. What should I expect? I've never been to court before.
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posted by rachaelfaith
on Nov 29, 2010 -
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To my amazement I just received notice of an Intention To Prosecute by my local UK police authority. What's surprising isn't the speeding ticket but the fact that it is dated and timed to a morning when my car was peacefully sitting on the driveway outside my bedroom window, listening to my snoring.
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posted by kairab
on Nov 27, 2010 -
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Is there an easy, free way for me to track click referrals to a page I don't own? I know bit.ly shows this information but only aggregate data. I need to be able to set multiple redirect links and get unique clickthrough data for each of them. Full explanation inside.
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posted by skylar
on Nov 16, 2010 -
3 answers
If you buy your ticket ahead of time for
a tour of the Washington Monument (in Washington, DC), how early should you show up in order to pick up your ticket at Will Call and make it to the tour on time? Is 30 minutes sufficent? 1 hour? This is for next week, so it is (obviously) not peak season. Thanks.
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posted by bluefly
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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My wife has a ticket in North Charleston for Careless Operation. The officer told her that the $255 ticket would be reduced when she showed up in court. How much will it be reduced, and is it worth asking for the court date to be changed?
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posted by theichibun
on Jul 9, 2010 -
4 answers
I got a parking ticket in Seattle, and I'm going to write a written mitigation statement. What should I say?
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posted by grouse
on Jun 26, 2010 -
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