Yes, er, urban myth. All you can do with this method is get extra time to
pay for the ticket (and extra time before the points appear on your
record).
California doesn't send you a refund check - they send the check back and
you have to send it in again with the right amount. You do get extra time
to pay - but you still have to pay.
I know by experience (I accidentally wrote the wrong check amount once - I
paid the fine and the administrative fee or something. I was trying to get
into traffic school at the time).
Your best current bet is actually just to go to traffic school every time
you get the ticket. According to some interpretations of the current law,
you'll still get the points on your public (ie insurance) record, but they
don't count against you for loosing your license.
But anyway, 2 more months and then its 18 since I last got a speeding
ticket..... (we'll forget the "noisy exhaust" and "no front plate" ones,
they don't count ;-)
Giles
On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Barry Spencer wrote:
> >From: Ambzmaster@aol.com
> >Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2001 20:27:42 EST
> >Subject: Traffic tickets
> >To: mastercamper98@yahoo.com
> >X-Mailer: 6.0 sub 10506
> >
> >Subject: traffic ticket
> > >
> > > Just thought I would share this
> > > with you:
> > >
> > > As you now, I work in the ticket
> > > enforcement division and in
> > > the course of my investigation into
> > > "fines, their
> > > payment methods, and how points are
> > > assessed against
> > > drivers licenses" we discovered
> > > something very interesting.
> > >
> > > If You Get A Traffic Ticket, (This
> > > has been tried
> > > and it works..... I tried to send
> > > this to everyone I
> > > know. I know that for a fact this
> > > works so if you ever
> > > get in this situation, you have an
> > > out
> > > We discovered that this procedure
> > > works in every
> > > state. Read it and try it, you have
> > > nothing to lose
> > > but the points on your license.
> > >
> > > This is how it works:
> > >
> > > If you get a speeding ticket or
> > > went through a
> > > red light or whatever the case may
> > > be, and you are
> > > going to get points on your
> > > license, then there is a
> > > method to ensure that you DO NOT
> > > get any points.
> > > When you get your fine, send in the
> > > check to pay
> > > for it and if the fine is say, $79,
> > > then make the
> > > check out for $82 or some small
> > > amount over the
> > > fine. The system will then have to
> > > send you back
> > > a check for the difference,
> > > but here is the trick!
> > > ***DO NOT CASH THE REFUND CHECK!!!***
> > >
> > > Throw it away!! Points are not
> > > assessed to your
> > > license until all financial
> > > transactions are complete.
> > > If you do not cash the check, then
> > > the transactions are
> > > NOT complete. However, the system
> > > has gotten its money
> > > and is happy and will not bother
> > > you any more.
> > > This information came to our
> > > attention from a very
> > > reliable computer company that sets
> > > up the standard
> > > database used by each states' DMV.
> > > Good luck and share this with all
> > > your friends
> > > and other family members, as
> > > well!!!
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