I got a ticket in Hempstead, Long Island, New York for speeding, but the police officer wrote the wrong plate number down. Can I fight this ticket?
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I dont believe they can hold you responsible due to the fact that the officer made a mistake and the plate on the ctation is the one that the offense was supposely commited in. I believe that they may not be able to fine you for that being you were not in that car, but possibly they may. I mean taht can be the same scenarion as driving someone elses car and getting stopped. You would be responsible being you were the driver of the vehicle. So possibly it doesnt hurt to look into it though.
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If he wrote your drivers license number on the ticket, that is all it needs. What vehicle you were in doesn't matter. You were driving, you committed the offense, the ticket was written to you, not the car.
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Take a picture of your car so that it shows the license plate number clearly, but also the car.. Also take the registration, to court to show that it is your car... and dated plates, etc. I know a man that fought a ticket because the car the officer wanted to stop was a different car that did not pull over, and when "this guy" pulled over, the cop wrote HIM the ticket instead, so you could try a confusion plea. After all he wrote the wrong plate number, perhaps the plate of the car he should have stopped... Might be worth a try if you think you are innocent.
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You can always fight the ticket. However, the vehicle plate is only relevant if the officer required it to identify you as the offender. If the officer maintained visual on you from the point of infraction until you were pulled over, the plate # doesn't matter.
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The citation is valid if your name, address, dob, and drivers license numbers are correct. You, the driver, apparently violated the speeding law, not your license plate number. Its kind of like a loaded weapon sitting on a coffee table. it will be safe forever, until a human puts a finger on the trigger.
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I hope the show at the Nassau Coliseum was good.
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