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red light camera tickets
hi all - i just got a red light ticket in brooklyn, but since the car is in my husband's name the ticket is in his name. and he got one in may (at the same intersection!!).
i tried to google, but couldn't find an answer to my questions:
1) is there any repercussion for multiple red light tickets during a set period of time (i.e., 3 red light camera tickets in a year, your license gets suspended for a month)?
2) is there any way to get them to put the ticket in my name since i was the driver?
if anyone knows the answer to either of these that would be super! tia!
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red light camera tickets
No repercussions as far as I know. They send it to the person who is registered b/c they can't tell who is driving. DH has gotten a few and nothing has happened.
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| Posted 9/30/13 7:58 PM |
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Posted by ElizaRags35
No repercussions as far as I know. They send it to the person who is registered b/c they can't tell who is driving. DH has gotten a few and nothing has happened.
But there's no way to switch it to my name that you know of? I can call DOF tomorrow but that would be just calling 311 and the 311 reps are generally useless.
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Re: red light camera tickets
The red light camera ticket goes against the vehicle, not a driver.
"If you get a ticket from a New York red light camera, it will be treated differently because it's difficult for the state to prove who was driving. A red light ticket from a camera is actually more like a parking ticket. As the registered owner of the car, you are responsible for the violation, but all you have to do is pay a fine of $50, plus any court costs and penalties. The ticket won't appear on your driving record or cause your insurance rates to go up."
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| Posted 9/30/13 8:11 PM |
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Re: red light camera tickets
Posted by WantBabyNbr2
The red light camera ticket goes against the vehicle, not a driver.
"If you get a ticket from a New York red light camera, it will be treated differently because it's difficult for the state to prove who was driving. A red light ticket from a camera is actually more like a parking ticket. As the registered owner of the car, you are responsible for the violation, but all you have to do is pay a fine of $50, plus any court costs and penalties. The ticket won't appear on your driving record or cause your insurance rates to go up."
Yeah, I saw that, thanks... I just figured I would see if anyone had changed the name of the "offender" - I don't mind taking the hit for it, because after all I was driving. But I guess it's less of an issue if there is no repeat penalty...
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Re: red light camera tickets
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Posted by WantBabyNbr2
The red light camera ticket goes against the vehicle, not a driver.
"If you get a ticket from a New York red light camera, it will be treated differently because it's difficult for the state to prove who was driving. A red light ticket from a camera is actually more like a parking ticket. As the registered owner of the car, you are responsible for the violation, but all you have to do is pay a fine of $50, plus any court costs and penalties. The ticket won't appear on your driving record or cause your insurance rates to go up."
Yeah, I saw that... I just figured I would see if anyone had changed the name of the "offender" - I don't mind taking the hit for it, because after all I was driving. But I guess it's less of an issue if there is no repeat penalty...
Yeah I don't think you can even do it b/c like the pp said, it's a violation against the car and not the driver. They don't care who was driving and you don't get points on your license or anything like that. It's just a fine.
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| Posted 9/30/13 8:23 PM |
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Posted by WantBabyNbr2
The red light camera ticket goes against the vehicle, not a driver.
"If you get a ticket from a New York red light camera, it will be treated differently because it's difficult for the state to prove who was driving. A red light ticket from a camera is actually more like a parking ticket. As the registered owner of the car, you are responsible for the violation, but all you have to do is pay a fine of $50, plus any court costs and penalties. The ticket won't appear on your driving record or cause your insurance rates to go up."
Yeah, I saw that... I just figured I would see if anyone had changed the name of the "offender" - I don't mind taking the hit for it, because after all I was driving. But I guess it's less of an issue if there is no repeat penalty...
Yeah I don't think you can even do it b/c like the pp said, it's a violation against the car and not the driver. They don't care who was driving and you don't get points on your license or anything like that. It's just a fine.
That's kinda what I figured, thanks. I guess given that they couldn't have any sort license suspension or anything, because they can't prove who was driving.
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