Yes, you have options.

- You can plead not guilty in court, and then make your case, as best you
can,
 - you can pay the ticket
- or you can hire POINTS or a similar company to represent you.

POINTS is a org of para-legals (usually retired cops - who work to beat your
tickets for a fee). Good reputation.

If you're fighting it yourself, it helps to have undisputable facts in hand.

Best thing you could hope for is the Mountie doesn't show up at the
hearing, - because she's on leave - and then the case is thrown out.

Otherwise you have a battle.

Marshall Ruskin
84 Westy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Kraning" <OuiSki1@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 11:12 PM
Subject: Speeding ticket in Canada (partial vanagon cont.)

> Hi Volks-
>
> I think this question barely qualifies as appropriate for the list, but
since
> there are alot of Canadian list members (and Yanks that travel up there)
> thought someone might be able to help.
> Traveling with my family in Vancouver this past spring I was cited for
> speeding - believe it or not - in my in-laws Westy (WA tags, NOT THAT IT
> MATTERS!!). We were supposedly doing like 65 mph in a 45mph zone (highway
1
> north, West-Van.), but we feel like this citation was wrong as we were in
a
> loaded down bus with 4 people, gear, etc.. We went back to this spot the
next
> day and tried to re-create the speed which was impossible because of the
> incline of the hill and the Westy's limited power, etc., etc. we had
trouble
> getting up to 55mph. Of course the Mountie was more interested in my
> non-Canadian drivers' licence than rationalizing about physics!
> Anyway, long story short, we had to leave for home and didn't have time to
or
> know how to go about disputing a Canadian citation from the U.S. We have
> since received a notice in the mail and don't really want to start an
> international crisis over it, but still - 4 of us (3 Canadians by the
> way...NOT THAT IT MATTERS!!) say there's no way we were speeding that much
> over the limit. Not to be disrespectful or irresponsible, but do I have
any
> options here?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Scott and Candis
> 88 Westy