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Originally Posted by CaptainYooh
I filed an online request for dispute and within 10 minutes received a reduction offer to $287. Honestly, I felt like being in a flea-market. I am thinking of going to court and explaining the situation to the judge but I will only have my story to tell and nothing to substantiate is (although the offending truck is visible in the photo). Had anyone done that successfully or unsuccessfully? Please share your experience.
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My dad got a red light ticket over the winter and decided that he'd plead his case downtown to see if he could get a reduction. His original amount and the reduced amount look similar to what you were offered, so it could be a standard amount.
He didn't really have much of a case, aside from the roads were a bit icy and he wasn't speeding. Sort of a "that's a lot of money, and I wasn't driving recklessly, etc." His smart assed son interjected "but dad, running red lights IS reckless, isn't it?" He felt that the reduction was fair and just paid it.
Unless the photos provide a real boost to your case, and it doesn't sound like they do, I'm not sure that you'll have any better luck at the courts building.