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Originally Posted by jayswin
I honestly can't remember where I read it now, but I could have sworn I heard that tickets being thrown out because a cop didn't show was no longer a thing?
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If the officer doesn't show, tickets are still thrown out. The problem is that police officers are paid to be there, so the
likelihood of them not showing up is low.
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Originally Posted by GGG
It irritates me that removing demerits is a common plea.
Insurance rates are based on a statistical performance of drivers. Drivers who get more tickets are part of a cohort that gets more claims.
By allowing people to put in time to remove demerits you put more higher risk drivers in the low risk pool and make my insurance rates more expensive.
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Right, but the interests of government and the insurers are not aligned.
The government just wants the revenue from the ticket, they really aren't concerned with your insurance rate being accurate for your driving history. You are, because that history influences your rate. It's a useful bargaining chip that the government has to offer a path of least resistance, being you pay for the ticket now and drop any chance of contesting in court (which would considerably reduce the net profit from the ticket) and you don't get dinged on your driving history.