If you live in CA beware

[X5 Meister]

Get that temporary bracket that a lot of Mini owners seem to use and install it for the fix. It is relatively easy to remove later.

Originally Posted by flyingmachine

wow. $102 for front license plate.

I got about 6-8 tickets in the past for front license plate and the white signal bulbs when I lived in CA. but those were just fix-it tickets and the fine was like $10 something.

[Quicksilver]

That won't save the $100.00 it's gonna cost when you get stopped.

Originally Posted by X5 Meister

Get that temporary bracket that a lot of Mini owners seem to use and install it for the fix. It is relatively easy to remove later.

[JCL]

It seems to me that if a person gets 6-8 tickets for the same offence, that the resulting fine is not having the desired effect (that of changing the behaviour). If it was common to pay $10 and change it back later, it would seem only logical for the state to increase the fine to the point where people notice, whether or not the state needs the revenue (which I am sure they do, but which seems immaterial here)

I am not too bothered by a lack of front plates, but I think that any significant window tint ahead of the B pillar is a safety issue, and should be ticketed. If you can not make eye contact with the other driver, how do you know that he can see you?

[Quicksilver]

The part that most people don't understand is for the most part
the CHP will not concern themselves with your vehicle unless
something attracts their attention. A Burned out light attracts
attention for sure. Tinted windows is another one.

Once stopped the officer begins a walk around and the violations
start adding up. The one that gets a lot of people is windshield
obstructions You know things hanging from the rear view mirror,
portable Navi units installed improperly and rear passengers
not wearing seatbelts.

[dzhoka]

I wonder how comes no one is - an atterny at low...can we hire one for x5 members for fun..?!?!?!?!

[meandmyX]

Originally Posted by dzhoka

I wonder how comes no one is - an atterny at low...can we hire one for x5 members for fun..?!?!?!?!

dont see how this will help, the law is the law, as stupid, absurd. unfair, outrageous the fine is.....


do you guys think there are enough mod-ers in cali to make a change against these modification law fines they just increase changed, make them legal

because this puts a lot of them, us, in a hard place, all they have to do is go to the local In N Out, or a random GTG, to strike the jackpot

[Icer006]

Just as a note... they're concentrating on these "fix-it" violations but they still don't enforce the cell phone law effectively.

[N S]

Originally Posted by kennoli

I plan on contesting in court;pleading not guilty since I was never given a chance to fix the items.

Definitely go to court, but I would not recommend pleading not guilty - the judge is not going to look favorably upon you for that. Essentially the judge will turn around and ask you if your front plate was missing, if your windows were tinted, etc. Whether or not you were given a chance to fix the items is irrelevant to determining "guilt" in this case. My recommendation would be to go to court plead guilty and ask to have the items changed to correctable offenses. The judge will be much more accomodating if he/she believes you are willing to take responsibility for your actions and are just looking for a reduced judgement.

[Quicksilver]

NOPE, not a chance...

Originally Posted by meandmyX

do you guys think there are enough mod-ers in cali to make a change against these modification law fines they just increase changed, make them legal because this puts a lot of them, us, in a hard place, all they have to do is go to the local In N Out, or a random GTG, to strike the jackpot

[cobra94563]

Recently got a front license plate ticket in Berkeley, CA. - $25, issued by the local parking enforcement. It is not a "fix-it" ticket. This is now a source of revenue for some.

Decided to attach the plate permanently because the parking scooter person drives by everyday.