$800 is a good price. As the attorney, I probably would have charged an even $1000 given what is at stake.

 

In VA you can be pulled over and given a ticket for racing if your riding next to a car and the cop sees it as "staging" I got pulled over for it (saw a friend in his heavily modied sti ahead of me so I caught up and we started talking through the window going down road, cop pulled me over because I caught up to race him?) I beat it but only on technicality cop apparently quit before court date, lawyer got his 1500 up front but told me ahead of time its my word against theirs so 50/50.... 800 seems reasonable to me, my record is also a bit spotty. Good luck to you.

 

Just bored at work and came across this thread..has the OP been to court yet?

Reminds me of when I got my reckless back in '06. The cop didn't know how fast I was going but he heard the engine scream (I was the only car on the road at midnight). I paid $750 for an idiot lawyer who couldn't even get the charges dropped when the cop didn't show at court. I ended up with an improper driving charge.

Your racing charge will likely be reduced because you've paid into the system. The other way to get stuff reduced is to appeal. Prosecutors hate appeals because cops bring them flimsy cases with no hard evidence and the prosecutor doesn't want to waste the judge's time (they usually know each other pretty well). I got a speeding reduced to malfunctioning equipment just by appealing. Legitimately, of course.

 

^ Malfunctioning gas pedal?

 

My court date was yesterday, but since I have a lawyer it gets rescheduled. New date is October 12. I also think that it will be reduced just because of the evidence. Then again, i guess it all depends what the cop says he actually saw. I'll keep the post updated.

 

I got pulled over for "racing" for going 0-45mph on a road with just me.

no lights...just a follow and a talk when I got to where I was going. He was nice about it, but said that in FL you can be busted for racing even if you are alone and you don't even speed.

 

um, wat? you can be ticketed for driving the speed limit by yourself? I've heard of tickets for essentially accelerating too quickly/spinning tires, but never for this.

 

I got a ticket once for being too awesome.

 

I have a stack of those as well.

 

Where in Winchester did you get the ticket? I always have idiots revving on me along Pleasant Valley...every guy with a fart pipe wants to run...