Consumerist reader Dave says he hasn’t rented anything from U-Haul in around two years, so he was surprised this morning to receive a text from the company. Even more alarming: The message said he owed U-Haul money for a speeding ticket from three years ago. [More]
U-Haul Charges Me For 3-Year-Old Speeding Ticket, Won’t Give Me Any Details
By February 8, 2013
Report: Judges Collect More Than $1 Million In Traffic Fines By Calling Them 'Court Costs'
By May 18, 2012
Imagine you’re caught speeding — or driving recklessly, or driving without a license — and you appear in traffic court all set to pay the fine. But then the judge tells you that he’s not only knocking your offense down to a warning, but also discounting your penalty and collecting the lesser amount as “court costs.” You’d probably be very happy. Only problem is, it’s probably illegal and it keeps bad drivers on the road. [More]
Skipped Step Results In Mass. Police Writing 896 Illegal Speeding Tickets
By May 8, 2012
It’s a pretty big case of “Ooops,” on the part of the Massachusetts Dept. of Transportation, which forgot to follow its own regulations when it determined the speed limit on a new stretch of road in Salem. Now, nearly 900 speeding tickets could be reversed — if the drivers are willing to go to court. [More]
Student Uses Smart Phone To Beat Speeding Ticket
By February 24, 2011
A student describes how he was able to get out a speeding ticket by whipping out his Android. [More]
Angry Driver Buys Police Department's Website, Launches Anti-Speed Camera Site
By June 9, 2010
Brian McCrary in Bluff City, TN received a $90 speeding ticket in the mail earlier this year, thanks to an American Traffic Solutions speed camera the police department turned on in January. McCrary says when he looked up information to call the police department with questions about the ticket, he discovered something else: that their website’s domain registration was about to expire. So he bought it. [More]
Trapster: A Cellphone Social Network To Fight Speed Traps
By June 2, 2008
Each year, Americans spend billions (yes, we said billions) of dollars on traffic tickets. Launched in April, a new service called Trapster aims to help keep some of that money in your pocket by alerting you to nearby speed traps through your cell phone or PDA. According to CNN, Trapster incorporates a live database with your mobile device’s GPS or WiFi capability to alert you to nearby police speed traps as well as radar and red-light cameras. Details and demonstration video, inside…..
