Got my first moving violation (Car)

My mom got a ticket in the mail for this from Salem, OR. Problem with it was the car didn't even look like hers and she was in Florence, OR with me when the picture was taken. We had receipts and credit card statements to prove it. She sent in copies of her receipts, credit card statements and a picture of her car with her sitting in it and the license plate clearly readable along with a scanned copy of the ticket photo.

She never showed up in court. They dropped it.

 

Exactly, then you would get a ticket that would give you points
I think because the "redlight" tickets are just on camera and not actually caught by an actual officer, is the reason they don't go against your driving record.
It seems they are also required to post a sign saying its a filmed intersection
Like I said its just for revenue generation. By me, some towns have cameras on every street, while other towns don't have any.

 

With it not getting on your record the Ins Co. will never know about it. the reason these tickets are fines only and no points is because they can't actually prove who was driving in every case...they just want the money.

Look into the penalties for ignoring it, in Phoenix you can ignore camera tickets until a process server actually hands you a summons, then you have to go to court or pay and that only raises the price by $25.

http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2008/12/how_to_beat_a_photo_enforcemen.php

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-02-08/news/gotcha/

 

Hey paul great response but this thread is almost a year old !!!! But good looking ..

 

####.... I saw it at the bottom of another thread I was looking at, I never think to look at dates. lol

Oh well, it may still be useful info for someone.