What do casinos and fighting traffic tickets have in common? Winners get paid. The influx of new Massachusetts casinos is creating a betting atmosphere throughout the state. Due to a recent federal court decision, Crawford v. Blue, 271 F. Supp. 3d 316 (2017), Massachusetts drivers who fight civil traffic tickets and win receive a refund […]
153 Blog Posts From the Driver’s License Tag
Ready to Gamble? Massachusetts Refunds $25 if You Beat Your Ticket
• August 28, 2018 • 0 Comments • CIVIL, Driver's License, INSURANCE, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets
Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises at the DMV
August 24, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, NMA, SUPER SPEEDER, TICKET FIGHTING, TICKET FINES, Traffic Tickets
Editor’s Note: A cautionary tale January 2015 has some good advice and a very good reason why every motorist needs to fight their speeding ticket every time! NMA E-Newsletter #315: Avoiding Unpleasant Surprises John Nettles probably didn’t give it a second thought when he got a speeding ticket in Ehrhardt, South Carolina, in 1997. Like most […]
TheNewspaper.com Roundup: August 20, 2018
August 20, 2018 • 0 Comments • Driver's License, DUE PROCESS, DUI/DWI, Gas Tax, NHTSA, REVENUE GENERATION, Ridesharing, SAFETY, SEAT BELT, Speed Cameras, Speed Traps, TheNewspaper, Ticket Quotas, TICKET REVENUE, Traffic Congestion, Traffic Tickets
In this week’s TheNewspaper.com Roundup! Federal Funds Turn Texas Speed Traps into Municipal Windfall In NYC, Uber Joins Special Interests Pushing for Manhattan Congestion Tax Iowa Supremes Return to Speed Camera Question Friday, August 17, 2018 Federal Funds Turn Texas Speed Traps Into Municipal Windfall Federal taxpayers are footing the bill for Texas police officers […]
Hands Free Driving Laws Get Much Stricter in Georgia
Prior to July 1, 2018, just about anyone could hold and talk on a phone while driving in Georgia. The only exceptions applied to those under the age of 18 and commercial drivers. Although texting while driving has been illegal for some time within the state, the old rules of holding a phone while driving […]
Old Virginia Law Continues to Claim New Drivers
In Virginia, a law left over from the “War on Drugs” of the 1990s continues to negatively impact individuals convicted of non-traffic related drug offenses, while doing nothing to increase the safety of other drivers. The law, which was implemented in 1991, was a federal law that threatened reductions in federal highway funding for states […]
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