Is this enough to dismiss a speeding ticket?

Question

After reading the speeding ticket I was given I had noticed that it said I was using a 1990 Chevy, when in fact I am using a 2005 Chevy. I have never owned a 90 Chevy, nor has anyone in my family.

Is this enough to dismiss a ticket?

Thanks for any responses.

Answer 1

Very possibly it could be dismissed.  When an Officer issues you a ticket, its a charge, he better have his charge correct or could be thrown out.

Answer 2

Fraid not Fred.  A technicality does not and will not dismiss a ticket-ever.  The fact still remains you were speeding, regardless of which car you were driving. Nice try.

Answer 3

you could be driving a moped and it doesn't matter...speeding is speeding. Those laws are there so that you don't accidently kill someone. I say just pay up and be more careful next time.

Answer 4

HA! No!

Amazing what people will do to try to weasel out of a ticket....

Stay off of the pedal next time, getting there 15 seconds later isn't going to kill you.

Answer 5

I doubt it. If the rest of the information on the ticket is correct, and can positively prove that you were driving a car over the speed limit then it's pretty much case closed.

Answer 6

True--this is singapore, that coud be just enough to dismiss the ticket since technically the pocile who wrote you the ticket was wrong with the fact and thus since you dont own a 1990 Chev at all, they can't charge you.

It's another thing if he just wrote "[insert colour name] Chevrolet" without the year.

Cheers.

Answer 7

That would depend on where you were ticketed and the type of facility you have in your area. Sometimes going before a judge will get you some pity, but since you were ticketed (ie: given the ticket) it would be hard to say the vehicle was not the correct vehicle. If you were ticketed in a small town speed trap you might as well just pay it or take defensive driving. Some jurisdictions do whatever they want when it comes to the law. They know it isn't going to end up before the supreme court anytime soon and the whole good ol' boy mentality comes into play more often than you would think. This type of mistake would obviously be more in your favor if it involved a search warrant and not a speeding ticket.