The police punished us
@Nevena83 (65277)
Serbia
January 23, 2023 7:43am CST
Good day friends
I cleared my notifications yesterday but I couldn't be active because I felt tired. I'm trying to clean up the house a little today, but I'm not in the mood for it.
The trip to Bosnia went well, my son was driving, but we also got a fine, because we didn't put a P sign on the car to indicate that a person with a probationary license was behind the wheel. I hate it when that happens, because giving money to the police is like throwing it away to me.
Do the police fine you in traffic?
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@Sojourn (13837)
• India
25 Jan 23
@Nevena83 Once, because our car started off when the light turned from green to yellow. And the other time the driver went into a no driving lane by mistake.
One time the fine was around $6. The next time the driver pleaded to the police and he let us go without any fine but a warning.
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@DaddyEvil (137636)
• United States
23 Jan 23
The police can write a ticket if they believe something is wrong but we go before a judge and can argue about it if we choose. If the judge determines we were wrong, then they issue a fine and we pay it before leaving the building.
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@DaddyEvil (137636)
• United States
25 Jan 23
@Nevena83 That reduction in the fine would definitely have most people just paying instead of going to court. But I've gotten the entire ticket/fine thrown out by going before a judge.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
30 Jan 23
@DaddyEvil There is a possibility here, when it comes to more serious offenses, to go to the police and make a deal, by admitting the crime and they will determine the minimum sentence for that offense and then you don't have to go to court.
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@Marilynda1225 (83118)
• United States
23 Jan 23
Glad your trip to Bosnia went well but sorry to hear that you got a fine from the police.
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@Marilynda1225 (83118)
• United States
24 Jan 23
@Nevena83 that's always the way isn't it. Of course there's never a good time to get a fine but it always seems it comes at the least favorable time
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
24 Jan 23
@Marilynda1225 O yes. I would rather spend that money on something nice.
When I have the least amount of money, something like this happens.
@Shivram59 (36452)
• India
28 Jan 23
@Nevena83 You had to pay a fine;and we too were fined for driving too fast.Still I'm happy yo completed your trip to Bosnia.
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@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
30 Jan 23
He just paid the fine and everything is fine. But since he is a novice driver, his driving license is on probation and the penalties are more severe for those drivers.
@Nevena83 (65277)
• Serbia
31 Jan 23
Here too, people give money just so the police don't write a ticket, but that's bribing the police, so I haven't tried to do that yet.
