Just received 2 gifts in the mail from the Phoenix area

[snickster1345162829 0]

I had heard that AZ had the toughest DUI laws in the country so I was very careful not to drink and drive while out in the Phoenix area..

I had not heard that several of the cities in the area had photo ticketing traps set up there.

I have one ticket from Tempe for $250 and one from Mesa for only $157.

Glad I got a good price on my game tickets !!

Hope no one else got nailed with this. Apparently this method of issuing tickets is common there. Wish I had known !

[Ronald McDonald 0]

What luck. That's awful man.

[Easybake 0]

Ouch, that hurts man. I'm sorry. Alabama better NEVER get that!

[Weegle777 78]

Guess you shouldn't have rented that Lamborghini huh snick?! 

[jsb29 0]

For the price of a plane ticket, a night in a hotel, and a day off work, you can fly out there and fight them......Think there's a chance they realized how far away you are before they mailed them?

[snickster1345162829 0]

Been doing a little research on this photo ticket deal. apparently only about 1/3 of violators pay this tickets.

My main concern is whether or not they forward this to the AL DMV. My last speeding ticket was less that 2 years ago.

At 5 pts per speeding violation this could throw me into a suspended license situation ! These were in 2 different municipalities . If I knew they wouldn't contact AL DMV , I would just pay and be done with it.

The vehicle was a rental and they tracked me down through the rental car co. There are attorneys all over the internet that will fight this in AZ.

I consulted with my atty yesterday . I was in 35 mph zones both times , once clocked at 42 mph and the other time at 52. Not Lamborghini speeds exactly !

[28Auburn27 0]

Dang man, that's rough. sorry to hear about that. I saw a couple signs on the drive out there about that

[Weegle777 78]

You speed demon!!!!!!! 

[bigbird 60,701]

yes, you rented the car, but can they prove you were driving it at the time?

[augolf1716 21,646]

yes, you rented the car, but can they prove you were driving it at the time?

I have heard they target tourists and thay many do not ever pay the fine. 

[around4ever 4,139]

I have heard several stories of AU fans who got theses "gifts".  I saw one of the gift packages.  It actually had two photos of the same offense.  While running a red light (or dark orange according to the perpetrator), the two photos was detailed enough that you could see the driver leaning forward looking up at the light in one.    The other photo was from the rear showing the license plate.  He paid it.