Comments on: My Au Pair got a speeding ticket http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/ Helping Host Parents and Au Pairs build great relationships. Tue, 22 May 2012 09:09:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: PA Mom http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7308 PA Mom Sun, 07 Mar 2010 14:34:55 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7308 Agree with D. It's a learning process and it sounds like your DH is still learning ;) too Agree with D. It’s a learning process and it sounds like your DH is still learning ;) too

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]]> By: D http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7169 D Wed, 03 Mar 2010 03:51:02 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7169 I would make her responsible for the ticket & fees. But I wouldn't charge her with babysitting fees. (thats like punishment) Give her 1/2 the day off for her to do her personal things & count it as her vacation time. She created the ticket its her time loss, not yours. Don't punish her just make her responsible. :) Hopefully this is just enough to enforce extra security in driving, no matter her speeding. Paying for the ticket & taking the time to resolve it the best lessson to accepting responsibility. :) Best of luck! I would make her responsible for the ticket & fees. But I wouldn’t charge her with babysitting fees. (thats like punishment) Give her 1/2 the day off for her to do her personal things & count it as her vacation time. She created the ticket its her time loss, not yours. Don’t punish her just make her responsible. :)

Hopefully this is just enough to enforce extra security in driving, no matter her speeding. Paying for the ticket & taking the time to resolve it the best lessson to accepting responsibility.

:) Best of luck!

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7164 Anonymous Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:48:14 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7164 In MD (on Connecticut Ave) the cameras CAN capture your photo and the judges have been known to zoom in and capture your beautiful mug while you are denying it was you driving. Saw it in traffic court once (not my case!) In MD (on Connecticut Ave) the cameras CAN capture your photo and the judges have been known to zoom in and capture your beautiful mug while you are denying it was you driving. Saw it in traffic court once (not my case!)

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]]> By: NoCAMom http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7157 NoCAMom Tue, 02 Mar 2010 19:36:29 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7157 I actually checked specifically on that, since I would have covered the ticket later if it affected our registration. The (the CHP) confirmed for me that it was NOT linked to our car. Thank goodness! I actually checked specifically on that, since I would have covered the ticket later if it affected our registration. The (the CHP) confirmed for me that it was NOT linked to our car. Thank goodness!

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]]> By: Should be working http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7156 Should be working Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:37:06 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7156 Whoa, never heard of this issue. That is a biggie, thanks for the tip. Whoa, never heard of this issue. That is a biggie, thanks for the tip.

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]]> By: Sara Duke http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7154 Sara Duke Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:26:19 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7154 Will you have trouble renewing your car registration? My DH once got a ticket in NJ (we live in MD), which he blew off thinking it didn't matter. I discovered it when I went to renew the registration on the car, and couldn't. I ended up having to pay the ticket, and the enormous fine, and then proving to MD that it had been paid. Will you have trouble renewing your car registration? My DH once got a ticket in NJ (we live in MD), which he blew off thinking it didn’t matter. I discovered it when I went to renew the registration on the car, and couldn’t. I ended up having to pay the ticket, and the enormous fine, and then proving to MD that it had been paid.

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]]> By: Sara Duke http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7153 Sara Duke Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:23:19 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7153 In some states, if the traffic violation is a felony, you must tell it to the judge. There is no option to mail-in the ticket. In some states, if the traffic violation is a felony, you must tell it to the judge. There is no option to mail-in the ticket.

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]]> By: Former French Au Pair http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7151 Former French Au Pair Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:51:51 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7151 In our jurisdiction, it helps to go to court always. Usually the court will reduce the amount of the ticket and sometimes even points if you show up and further explain why you were speeding. If the au pair happened to receive two speeding tickets during the course of her year, she could also choose to take defensive driving classes to get her 4 points back and avoid your insurance rates to go up! It is always a good refresher on local traffic laws and since the classes are usually given at a local technical college, they may even count for the educational component. I agree with host moms about the au pair being responsible for their own actions and dealings with the law, but with the host parents advice and counsel. In our jurisdiction, it helps to go to court always. Usually the court will reduce the amount of the ticket and sometimes even points if you show up and further explain why you were speeding.
If the au pair happened to receive two speeding tickets during the course of her year, she could also choose to take defensive driving classes to get her 4 points back and avoid your insurance rates to go up! It is always a good refresher on local traffic laws and since the classes are usually given at a local technical college, they may even count for the educational component.
I agree with host moms about the au pair being responsible for their own actions and dealings with the law, but with the host parents advice and counsel.

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]]> By: Anonymous http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7150 Anonymous Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:48:39 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7150 Does it render it defective if the ticket the driver gets does not have the speed on it, but the court copy does? Apparently, that is the case, and it did not show through on the carbon copy of the ticket our au pair got. So, where in NY do you handle traffic matters? Does it render it defective if the ticket the driver gets does not have the speed on it, but the court copy does? Apparently, that is the case, and it did not show through on the carbon copy of the ticket our au pair got.

So, where in NY do you handle traffic matters?

]]> By: speding ticket AP mom http://AuPairMom.com/my-au-pair-got-a-speeding-ticket/2010/03/01/celiaharquail/comment-page-1/#comment-7149 speding ticket AP mom Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:57 +0000 http://AuPairMom.com/?p=2610#comment-7149 Original Host Mom here: I just found out from the court that the court copy of the ticket, the original, has the speed written in it. So, I told her to ask for a supporting deposition, and hope it does not get done in time for the next court date. It was allegedly 49 in a 30 speed zone. She claims she was not going that fast, and she was merely going with traffic. Knowing the area, I tend to believe her (even though as a former prosecutor I used to hear that all the time!) Since then, she has made an effort to do exactly the speed limit, and now has other's honking at her, and at both a stop sign and a light- had cars pass around her because she was going 'too slow'- this also has happened to myself and my DH. Anyway, the matter is now postponed to a new court date. No, she is NOT listed on my insurance, but the ticket lists my address on it with her name. Original Host Mom here:

I just found out from the court that the court copy of the ticket, the original, has the speed written in it. So, I told her to ask for a supporting deposition, and hope it does not get done in time for the next court date. It was allegedly 49 in a 30 speed zone. She claims she was not going that fast, and she was merely going with traffic. Knowing the area, I tend to believe her (even though as a former prosecutor I used to hear that all the time!) Since then, she has made an effort to do exactly the speed limit, and now has other’s honking at her, and at both a stop sign and a light- had cars pass around her because she was going ‘too slow’- this also has happened to myself and my DH. Anyway, the matter is now postponed to a new court date. No, she is NOT listed on my insurance, but the ticket lists my address on it with her name.

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