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Will getting a ticket from a photo radar vehicle in a rental car raise my insurance rates?

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MADDECENT
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Last night, I dropped my car off at the dealership we bought it from to get an alignment and they gave me a car to borrow while the work was being done. On the way home, I got a ticket from one of those minivans covered in lights and shit that take pictures.

My friend said this happened to his sister and she didnt have to pay the ticket or get points or pay more insurance or anything since it was a borrowed car. Is this true?
Jun 7 2011 4:19PM
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1337
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never heard of one of those minivans, explain plox
Jun 7 2011 4:21PM
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Parrish
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only picture I found
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Jun 7 2011 4:24PM
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Toasty.
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looks like something that would chase vampires
Jun 7 2011 4:27PM
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Midwestoverdose
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hahahaha modenn ghost busters mobile??
Jun 7 2011 4:28PM
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Sklar
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i hate those things
my town, boulder, just upgraded from the giant, easy to spot, rape vans to minivans. It is so much harder to spot them now, but when they are out the put signs up near them that say "photo radar immediately ahead"
Jun 7 2011 4:40PM
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I_Am_Mod
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radar vehicles in belgium:
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you cant see its a radar until you've passed it/seen the flash...
Jun 7 2011 4:46PM
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DERS.
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fucking speeding cam's are all overt montgomery county (MD)... sometimes they are the easy to spot 3 poles with the lines painted on the road, or the portable rape+minivans with cameras, and my personal least favorite is the one that is disguised as a fucking trash can
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fuck the police!!
Jun 7 2011 4:58PM
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Static
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while I don't like getting tickets I'm glad they remove the profiling aspect


also, the ticket in the mail is just a request to pay, they need to physically serve you for it to be valid
Jun 7 2011 5:05PM
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booom
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As annoying as hell mobile speed cameras are, you'll be the one fronting the fine/ticket and points.. The hire company will have all your details for the time you had it and will just forward anything in that time.

Sucks.
Jun 7 2011 5:12PM
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Blake.P
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No points will be taken off and your insurance will not raise. They are not legally allowed to take a picture of the driver, just the car. The car company will tell them the address to bill the ticket to, or will pay it and charge you for a reimbursement.
Jun 7 2011 5:18PM
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Wis_Skier_23
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Solution to your problem.  I don't drive without mine, basically the only way you can get caught is if you are laser'ed directly by the cop without warning
Jun 8 2011 10:04PM
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Furrer92
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Yah they're kinda similar like that here, its all about keeping an eye out for the antennae
Jun 9 2011 11:29AM
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corona
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and are also very much illegal in a lot of places. and also only work for specific types of speed detection. and can be detected themselves.

why not just stick to the 10 over the limit, and not risk getting a ticket/killing someone or yourself.
Jun 9 2011 11:42AM
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Tonetti.
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cause 10 over is still illegal and you still can get a ticket/kill someone or yourself while going 10 over.... so why not fuck tha police and nascar your way through the streets??
Jun 12 2011 7:32PM
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AWALLRUS.
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i dont think we have those in ontario
Jun 12 2011 8:06PM
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Peter.
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haven't seen one of those in NY or PA
Jun 12 2011 8:08PM
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emilyiscool
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yah cops are pretty easy to spot even the undercover cars are obvious as fuck in ontario
Jun 12 2011 8:09PM
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dreadyboy
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The ticket will go to the rental company, then they'll make you pay it. Won't get any points or insurance hikes though cause they can't prove you were the one driving. At least that's how I think it works in alberta.
Jun 12 2011 8:14PM
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AWALLRUS.
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true
undercover ones are like black with grey graphics that would be on a normal police car, pretty useless
Jun 12 2011 8:14PM
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emilyiscool
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yah you can see the outline of the covered up graphics like a kilometer away
Jun 12 2011 8:19PM
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corona
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where I am, in Ontario, you will almost never get a ticket going up to 10 over the limit. Unless you're considered to be driving dangerously.

Obviously you can still kill someone going the speed limit, but it's just so much easier to get into a serious accident while not obeying the limit. Take driving on the highway, if everyone's going 110-120 in a steady flow of traffic there's no way someone's going to fuck up. You;d have to be a really terrible driver. But as soon as you have that person going 140 through all the traffic that's when you get accidents, not necessarily because they're a bad driver but because no one else on the road is expecting it. so someone is going to change lanes and is expecting everyone to be going a relatively similar speed then all of a sudden someone's pounding down the road going 30/h faster then boom, accidents happen.

same for drivers going way too slow, it's just not expected and increases the chance of accidents.


maybe I take it a tad seriously, but I've had my share of friends killed in accidents and it's really not worth driving dangerously just to get somewhere 10 minutes faster.
Jun 12 2011 8:21PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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That looks like a wierd little robot dude.
Jun 12 2011 8:21PM
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emilyiscool
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yah from my experience if ur on the highway they wont nail u for 18 over
Jun 12 2011 8:22PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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My town started using these on the city streets to radar and bust people for speeding
Jun 12 2011 8:28PM
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Jun 13 2011 1:59PM
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*Dos*Planker*
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Jun 13 2011 1:59PM
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CAPSLOCK*
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I'm actually gonna give you legit advice since i work in an insurance company.

You'll know if it affects your insurance rates when you get the ticket. If you never receive the ticket that means the police has not linked it to your record and it won't show up when insurance companies do a background check and that's what will make the rate go up.

Basically, you can't know for sure until you receive a ticket, if you don't you're safe
Jun 13 2011 2:09PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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MASSIVE FACEPALM
Jun 14 2011 5:56PM
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Huck_Norris
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Fuck no.

You get caught, you pay. Doesn't matter who's car it is- but I wish that were the case, shit I'd trade cars for whole years with my friends.
Jun 14 2011 5:59PM
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Piste.Off
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In Denver? All you will get is a fine.
Jun 14 2011 6:02PM
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BIGben*
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Jun 14 2011 6:03PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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johnny five on the force......oooohhhhh shit.
Jun 14 2011 6:05PM
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soulskier
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does the ro assume responsibility for any speeding done in his/her vehicle?
Jun 14 2011 6:07PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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I saw him giving me a ticket a few weeks ago. Figured I saw his movie and he was a cool ass robot. Not at all, dude was a fucking dick about it. Only left my car there for 10 minutes. He could have just given me a warning.
Jun 14 2011 6:10PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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did he at least make some three stooges sounds for ya?
Jun 14 2011 6:14PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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Nah, but he reprogrammed my car horn to do it. I guess it was worth the 20 dollar ticket
Jun 14 2011 6:16PM
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A.Eberhard
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Never seen this shit in Canada. Does it clock your speed and take a picture of your license, then send the ticket in the mail to you?
Jun 14 2011 6:19PM
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PASKIINGSUCKS
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Nice, should have stolen that laser beam off his shoulder. God I loved that movie, has Steve Gutenberg ever made a BAD movie......I think not.
Jun 14 2011 6:19PM
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SERENGETI_YETI
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Oh believe me I did. I'm gonna have some fun with it at the mountains this winter
Jun 14 2011 6:34PM
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dreadyboy
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They have it in alberta, and yeah you get it in the mail. But no demerits or insurance hikes cause they don't know you were driving.
Jun 14 2011 8:18PM
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