How should I plea on my traffic ticket (Bad Inspection)?

If you had an appointment with the said garage as stated and were within the proximity of said garage at the approximate time of the accident it can be admitted as evidence to prove you were getting it fixed.

Also as stated the problem is immaterial now totaled, which would be in addition too above.

Case should be dismissed with towing bill, insurance claim vehicle in question off the road for good,

End of problem.

A letter from the garage would mean nothing especially since you were on your way there when the accident happened, not when you got the ticket. As to the first part the opposite in fact is true. Typically if you plea guilty there is a much lower fine than if you plea not guilty. If you plea not guilty and have a trial then you also have to pay court fees. It also depends on if this is an actual citation or just a "fix it" ticket. Some of these equipment type charges if you go into court with proof you've fixed the problem there's no fine. Since the car is totalled that would probably count... All you can do with all the paperwork you can find and ask the solicitor to drop it since the car is totalled. If he won't you really don't have much choice than to plea guilty. You'd have a hard time winning a case like that at trial. You'd have to prove that you did have the inspection basically.

"garage provide a letter of confirmation stating that I was on my way to get the inspection"

And how exactly would they know your true intentions?

You have to pay the fine, your option of getting it inspected and going to court is null and void.

Plead guilty, it's a nonmoving violation and in Jersey they're like 130 bucks, it won't be much more for NY.

You can plead not guilty (although you are guilty) and you'll just risk paying court costs (around 35) on top of the fine. There's really not a lesser charge they can reduce it to and they're not going to dismiss it altogether.

Very nice of the cop to ticket you after you got T-boned.

As of many years in the past (this could have replaced): If the value tag says which you have been charged with a misdemeanor, then you definately could pass to courtroom on the date shown or hire a legal professional to choose for you. If the value tag says which you have been charged in simple terms with an infraction and you plead responsible via mail AND the responsible plea is gained till now the scheduled courtroom date, then you definately do not could pass to courtroom in any respect.

You were operating a vehicle in violation of state law. Pay the ticket. It could be that it's not a moving violation. The fine should be listed on your copy of the citation.

I would contact the court before my scheduled appearance and inform them that the vehicle was destroyed and is un-driveable.

The court might have mercy on you (especially if there is a police report on file showing that you were not at fault) and dismiss the charge or go with a minimum fine.

There is no "downside" to contacting the court before your appearance date that I can think of.

Whoever told you to plead not guilty because that will get it reduced was talking out of their azzz. Not guilty means yu're going to fight it, which courts do not like, and you have to go out of your way to prove you were not guilty. In most cases, people do not win their court cases and have to pay their fine as well as court costs. At no point will a not guilty get you a "reduced fine." If you win, (which you won't), you won't pay anything, but no "reduced fine."

plead for dismissal as the object in question no longer exists