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Factors that are most likely to get you a speeding ticket
With so many in the D.C. area hitting the road this Labor Day, it’s important to know what factors make you more likely to get slapped with a speeding ticket. WTOP has the details.
1 year ago -
Southeast DC gets 2 new speed camera locations
Drivers with lead feet beware: D.C. police have deployed new automated speed enforcement locations in Southeast — both on the same street.
2 years ago -
Va. bill would crack down on out-of-state toll cheaters
A bill moving throughout the Virginia General Assembly could force out-of-state toll scofflaws to pay up.
3 years ago -
Md. toll cheaters get one last chance to pay
BALTIMORE — Maryland drivers who skip out on paying to use toll roads and bridges will have one last opportunity to settle their bills before the state freezes their vehicle registrations. On Oct. 16, the…
3 years ago -
Exclusive: Speed camera tickets in Montgomery Co. remain flat in 2015
GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Montgomery County speed cameras yielded roughly the same number of tickets each year since fiscal 2013, according to figures obtained by WTOP Ticketbuster. The number of tickets issued by Montgomery County’s speed cameras has…
3 years ago -
Red-light camera tickets are up in Prince George’s County
LARGO, Md. — Red-light camera tickets in Prince George’s County have increased 59 percent since 2013, according to records obtained exclusively by WTOP Ticketbuster. In the 2013 fiscal year, the Prince George’s County police issued…
3 years ago -
Exclusive: Speed camera tickets drop by a third in Prince George’s
LARGO, Md. — New numbers obtained by WTOP Ticketbuster show speed cameras are slowing down drivers in Prince George’s County. Since 2013, the number of speed camera tickets issued has dropped by one-third in Prince…
3 years ago -
Feed the meter to watch the Nats on July 4
WASHINGTON — Drivers won’t have to pay to park at most meters across the region this July 4, but those headed to see the Nats take on the Giants at Nationals Park will have to…
4 years ago -
Border ticket dismissed, but Md. man fights on
WASHINGTON – After two years of fighting to dismiss a parking ticket, a Silver Spring driver has been cleared of the $50 infraction but he intends to continue with a court challenge that calls into…
4 years ago -
New parking signs in Northwest create confusion
WASHINGTON — New parking signs have popped up that are both confusing and incorrect near the recently-opened Giant on Wisconsin Avenue in Northwest D.C. Red “No Parking” signs were posted a block from the grocery…
4 years ago -
Drivers winning in court against Express Lanes operator
FAIRFAX, Va. — Six drivers saw their unpaid-toll cases dismissed in Fairfax County General District Court on Monday, while the final ruling on another landmark case has been delayed due to a last-minute motion. Circuit…
4 years ago -
D.C. visitor parking passes: What you need to know
WASHINGTON — A WTOP employee who received three parking tickets over her visitor parking pass this month has offered some valuable lessons for people living in Maryland and Virginia with those passes. Montgomery County resident…
4 years ago -
Edmonston police chief keeps job after allegations of unethical conduct
EDMONSTON, Md. — Edmonston Police Chief Stephen E. Walker will keep his job in the town, just weeks after a WTOP investigation into allegations of unethical conduct. Edmonston Mayor Tracy Farrish Gant, also involved in…
4 years ago -
Women launch website targeting Express Lane fines
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Two Northern Virginia women profiled on WTOP have come together to launch a new website to protest the fines and penalties on the Express Lanes. In some cases, the fines can…
4 years ago -
Express Lanes operator loses another case in court
FAIRFAX, Va. — A Fairfax County District Court has ruled against Virginia express lanes operator Transurban in a case that could open the door for thousands of motorists to challenge past fines and fees stemming…
4 years ago
