Fight Your Speeding Ticket
It seems that if you have a driver’s license, expect a speeding ticket in your lifetime. Many people commute to work each day or travel long distances to see family and friends. Many of us know how easy it is to not realize that you are going over the speed limit. Whether we are following the pace of traffic, thinking about our plans for the weekend or late for our job, many of us eventually get ticketed for speeding.
If it was just the cost of a speeding ticket it wouldn’t be so bad. $75 or even $100 seems reasonable. However, with insurance surcharge fees and court fees a normal $75 speeding ticket can turn into $1000 very easily. What is a driver to do?
Here is the best advice, show up to court and fight the ticket. Many municipalities expect the vast majority of people not to show up and just send in their money to pay their ticket. If every person ticketed showed up to court, the courts wouldn’t be able to handle the load. By just showing up, you have a chance to lower your ticket to a lesser offense.
You can do a couple of things, you can hire a lawyer, but usually it is not necessary only if you were ticketed multiple times or you can show up yourself and ask to speak to the prosecutor once you sign in for court. A very good strategy is to talk to the prosecutor to lessen the charge. Many times the prosecutor will work with you if you show that you are sincere and have explained your case very well. If you are at court with your lawyer have your lawyer talk to the prosecutor. Most lawyers know the prosecutors and are able to explain your case better resulting in a lesser charge.
Other things you can do are take a look at some guides that explain in depth strategies to use once you are in court. They are worth looking into because if they save you a few hundred dollars, they have paid for themselves 20 times over. So the next time you get ticketed, don’t give in and send in your money for the ticket, go to court and fight it.
If it was just the cost of a speeding ticket it wouldn’t be so bad. $75 or even $100 seems reasonable. However, with insurance surcharge fees and court fees a normal $75 speeding ticket can turn into $1000 very easily. What is a driver to do?
Here is the best advice, show up to court and fight the ticket. Many municipalities expect the vast majority of people not to show up and just send in their money to pay their ticket. If every person ticketed showed up to court, the courts wouldn’t be able to handle the load. By just showing up, you have a chance to lower your ticket to a lesser offense.
You can do a couple of things, you can hire a lawyer, but usually it is not necessary only if you were ticketed multiple times or you can show up yourself and ask to speak to the prosecutor once you sign in for court. A very good strategy is to talk to the prosecutor to lessen the charge. Many times the prosecutor will work with you if you show that you are sincere and have explained your case very well. If you are at court with your lawyer have your lawyer talk to the prosecutor. Most lawyers know the prosecutors and are able to explain your case better resulting in a lesser charge.
Other things you can do are take a look at some guides that explain in depth strategies to use once you are in court. They are worth looking into because if they save you a few hundred dollars, they have paid for themselves 20 times over. So the next time you get ticketed, don’t give in and send in your money for the ticket, go to court and fight it.
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