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Fight speeding tickets and win

In fact, when you are given a ticket, you will need to fight fairly and fairly. Be careful: do not argue with the officer issuing your ticket. Be courteous to him/her and make sure that at the same time you find out as much as you can about the crime for which you were ticketed. How did they record her speed? – Was it from a stationary vehicle or following it to estimate speed? if from stationary vehicle what device and so on.

Keep in mind that the officer may not be willing to offer you this information on the spot. You may need to request the information later by filing a discovery motion and you will get it. When the officer pulls you over, remember never to admit that he knows why he pulled you over in the first place. Such admissions would be used against you in court.

Check carefully if the ticket contains an accurate description of the facts that are accumulated against you. Have you crossed a traffic light, changed lanes, whatever? Be courteous when asking the officer to correct the ticket. If he refuses, he writes it down separately (with as much detail as possible) for filing with the court.

Prepare for your defense as soon as the officer leaves the scene. You have to correctly and accurately check and record as many details as you can. If you can take a better photo. Write down the circumstances, weather conditions, road conditions, traffic conditions, look carefully for any details that might get you out of your situation.

It is advisable to fight your ticket and try to reduce it to a lesser charge or have it dismissed. Remember, if you don’t, your speeding ticket, which could be as little as $50, will be multiplied by hundreds, if not thousands, when it comes to insurance and other benefits, since you would be seen as risky.

Prepare well. Learn about each and every one of the items cited in the ticket and the legal consequences of each of them and then determine whether or not you need a lawyer for the same. Find out about the law of the land there: in some places you can reach an agreement before the court hearing by meeting with the prosecutor. Make sure you know what is involved both in terms of legality and in terms of short-term (immediate) costs and long-term costs (insurance, driver’s license).

There are places where if you choose to go to driving school the charges will be dropped. Keep in mind, however, that the laws differ from state to state, and unless you fully understand them, you could get yourself into more trouble if you’re not careful.

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