Have you ever got a speeding ticket (or any other kind of ticket) that you questioned?

Question

Recently I got my first speeding ticket. I was caught going 55 in a 'supposedly' 35 mph area. I was driving on the country roads and a town was coming up in the distance. I know that the speed limit changes to 35 when entering a town but I was still a good distance away from entering. I know how small town cops are therefore I would never fly through at 55. Anyways, I even saw the police car coming at me but I never even questioned my speed... then I saw him do a U-turn in the middle of the road and he pulled me over. To make a long story short, I got the ticket but now I'm questioning whether I was in fact in the 35 mph zone yet. I'm going to drive by the exact location tomorrow to see, but if I was still in fact in the 55 mph zone what should I do? I don't think I should have to pay the ticket then (it was a pretty large amount!)

Answer 1

Challenge the ticket.  You should have the right to challenge it.   1.  If the cop doesn't appear at the hearing, they throw it out!  2.  Do not plead guilty!  3.  You always have the right to plead "No Lo Contende" (or something like that)!  Which is not admitting guilt but conceding to the court!  Explain to the judge that the fine is a hardship and plea for a reduced fine, if nothing else!

Answer 2

earlier this year, i got  a ticket for going 74 in a 55. i don't think it was correct. i mean, the car i was racing was only doing like 68.

Answer 3

Tell the judge exactly what you said here. If you have an otherwise clean record and you present yourself as respectful, well dressed and DO NOT PUT DOWN OR ARGUE WITH OR ABOUT THE COP, you may very get off with a warning, and maybe court costs.

Answer 4

A number of years ago I received a speeding ticket that was not accurate because I was not speeding.

I hired an attorney with a great deal of trial experience at defending against traffic tickets that were in error.

Do not listen to the people who spread the urban legend that if the police officer does not show up the case is dismissed.

the police officer always shows up.

do not listen to the people who tell you to plead no contest or no lo contendere.

A no contest or no lo contendere plea is essentially a plea of guilty and will be treated as such by the court.

If you are going to fight the ticket and win, you must hire the attorney and follow the attorney's instructions to the letter.

Ignore all of the people with all of the Urban legends how to get out of a speeding ticket.

the only way to handle this is to fight the ticket in court with an experienced attorney.

Anything else and you might as well just plead guilty and pay the fine.

In my case, we took the ticket to trial and won.

the attorneys fees were far more than the fine for the ticket, however that experience was unbelievably empowering for me that I could actually go to court and win against a false charge.

The value of the win for me was far more than the cost of the attorney fees.

One thiing that I did notice is that all of the defendant in court the day that I was there that did not have attorneys to represent them lost their cases.

I recommend that if you want to defend against this ticket in court that you interview at least three attorneys who specialize in the defense of traffic tickets, and have substantial track records of winning at trial.

Select the one that seems most interested in your case and the one that is most enthusiastic about defending your case.

You want an attorney that is both enthusiastically behind you and also has a track record of winning at trial over and over.

If you follow the advice that I have given you, it is very likely that you will win at court.

the feeling of empowerment that you will get from the win will cause you to be much more confident of your self, people including your bosses and employers will respect you more because you will have succeeded at doing something that they cannot do.

I found just the level of confidence that I got from winning my case at trial caused my employers to respect me more, I got better assignments and better promotions than I would have received otherwise, and my employers had more confidence in my judgment and my ability.

At some point in their lives they had received speeding tickets in their lives and none of them had ever won in court because they never tried.

I made back the cost of the attorney's fees many times over.

Good luck with fighting this ticket!!!