How can I beat my speeding traffic ticket?

Question

I got a speeding ticket and I am really sorry for it. Trooper was very unreasonable. I have promised not to go above speed limit even one mile, but I have get rid of this ticket as it going to stay on my record for rest of my life and will cost me a fine and car insurance will go up the roof. It can also effect my credit and future employment.Can some one help me? I have to get rid of this ticket. Is it true troopers do not give tickets to thier friends ,fellow troopers and their families? Did any body got rid of speeding ticket? Any advise from personal experience? Thanks for help.

Answer 1

1. Go to court on the assigned date of your ticket.
2. Tell the traffic ticket clerk/cashier that you will plea not guilty. He/she will assign another date for you to appear in court.
3. Go to the assigned courtroom on your second date of appearance.
4. The prosecutor will give you a choice to reduce your ticket to a non-moving violation for a fee.
5. Pay the fee, go to traffic school if required, and you will not have any points on your record. No insurance hikes, no traffic record.
6. Hiring a traffic attorney is a waste of money, you will pay almost or over $200 for the attorney to do the above steps for you. Only hire an attorney, if you have numerous charges on your ticket, or can't attend court due to work.

Never plea guilty and pay the ticket on the first court day. Pleaing guilty on the first court date will automatically add points to your record. The court is willing to bargain with those who fight the ticket, just to avoid trial. It's legalized extortion.

Answer 2

You can't beat a traffic ticket. See if you qualify for traffic school. Each agency may be different. My agency requires that you not have any traffic offenses within the last year. If you qualify, you will pay a fee(fee is usually cheaper than the fine), once you complete the class the charge is dismissed and never gets reported so your insurance company will not know.

As far as the points go, the agency doesn't decide how many points you get. That is decided by the state and it's a set guideline. If you don't qualify for traffic school, the judge can give you additional time to pay the ticket and even reduce the amount of the fine and or court costs. Of course I'm speaking of personal experiences from TN.

If you are found guilty of speeding, it will not stay on you record for the rest of your life. It can be off your record in a matter of a few years, 10 years at the most.

Answer 3

You can hire an attorney and they can try and tie the cite up by having it moved from municipal court to district court etc..., but you might still have to pay the fine. Check with the court and see if you can take a driving safety course to dismiss the ticket, In Texas you can do that for a moving violation once every 2 years. If you can, this will dismiss the ticket and you can give the certificate to your insurance and actually get a percentage discount. If you pay the fine, you will get points on your license, your insurance will go up until the cite rotates off, it will stay on your record for 3 years (in Texas, that is.) Relax, this is not forever. Yes it will cost you some up front, but it will come off of your record after a couple of years, and won't even show up at all if you can take a drivers safety course. It's not the end of the world. Relax, and slow down.
Yeah it is true that cops give people breaks. It's not fair or legal, but it still happens.

Answer 4

First a few questions: why would this stay on your record for the rest of your life? What on earth were you doing - going over 100? Did you cause an accident? Were you fleeing and eluding the officer? Troopers give tickets to anyone who breaks the law. They do have some discretion, so my guess is this is not your first offense and you endangered other motorists or the trooper. They tend to be very reasonable men and women. From personal experience, you aren't telling us the whole story.

Answer 5

Did you know that there is a coda that police officers have to meet on tickets? There is. Each police officer has to turn in a certain amount of tickets per month. Your insurance should not go up. Not unless you have other tickets. Usually if it's a first time ticket they offer for you to take a driver defense class, and they dismiss the ticket. But the class will cost you. But, at least the ticket wont be in your record. This happen to me, just the same thing. I took the class. And knock on wood.... I have not a ticket in years. Good - Luck to you.

Answer 6

Officer Discretion...

Long and sensitive topic. First thing to know is that police officers typically arrest for crimes (misdemeanors or felonies) upon probable cause or for petty offenses committed in their presence. The only time I am "mandated" to arrest is for domestic violence offenses.

Simple traffic violations (less than misdemeanors, like DWI, suspended DL etc.) are left pretty much up to the officers discretion. Nothing illegal about it. Ive given people breaks quite often, and if I happen to stop another cop for an offense that I would have no problem giving a "non-cop" a break for than yeah I give him a break. Your best bet on the scene is just being polite. As to "quotas" Ive never had one. Some officers at their yearly performance review may be told that their summons numbers are low, but Ive never been given a "quota" I had to hit. Other depts may vary.

Answer 7

One speeding ticket won't increase your insurance unless its not the only one. I've never heard of a traffic ticket effecting your credit. I look at my credit report at least twice a month an have never seen any reference to my driving record. (I average one speeding ticket every 2 years.) Unless you drive for a living, I doubt any employer will care about a single speeding ticket. Just pay the ticket and be done with it.

Answer 8

Show up on the court date - there is a chance that the officer won't in which case your case will be dismissed (i.e. you win and nothing goes on your record). If the officer shows up, you'll have a chance to talk to the prosecutor to work out a reduced sentence - but you'll still be guilty (like you'd get hit with going 5 mph over the limit instead of 30). And look for any errors on the ticket, etc... once I got a ticket thrown out because 2 cops pulled me over - and the one who used the laser didn't write the ticket, so I told the judge that he relied on hearsay evidence, and it got tossed. But remember - police officers and the prosecutor are just doing their jobs, but they're going to be jerks to you - so don't take anything personally.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Get real! I just retired from 27 yeas of law enforcement and I save d state trooper a$$ many times during my career. I received a careless driving citation for a minor accident. I hadn't had a moving violation in 35 years prior to that. As a result, I can't get a job driving commercially. So forget the BS about not citing other law enforcement and friends. Anyway, if you got a righteous citation, be a stand up guy, accept responsibility for what you did and pay the ticket. I hated whiners who knew they were wrong and would not stand up for it. Don't be a Chicken $hit!

Answer 10

Somebody has been feeding you BS about it staying on record for life...about the job unless you want to get a cdl ive never heard of a misdemeanor traffic ticket affecting them get a job...About troopers cutting breaks that really doesnt pertain to YOUR ticket...Man up and pay it!...chance it will not make it to your record if you plead guilty and pay....happened to me before my career.