how do I get out of a speeding ticket?

Answer 1

i agree with myra

if you really want to you can hire a lawyer to do it for you, it is more likely that your date will be changed more often. The lawyer can move your date and wait for a judge that is lenient and the cop may not show up. Then you win. You will still pay but in some cases you will pay less or at the very least you don't get points.

Look around for a company that does that for you, I have heard of a few places that will do that for you, the business is usually started by retired police officers to make money and they only chnage a small portion of your original fine

Answer 2

Depending on your state, you may be able to take a defensive driving course that will offset the ticket.
If this is not the case, and you simply don't want the ticket on your record so it doesn't raise your insurance rates, there are still some options. Ask for the ticket to be settled in court, but then ask for an extension on the court date. The issuing officer is paid to show up in court, but after 2 extensions, he will not be paid for his appearance, and therefore, will probably not show to testify.
You can also ask for a trial by jury. If the ticket is a smaller amount (under $200), the cost of calling a jury is so much more than the ticket is, the court does not want to pay the cost of a jury, plus invest their time in it, and will usually settle in some way. You may end up paying a $150 parking ticket (their way of settling), but at least it is not a speeding ticket and will not raise your insurance cost.

Answer 3

This all depends on the reason why you were speeding in the first place. If it was a 'medical emergency' then a lawyer should be able to assist you with the ticket. A lot of times if you admit you were speeding - then the judge could reduce the fine a bit.

Answer 4

I used to work in traffic court, what I would see that would sometimes (not all of the time) work is to set the ticket for a court date.

Then, once it is set, try to reset the court date as many times as you can. The officer that gave you the ticket is generally subpoeaned to appear at your court date, so if you reset it many times, the likelyhood of the officer appearing gets reduced each time you reset the court date. Down the road, after some time has passed, you may get the ticket dismissed in court if the officer fails to appear at the ticket hearing. It might work, call your local clerk's office to see how many resets you are allowed for tickets with a requested court date. Good luck!

Answer 5

There is no sure-fire way. However, if the cop was using a radar gun, you can write to the issuing police station and request the test records of that particular gun. Make sure to send the letter with some sort of delivery confirmation. If they don't get the records back to you in time for the court date, the judge is supposed to throw the case out. Key-words there are "if" and "supposed to". Good luck.

Answer 6

Show up for the court date and ask to speak to the prosecuter beforehand, plead you case but do not be sarcastic in any way. Be sincere-say you didn't realize, you were stressed, etc.
You might still have to pay the ticket BUT you will not get points to make your insurance higher

Worked for me.

Answer 7

try the zip ps were you at a fancydress party as a speeding ticket lol

Answer 8

Hire a lawyer who specializes in traffic and municipal courts.
Also, some provinces, states, districts allow you to cancel out the bad points you receive by taking a course. So if you get 2 points, take the course that gives you 2 credits.

Answer 9

pay it. Don't try to fight it if you were in fact speeding b/c you have to pay court costs anyway and it's probably cheaper just to pay the ticket.

Answer 10

Show up for the court date 80% chance the officer won't case closed.