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Willravel · 07-19-2006, 08:17 PM

I've taken 2 tickets to court and have won both. Go take a picture of the speed limit sign and bring it in with you as proof. Ask why the officer wasn't aware of the speed limit as he wrote your ticket. If the speed limit was 50 for some odd reason, you still might be able to beat this. Explain how you have a spotless driving record. Explain that you were observing the rules of the road when you were driving with the flow of traffic. Above all, show as much respect as possible. You are a victim, and the judge had nothing to do with the dick police officer.

Edit: your driving record is availabe from the DMV, and usually runs something like $5-$10. Remember, the reason you are fighting this is two fold: 1) sticking up for what you believe in and 2) making sure your insurence doesn't go up.

- Only about 3% of tickets are contested
- 20-25% of the time, the police officer that wrote the ticket doesn't show, which means the ticket will usually be thrown out

07-19-2006, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	I've taken 2 tickets to court and have won both. Go take a picture of the speed limit sign and bring it in with you as proof. Ask why the officer wasn't aware of the speed limit as he wrote your ticket. If the speed limit was 50 for some odd reason, you still might be able to beat this. Explain how you have a spotless driving record. Explain that you were observing the rules of the road when you were driving with the flow of traffic. Above all, show as much respect as possible. You are a victim, and the judge had nothing to do with the dick police officer. Edit: your driving record is availabe from the DMV, and usually runs something like $5-$10. Remember, the reason you are fighting this is two fold: 1) sticking up for what you believe in and 2) making sure your insurence doesn't go up. - Only about 3% of tickets are contested - 20-25% of the time, the police officer that wrote the ticket doesn't show, which means the ticket will usually be thrown out Last edited by Willravel; 07-19-2006 at 08:23 PM..