Habitual speeders have over a 50% chance of being fatally injured in a car accident than someone who maintains traffic laws.  This is the main reason why there are such big consequences on insurance for speeders.  Depending on your driving record a single speeding ticket can increase your rates by up to 27%.  This will start to hurt your pocket book over time.  Also, when you receive a speeding citation, one point is added to your record.  If you accumulate too many points in a three year period there can be huge increases in your insurance premiums (thousands of dollars).

One thing to note is that if you have gotten a lot of tickets in a short amount of time and hiked your insurance rates up, switching to a new insurance provider will not help.  Any new insurance carrier will likely be harder on you than your current insurance company if you have a risky driving record.  You’re better off to stay with your current provider and work things out.

No matter what the case, it is always smart to try and fight speeding tickets insurance.  It can save you a lot of money in the long run.  There is a good chance you can either win the case or get the charges reduced.  Just remember to be polished and respectful.  Don’t admit that your guilty and look for any situational weather or traffic conditions that might be in your favor.

The best way to keep your insurance premiums low is to not get any tickets in the first place.  Be a smart driver and your insurance company will reward you.  Be aware of traffic laws and don’t do anything to make you stand out to police officers (i.e. aggressive driving, swerving in and out of lanes, or staying in the fast lane).

Once you have been pulled over by the officer, be very polite and prepared.  Don’t do anything that would incriminate you or make the officer suspicious.  This includes admitting guilt.  Don’t do it!  When the officer asks if you know why he pulled you over, just tell him you do not.  If you are honest and down to earth with the officer he will be more willing to work with you.  Avoid giving excuses or crying, and maintain a stable composure.  If these simple techniques don’t work and he still insists on giving you a citation there are two different approaches you can take from there to beat the speeding ticket.

The first is to adopt the ‘low-profile’ technique.  Ask the officer if you can just handle the ticket by mail or over the phone.  If the officer thinks that you have a low probability of fighting the ticket in court he will take less notes.  When you do challenge the ticket, the officer will not have a detailed of the account and may skip the hearing altogether.  If this happens then you are off the hook.  However, even if he does come to court if he has sparse notes the judge is likely to rule in your favor.

The second approach is to question the officer once he gives you the ticket.  Ask about how the offense was detected and verified.  Find out where they were when they targeted you with the radar gun.  Ask what type of speed measurement device they were using.  Get as much information as you can including the serial number of the radar gun.  Keep in mind they may not give you all this information but if they do not then make note of it and you can file a motion of discovery later and gain this information.  Make sure you get the name of the officer, the license plate of the car, and his badge number.

The more information you have the better prepared you will be in court when you go to fight your speeding ticket.  Whatever your approach style, these tips can be a good guide to saving you from another speeding ticket on your record.

1.  Check the box on the ticket that says you want a hearing.  Write down the court date and mail the ticket in.  Mark your court date on your calendar and start preparing for your hearing.

2. Show up early or at least on time to your hearing.  If you are early you might be able to get in as one of the first cases which can only help you since the judge will more likely still be in a good mood.  This might get you a more lenient sentence.  Also if you are late the judge will see you as irresponsible, which means you probably did speed.

3. Dress nice to your court appearance.  If you are a man wear a suit, and if you are a women I would suggest a dress.  This shows that you are respectful and you are taking it seriously.  If you show up in tattered jeans and a t-shirt you are more likely to be handed the citation.

4. Be pleasant and polite.  Don’t point blame on the officer or the radar gun, or any other type of excuse.  Just simply state what you were doing, where you were going, and what happened.  Chances are if you are honest and polite the judge will at least reduce your sentence.  This alone would be worth it.

5. Don’t admit your guilt. If you go before the judge and admit you were speeding then you have lost the case already.  However if the judge still rules in favor of the full citation request a trial.  Usually the judge will not want to have the court spend thousands of dollars for a one hundred dollar citation to go to trial.

All of these are valid ways to help you get out of a speeding ticket.  The more you know about the law and it’s processes, the better you can prepare to get out of your speeding citation.  Fighting speeding tickets doesn’t have to to be difficult but it does take some research.  Check out all of your options and assess if it will be worth it.