Driving is a right and not a privilege. Not many people understand this. When it comes to driving, one must know all the rules of the road and how to obey them. Being pulled over can be a scary thing, especially at night, when those red and blue lights start shining in your rear-view mirror seemingly out of nowhere. How do you fight a traffic ticket? Receiving a traffic ticket, for whatever violation it may be for, is tough to handle.
First, a ticket, if it is a moving violation, will place points on your license in certain states. If a driver accumulates a certain amount of points over a stipulated amount of time, the license and driving privileges will be suspended for a specified amount of time. All of this can be avoided by doing one thing; obeying traffic laws. That is the easiest and simplest answer to fighting a traffic ticket. Make sure one is never issued to you by obeying all the rules of the road.
If a traffic ticket is issued there is no way of fighting the ticket with the issuing officer. It just won't happen. Continue driving to your destination, safely and obeying the rules of the road, then record what happened in writing. Always be aware of your surroundings. Jot down the time of day, the weather conditions, the volume of traffic and any other extenuating circumstances.
As the officer is issuing the ticket, be sure to ask questions that maintain a low profile. Ask if you can pay the ticket via the mail. If so, this will more than likely keep the officer from taking copious notes about the traffic stop and why it took place. So, if you do choose to fight the ticket in court, the judge might dismiss the ticket because the issuing officer does not have any notes on the stop nor does he or she recall what happened that day more than a month ago.
Always review the ticket for accuracy. If the officer wrote the wrong license plate number or the wrong location of the traffic stop on the ticket, do not call these problems to the attention of the officer. Such mistakes could have the ticket voided by a judge. Other mistakes, such as the officer saying there was heavy volume when there really wasn't should be brought to the attention of the officer immediately. Another common mistake made on a ticket is how many lanes of traffic a driver has crossed. Make sure you know the truthful answer and check what the officer wrote on the ticket. If the officer wrote down two lanes and you only crossed one, politely ask him to fix it on the ticket. All of these inaccuracies, if not fixed, could hurt your case.
Another great tip to help fight a traffic ticket is to take a picture of the surrounding area once the police officer leaves. If you have a cell phone with a camera, this will do just fine. Make sure you get the traffic, the position of all street signs and where the police officer was originally parked to clock you or watch the traffic. - 16069
First, a ticket, if it is a moving violation, will place points on your license in certain states. If a driver accumulates a certain amount of points over a stipulated amount of time, the license and driving privileges will be suspended for a specified amount of time. All of this can be avoided by doing one thing; obeying traffic laws. That is the easiest and simplest answer to fighting a traffic ticket. Make sure one is never issued to you by obeying all the rules of the road.
If a traffic ticket is issued there is no way of fighting the ticket with the issuing officer. It just won't happen. Continue driving to your destination, safely and obeying the rules of the road, then record what happened in writing. Always be aware of your surroundings. Jot down the time of day, the weather conditions, the volume of traffic and any other extenuating circumstances.
As the officer is issuing the ticket, be sure to ask questions that maintain a low profile. Ask if you can pay the ticket via the mail. If so, this will more than likely keep the officer from taking copious notes about the traffic stop and why it took place. So, if you do choose to fight the ticket in court, the judge might dismiss the ticket because the issuing officer does not have any notes on the stop nor does he or she recall what happened that day more than a month ago.
Always review the ticket for accuracy. If the officer wrote the wrong license plate number or the wrong location of the traffic stop on the ticket, do not call these problems to the attention of the officer. Such mistakes could have the ticket voided by a judge. Other mistakes, such as the officer saying there was heavy volume when there really wasn't should be brought to the attention of the officer immediately. Another common mistake made on a ticket is how many lanes of traffic a driver has crossed. Make sure you know the truthful answer and check what the officer wrote on the ticket. If the officer wrote down two lanes and you only crossed one, politely ask him to fix it on the ticket. All of these inaccuracies, if not fixed, could hurt your case.
Another great tip to help fight a traffic ticket is to take a picture of the surrounding area once the police officer leaves. If you have a cell phone with a camera, this will do just fine. Make sure you get the traffic, the position of all street signs and where the police officer was originally parked to clock you or watch the traffic. - 16069
