I Just Got a Traffic Ticket

 

When you go to court to contest a traffic violation, all of the odds are against you.

Whether it may be passing a red light, or speeding on a local street, if you aren’t prepared to fight your case, then expect only for the worst. I have written up this guide for you to let you know every trick and trap along the way in order to successfully appeal your ticket. Almost all guides that are out there will only focus on how to beat a speeding ticket. What’s special about my guide is that it just doesn’t cover only how to beat a

speeding ticket, but also how to beat virtually any kind of other ticket as well, including driving too slowly, failure to stop at stop signs, making dangerous turns or lane changes, tailgating, failure to yield to other vehicles, 4-way stop intersection violations, failure to yield to pedestrians, failure to stop at stop signs, and even ways on how to get yourself out of having an open container while driving!

 

 

Step I – Being Ticketed

 

This section covers the first step to fight your ticket. So you’ve been stopped by an officer. Here are the things to keep in mind:

 

- Do you know what the officer does in his car, after writing up your ticket? He’s writing

up notes with details of what happened, why he is ticketing you, and your reactions to him. The reason for this is that if you decide to fight for your ticket in court, the officer can refer to these notes to tell his side of the story. That is why it is important to:

 

- Avoid claiming any confessions of guilt to the officer. That is, if the officer decides to ticket you, claiming that you were driving at 40mph on a 30mph road, don’t respond to

the officer saying oh I am very sorry. I knew the speed limit was 30mph, it’s my totally

my fault I was going at 45mph. This is because he will most likely write in his notes what you had said, and then testify it in court should you decide to fight, saying that on that

day when you were ticketed, you even had claimed and told him that you had admitted that were at fault for driving above the speed limit even though you knew that you were

breaking the law. This would definitely be a huge setback for you in court. So the first step to remember is that if the officer decides to ticket you, you will need to avoid any confessions of your guilt to the officer.

 

Step II – Before Fighting your Ticket

 

- So you have gotten your ticket and decide to do something about it. Here are the steps

in which you should take to fight your ticket:

 

1.   Look at your ticket and note for any deadline dates printed on the ticket regarding your opportunity to appeal. You should either give your court a phone call (you

will need to be patient. Most courts have automated phone systems that will get you around and around for a long time before getting you to a live person for help), or stop by