Traffic Ticket Secrets – Research to Do for Your Court Date

There are some traffic ticket secrets you can use to beat your traffic ticket.  It starts the day you get your ticket.  Don’t wait until your court date to try to figure things out.  Here are some steps to take.

1. Do some research on the type of ticket you have received.  Most information can be found online.  Depending on the ticket, it may be extremely easy to beat it if you have the right information, such as in the case of a speeding ticket where VASCAR was used.  So, look at what you are charged with and break it down.  Find out what information the prosecutors have that show you are guilty. If you can challenge just one part of it, a fair judge will be forced to find you guilty

1. Check your ticket to see if there are any mistakes. This is usually not the case, but if you do happen to find one, it is a quick way to have the case dropped.

1. Try to learn about how the court system works before you get there.  While you are there, if you don’t understand something, have it explained to you.  The las thing you want to do is lose your case because you did or did not do something you were supposed to or you admitted to something you did not do.

1. At the time of the ticket, take down your surroundings and as much information about the time of the ticket as possible.  Write down the time of day, the weather, the traffic conditions, if there were any cars next to you if you were being clocked, posted signs, the policemans position when you were stopped, etc.  Prepare a list of questions for the police officer to make sure he remembers the situation clearly. 

Tip:  When you first receive your ticket, automatically request a postponement.  This makes it harder for the policeman to remember your ticket and, also, if he doesn’t show up for court, your ticket will automatically be dismissed.