In a previous post, I mentioned what to do when you are pulled over for speeding.

Some of you may ask why you should spend the time to fight the ticket. The most obvious answer is because many speeding tickets have points on them that will cause your insurance premiums to skyrocket. This could end up costing you thousands of dollars in the next few years as you wait for them to get wiped from your record. Other reasons could be because you don’t want to pay the fine or the officer who stopped you was a jerk.

If you want to avoid paying a fine and having your insurance premiums increased, there is really only one way to plea: not guilty. If you plead not guilty, the burden of proof is now on the prosecution to prove “beyond a reasonable doubt” that you committed the offense.

Sometimes people try to use the “necessity of speed” defense. Basically, they argue that they were speeding because the surrounding traffic was driving above the speed limit and it was actually not safe to drive at the speed limit. Do not do this as it has a low chance of success. Just go with the not guilty plea and use the strategies from the next post in this series to fight the charges.

*Disclaimer: I have no law expertise and am merely summarizing information from another website. This information does not constitute legal advice.