Is it worth hiring a lawyer to go to court over a speeding ticket or would it be better if I just showed up? -

The ticket was for going 82 in a 65. I have gone before and had good results and this one would be a drive for a court date I just wasnt sure how it would turn out with a lawyer.

Go with a lawyer you can even have him appear for you in your place.

If you already had good results once, why can t you do it again? A lawyer will just take your money.

If you show up they will knock it down and if you go before the judge and have a clean driving record I have found they take that into consideration and have knocked it down even more. Sometimes I think they wan to see if you ll bother showing up and if you do your chances are better:o) Good luck from someone who s been there...... You where going way too fast, I think you should just own it and pay the ticket....

Dont you think it would be cheaper and easier and way less hassle to just go to court and pay your ticket??

You could probably just pay the ticket for less than a lawyer would cost - but if you are trying to keep the points off your license, maybe show up, plead no contest and see if they will let you take a driver improvement class.

Just pay the ticket.

If it s ticketed as speeding, I d just show. If it is ticketed as negligent, or reckless, I d get a lawyer to work things out.

Its so not worth getting a lawyer over a speeding ticket. It won t make any difference wither there is a lawyer or not.

I m in the trucking field of work and have a lot of drivers that get cited for speeding. It is a waste of money to take a lawyer to a simple violation. If you have not gone to traffic school in the past 18 months you can go. You will still have to pay for the ticket and for the school, but it will not go on your driving record. Chances are the the Officer issuing the citation won t show up and if that is the case then you can deny the accusation by saying that you were traveling at quot;the safe speed of trafficquot;. And if the Judge asks you what is that speed, then tell him the safe speed of the posted limit. Good luck my friend.

dont bother with a lawyer coz you re gonna get points and a fine anyway.it happened to me.i was doin 77 on the motorway

depending on your location, you should be able to find a lawyer for around $150-200 to fight the ticket for you. most of the time the lawyer will go to court on your behalf, see if the cop is there, if the cop is there, ask for a continuance (spelling?), come back again another day and repeat as often as needed until the cop doesn t show... when the cop doesn t show, they will then get the judge to throw out the ticket for non-appearance... I have a friend who has done this with over 20 tickets and has never paid one nor has had one on his record. he swears by it... only on rare occassion will he have to actually attend court when the judge asks for his presence...

GO TO COURT YOURSELF AND SEE IF YOU CAN TAKE DEFENSIVE DRIVING.