Ticket Snipers reveals four common speeding ticket excuses that won’t help you in court. Whether you sped intentionally or totally unconsciously, the deed is done and your speed was clocked in. Unfortunately, speeding isn’t one of those crimes that you have to “know” you were committing in order to be found guilty. So just saying, “I didn’t know,” won’t spare you the fine – and in some cases, you can get written up for “neglected driving.” (Yikes, don’t want that.)
At Ticket Snipers, we want to prepare you as much as possible to take on your speeding ticket and win. So before you head into court, here are four common excuses that won’t do you any good:
“I was just keeping up with traffic…”
This may help if you are going 75 in a 65, but no way it’ll work if you’re caught going 90 in a 55. Ultimately, you are responsible for keeping the law – regardless of what other drivers are doing. But again, if it’s only slightly above the limit (and traffic is actually cruising), this might keep the officer from writing the ticket in the first place. Just make sure to follow these tips.
“I was going downhill.”
Now, gravity will cause you to speed up without extra gas, but that doesn’t mean the speed limit has changed. As an attentive driver, you are responsible for shifting to a lower gear or using that ever-so-handy brake pedal. We just want to warn you ahead of time, this one doesn’t work in court.
“My car isn’t even capable of going that fast.”
This one is most commonly used with older vehicles. But the vast majority of cars are more than capable of reaching illegal speeds. Now if you have an older vehicle and you were clocked at over 100+, you could look at challenging that, but most vehicles can hit at least 90 even if the speedometer only goes to 85. So this excuse is not much help.
“It was a rental / someone else’s car, so I wasn’t used to it.”
But did it have a functioning speedometer? That’s the real issue. Regardless of how “familiar” you are with the vehicle, when you sit behind the wheel, you are assuming control of the machine. If the speedometer is actually faulty, that’s a different issue (but it requires an invoice from a mechanic shop that has resolved the defect). However, if the vehicle is functioning properly, being “new” to the car isn’t a strong enough reason for a court to drop the ticket.
Ticket Snipers Can Help
If you were hoping that one of these excuses might save you in court, then there’s a better way to fight your ticket. Here’s a very informative article from Technology Today about fighting tickets in court. If you’re a driver in Los Angeles, or anywhere in California, we are your best chance. At Ticket Snipers, we will use all of our expertise to get your ticket dismissed. Click here to find out if your ticket can be beat!