How to Get out of a Speeding Ticket

Nobody likes driving slow. But the ramifications of getting caught speeding can mean points on a license, increased auto insurance and hefty fines. There is no sure-fire list of steps to take to avoid a speeding ticket. However, you can make an attempt to get out of a ticket using a common sense approach and hope that the lucky state trooper who pulled you over is having a good day and doesn't want all the paperwork of a speeding ticket.

Instructions

1. Have a reason. When the officer first comes up to your window, he usually asks what the hurry is. Let him know that you're late for something. Whether you're on your way to pick up your sick daughter from school or you're excited about seeing your newly born nephew at the hospital, tell him a reason why you were going fast.

2. Be nice. Even if this is just the icing on the cake of a bad day, grit your teeth and smile at the officer. Be respectful. Don't answer with sarcasm or disdain. You're not going to be successful at getting out of your ticket by making him dislike you.

3. Say you're sorry. By apologizing, you're showing a vulnerability to the officer. This may cause him to be more sympathetic to your cause. If your apology appears sincere, he's apt to think you've learned your lesson and will let you go with just a warning.

4. Appeal to his sense of humor. There is something funny about every situation. You've just got to find it. If you make the officer laugh, that helps establish a mutual like for each other, making it more difficult for him to ticket you.

5. Admit you were speeding. Most officers are much more inclined to be more sympathetic if you are truthful. Once you come clean, so to speak, they feel like they've done their job in letting you know you were breaking the law and might just let you go.

6. Ask for his leniency. Let him know that you've learned your lesson and don't intend to do it, again. Sometimes, you can go into all the other "stuff" you've got going on right now, and how you just can't afford a ticket.

Tips & Warnings

• Have your proof of insurance information easily accessible in your vehicle.

• Have your driver's license with you at all times when you drive.

• Do not ever attempt to bribe a law enforcement officer.