How to Avoid Getting Points on Your Record After Speeding

Not only do you have to dole out $100 to $300 or more on a speeding ticket, but you also face the threat of an extra bump in insurance costs that driving record points will add. Luckily, there is an almost foolproof way to keep driving points off your record after you get a speeding ticket--and it does not involve taking a driver's course.

Instructions

1. Read the back of your ticket and find out how to contest the speeding ticket. There should be instructions on how to plead your case in traffic court. Usually it involves sending in a hand-signed "Not Guilty" plea to the circuit court within 30 days.

2. Complete the process to contest the speeding ticket in court. You will need to attend a court date, but don't worry, it is going to be very easy, and will only take about an hour.

3. Attend the court date, dressed in nice clothes, and bring the original ticket with you.

4. Tell the court officer you would like to plead out of the ticket, because you realize you may have been speeding, and would just like to pay the fine.

5. Request the judge remove or adjudicate the points from your driving record in exchange for pleading and accepting responsibility for the ticket. In almost all cases, the judge will agree to this.

Tips & Warnings

• Be professional and cordial. Accept responsibility and you could be rewarded with no points on your license. Most judges offer this only for those who accept the plea out option.

• Do not accept this plea if the officer who issued your ticket is not there. You can request a full dismissal in this case--it is your right to do so, and by doing this you won't pay a fine nor get any points on your record.