Lawyers and Paralegals and your Speeding Ticket
Whether you hire a lawyer or paralegal to fight your speeding ticket is up to you. If you hire someone who knows the court system and how to fight a speeding ticket, the odds of winning go up dramatically verses appearing by yourself.
As the fee for most lawyers will far out way the cost of the ticket, a paralegal company like OTT Legal Services is usually the best way to be represented in court.
If your thinking about represent yourself in court these are the questions to ask yourself to know whether your qualified to do so. You need someone to represent you in court if you cannot answer these seven questions.
What are the prosecution's obligations in regards to filing dates?
What is the proper set fine for your ticket?
What is meant by the phrase "improper on its face"?
What is meant by "an after service amendment"?
How do you examine a certificate of offence?
What is a fatal error?
If you cannot answer these questions you are not qualified to represent yourself in court. If you do represent yourself in court there is a very low chance of you winning your speeding ticket.
The economics behind a speeding ticket are very simple, pay a reasonable amount to be properly represented in court, thereby possibly saving yourself hundreds or thousands of dollars, or represent yourself and pay an insurance company higher premiums for three to five years. Which way will save you more down the road?
You always need to be represented in court if you have accumulated more that six demerit points for previous tickets.
At nine (9) points the Ministry of Transportation will call you in for an interview to talk about suspending your drivers licence for 30 days. At 15 points the Ministry will immediately suspend your licence for thirty (30) days.
If your licence is suspended expect your insurance rates to increase one hundred (100) percent. If you are approaching this level you need every chance to win your ticket. You need a paralegal or lawyer who knows about speeding tickets, the answers to the seven questions, and how to run a trial.
You always need legal representation if you are charged with exceeding the speed limit by more than 50km/h, or for stunt driving as the prosecutor can ask the court to impose an immediate thirty day licence suspension. It is not true that the prosecution and courts will give you a benefit or chance because this is your first ticket, or you have a good record.
Most courts will not give you credit for a good record, but many courts will use a bad record against you.
OTT Legal Services has successfully won thousands of speeding tickets, and we are the best company to win your speeding ticket. Call us at 1-888-668-8946 to discuss your speeding ticket in confidence with our former police officers and licensed paralegals.