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How to beat a speeding ticket in California - When the CHiPs are

By: Brad Cra, Sun Jan 29th, 2006 03:13:32 PM

For many of us the vision of the California Highway Patrol is closely associated with eighties television and two good looking motorcycle police officers. California natives and visitors may keep this in mind, but unfortunately most uniforms and flashing lights aren't the sign of Ponch and Jon coming to save the day, but the very real California Highway Patrol with news about just how fast a motorist was going in what location. With ticket in hand the motorist's thoughts turn from the scenery to what they are going to do next and, more importantly, where they will find information on how to beat a speeding ticket in California.

California speeding tickets are some of the more expensive in the nation, averaging a cost of more than $300 per ticket, this before any court fees or late fines are ascertained. Added to the increasing cost of automobile insurance one ticket can be a costly venture. Across the nation nearly 95% of people who are given a speeding ticket never contest the ticket, but pay for it and move on with life, making tickets a nearly 14 billion dollar a year business. Accompanying the payment of the ticket itself are points that go on a motorist's license and an increase in insurance premiums, making the payment of a ticket much more than just a one time expense, but one that stays with the motorist for several years. Very often the costs spent on increased insurance over a three year period are more expensive than the ticket itself.

The other 5% of people that have received a speeding citation face the charges in court, some because they choose to and others because they are required to appear due to the extreme speed they were going or other mitigating circumstances. Of that percentage, only about 1% defend themselves and of that only a fraction win their cases. When looking for information dealing with how to beat a speeding ticket in California a motorist is searching for a way to become part of that fraction, saving not only the expense of the ticket, but addressing license and insurance concerns as well.

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Many website resources exist claiming to have information on how to beat a speeding ticket in California, or any given state, but how does a motorist know when they have a site worth spending time on?

One of the first things to look for on any informational site is a service that guarantees their work and has information specific to the state that the infraction occurred in. An example is the site www.ihatespeedingtickets.com. Here they list a money back guarantee for their work and express expertise in nationally mandated law and how it affects specific state citations. Another feature of the site www.ihatespeedingtickets.com which is positive is the easy navigation of the site itself making it simple to find information on how to beat a speeding ticket in California or any other state for which they offer services. A third feature of www.ihatespeedingtickets.com is the presence of straight forward FAQ's which makes the search for information even straight forward. Any information site being searched should have such features in order to make the motorist's research time effective and efficient.

Sooner or later most motorists, whether they drive in California or across the nation, will receive a speeding ticket and will be in need of assistance to defend themselves. The internet is a unique source of such information making searching as easy as typing: how to beat a speeding ticket in California, into any search engine. From there the challenge is in finding information that is reliable and a service that will live up to their promise, or send their own Ponch and Jon to save the day.

About the author: I have studied the law pertaining to speeding tickets very extensively. So much so, that even though we are not lawyers, law firms regularly contact IHATESPEEDINGTICKETS.COM asking us to train their law staff on how to beat speeding tickets! Now you can have this expertise on your side, providing YOU the information you will need to go to court and insure that you beat your ticket.