If you're like most people, when you get a speeding ticket, you'll drive home, vent to friends or family members, and then pay the ticket by mail. I received a speeding ticket recently and was about to do exactly this - before I learned that a ticket can be totally erased from a driver's record.

As a result of this, I saved a ton of money in ticket charges and increased insurance rates, and I also avoided getting driving points or marks against my record. Furthermore, I avoided going to driving school.

You can try a variety of tactics for beating speeding tickets, but many of these will only make the problem worse. For instance, if you try to justify your speed by claiming that all of the drivers around you were speeding, you won't win. You may try to cry or give the judge a sob story, but it isn't exactly the best way to get out of a ticket.

Do not ever say you were sorry you were speeding, either. Once you've done this, you admit you were aware that you were in fact speeding, and when the officer tells the judge this, your case is closed.

If you want to defend yourself successfully against a speeding charge, follow these steps. 1. Never pay the ticket right away. 2. Avoid hiring an attorney. Police officers and prosecuting attorneys base their money-making strategies on the assumption that you are too ignorant of the legal process to do anything but simply pay your ticket quietly. If you don't, they don't make money.

In this case, not getting information on how to beat speeding tickets will do you MUCH MORE harm then spending a few bucks to keep your record clean. Be smart and don't let the court system take advantage of you. All it takes is a little knowledge to get you off the hook.