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Caught Going 30 Miles Over the Speed Limit in Florida?

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At TicketFit, speeding tickets are the most common traffic violation our attorney fights. Yet, not all speeding tickets in Florida are the same.

Although all speeding tickets carry penalties, going 30 miles or more over the speed limit has severe consequences.

Mandatory Court Appearance

If you are caught going 30 miles or over in Florida, you don’t have the option of paying a fine or attending to traffic school. A court date will be scheduled and you will be required to attend.

Because a court appearance is required, you must attend the hearing or hire a speeding ticket attorney to attend for you. Otherwise, the judge may find you guilty and/or suspend your license for failure to appear.

Expensive Fines

Speeding ticket fines are expensive, ranging anywhere from $200 to $500. However, if you are found guilty of driving 30 miles or more over the speed limit, your fine may reach up to $1,000. In addition, some judges may suspend your driver’s license.

Points on Your Driving Record

Florida works on a point system and every time you are cited for speeding points are added to your driving record.

While a speeding ticket for 29 miles or less over the limit carries with it 3 points, speeding 30 miles over the speed limit can cause 4 points on your license, and 6 points if it resulted in a crash.

Excessive points lead to the suspension of your driver’s license. Points are also used by your insurance company to raise your rates or deny coverage.

Why Hire an Attorney

Hiring an experienced speeding ticket attorney, such as TicketFit, can help you in two ways:

  1. First, you will not have to go to court, our attorney goes for you.
  2. Second, our lawyer has the skills necessary to get your ticket dismissed, or at least, keep points off your driving record.

Contact TicketFit For a Free Case Evaluation

Don’t put your license and insurance at risk, call our traffic ticket lawyer Frank Menendez at (305) 775-3720 or send him an email for a free consultation. He will be happy to help!

Always Fight Your Florida Careless Driving Ticket!

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Under Florida Statute 316.1925 you must drive in a “careful and prudent manner” or you will get a careless driving ticket.

Examples of carelessness include weaving through traffic, tailgating, and speeding. And the most common reason, after an accident if the police blamed you.

But before you pay that ticket and get points on your driving record, here are three reasons you should fight it:

1. Accident reports are not admissible

Does the accident report say that you were at fault? It doesn’t matter. Florida Statute 316.066(4) states that the report can’t be “used as evidence in any trial.”

In other words, the accident report is not allowed in traffic court.

2. The officer did not witness the accident

In almost every case the officer did not witness the accident. So they are unable to testify against you in court.

Hence, the only way a careless driving ticket can stick is through the testimony of other witnesses at the scene.

3. Most people have never testified in court

While police officers testify in court all the time, most people never see the inside of a courtroom. Let alone have to testify in one.

In most cases, a witness may not remember what happened, may confuse the facts, or they may not even show up to court.

Our Florida Careless Driving Ticket Attorney Can Help You

It is clear to see that without an accident report, a testifying officer, or a convincing witness, a careless driving ticket can often be dismissed. In fact, at TicketFit, our traffic ticket attorney beats these tickets over 90% of the time!

Related: Got a Traffic Ticket for Careless Driving in Florida?

So if you have received a careless driving ticket don’t pay it, call us now at (305) 775-3720 or email us for help. We guarantee no points, no school, and a high probability of getting your case dismissed.