YOU might think that a speeding ticket is a speeding ticket - meaning that when you get one you must pay up. But there are some situations where you can get away with it. For example, when you take the driving test you may be asked what is the speed limit if you do not see a sign with the limit on it. The thing is that the actual limit is different according to where you. It is different in the city from the highway and in different counties.

Don't forget this when you are fighting a speeding ticket. After being pulled over and having a police officer tell you that the speed limit was noticeably lower than you expected, you may be surprised to learn you were speeding.Maybe you didn't see the sign, or maybe there wasn't one, and you don't know the area.

You can still beat this type of speeding ticket. How do you do it? You plead not guilty to the original citation. So, instead of paying the fine but you appear in court on the date and at the time specified. Your defense is that you didn't see the speed limit sign and thus had no idea that you were breaking any laws.

Speeding ticket for a sign you did not see

When this is the case one of the most common situations is that the speed limit sign was obscured by a tree or some brush. If that is the case going back to the scene and taking a picture of the sign might be a helpful tool towards your defense. You could argue that since you couldn't see the sign, you had no idea that you were traveling faster than the permitted speed.





If you think the speed limit sign wasn't easy to see, you should photograph it as soon as you can. The reason for this is that other people will complain to the local authority that they were fined unfairly, and the problem will be put right.Therefore you need to get those pictures to back up your claim that you did not see the sign.

The police will probably try to argue that you are supposed to know the limits, and that these apply even if there is no sign. This argument may be strong enough to get you a fine - especially if you live locally - but your evidence might reduce the fine, or let you get away with a caution. A likely argument

to this type of defense is that although you weren't able to see the sign, there are laws regarding speed limits if they are not posted. This is a logical argument and although it won't help eliminate your fine, it may help reduce it a lot because your fine will be based on that in roads where there is no sign.

Iif you did not see the speed limit sign, and you do wind up with a ticket for going too fast, it may have been because the sign was difficult to see. If so, go back there, and if it is difficult to see - it might be blocked by newly-grown trees or shrubs - take some pictures. This could well help you beat the speeding ticket - or at least reduce the fine - and you will help others avoid as well.


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