You’re going to work or running an errand and suddenly you see those flashing lights behind you. Maybe you were going five miles per hour over the speed limit; maybe it was 15 mph.
Either way, you’ve been stopped by a police officer.
Then, the officer approaches your car. You give the officer your insurance information, your license, and you cooperate fully and politely, but still you receive a Cobb County speeding ticket. There are many reasons why you may have gotten that ticket, but no matter what the cost will be high. Our advice: DON’T PAY IT—FIGHT IT!
You are guaranteed to lose if you don’t fight your traffic ticket
States have made a business out of issuing tickets. While police officials say that there is not minimum number of tickets they are required to issue, if officers do not issue a “decent number” of speeding citations in Georgia, then it looks bad. Critics charge that law enforcement has become soft on crime or that officers aren’t giving traffic violations due attention.
So, a police officer may have let a few speeders drive on by, and now he needs to issue a ticket to make his quota—and he picks you. This is a common story.
Another common story is that people simply pay a ticket because they think it’s the easiest option. In fact, Georgia state officials have made it so convenient to pay a ticket that they have started an online “easy pay” process to pay a fine.
While it may feel easy at the time, it’s actually the harder option and could cost you more than you think. Tickets go on your driving record and give you a reputation as a poor driver. This will make it harder to fight later tickets and could cause you to have higher insurance premiums in Georgia, because you are now considered a dangerous risk in the eyes of the insurance companies.
Here at the Law Offices of Scott Miller, we believe that you shouldn’t be exploited for your money because a police officer needs to issue tickets to look like he’s doing his job. We want to help you fight your traffic violation in Alpharetta, because—in the long run—it helps everyone keep down expensive costs from more expensive fines, more expensive insurance, and harsher consequences for future traffic violations. Let Scott Miller, an experienced Fulton County defense attorney, fight for your rights. Call us at 770-408-1001 today so we can start planning your defense.
