Requesting Reductions Online in NC Speeding Cases vs. Hiring Traffic Lawyers
NC offers an opportunity to request a reduction on speeding via the NC Courts online portal. This service is highly limited by speeds charged, most tickets will not qualify within the ranges allowed. For example, at 19 mph over you no longer have the option to request an online reduction. Mandatory appearance is required. Also, another problem is waiting until last minute, the system shuts you out if you wait too long. The most significant reason for not using this system is that it makes offers that are not optimum.
For example, I’ve had clients call me and tell me they were offered a 9mph over reduction on a speeding ticket that I could easily appear on and get either a 0 point Improper Equipment or a full dismissal. Also keep in mind, no one on the other side of that reduction system is paying attention to past violations on your record, particularly in NC, that would trigger DMV suspensions or blast insurance rates upward.
Suspensions in NC in particular, are shockingly easy to get for even minor 9mph over convictions, with a prior record you do not want to play around. If you have no prior record, a better deal than online reduction is almost always available. In NC, unlike many states in the US, there are no minor speeding and traffic tickets that are best handled by paying off through the state system. Contact an experienced Traffic Lawyer today!!!