Nothing sucks more than paying money and getting nothing in return.
Classic case: a speeding ticket.
You end up owing $100 or more, and in return, you get a beautiful red mark on your driving record that can only make your life worse.
And there's absolutely nothing you can do about it except pay the fee and get on with your life.
Ok, so maybe that last statement isn't exactly true.
There are in fact things that you can do to get out of your speeding ticket, or at the least get it reduced to something less harmful to your future.
But most people will never know, because they just pick up their checkbook and pay the fine without even thinking about it.
Whatever you do, don't be that person! Those of us in the know are getting out of those very same citations that you are hopelessly paying.
Some people might not want you to know.
They might think that spreading the word will dilute the traffic ticket avoidance potential for the rest of us more savvy individuals.
But I don't buy into that at all.
As far as I'm concerned, everyone should know that they don't have to just accept their ticket.
You can fight your ticket, you can get your ticket reduced, you can get your ticket eliminated completely.
Don't let anyone else tell you differently.
"But I already have a speeding ticket on my record, so I'm sure they won't let me off easy.
" I used to believe that very thing myself, but just recently I had a personal experience with someone that had a terrible driving record and got out of a very bad situation nonetheless.
The important thing is that you don't give up.
Don't just sign the back of the ticket without even thinking about it and mail it in.
You need to do some research, check out your options, and fight those traffic ticket fines.