Receiving a ticket and not taking care of it properly can be costly in more ways than one. Not only are there monetary prices, there can also be points added to your driving record, which can in turn affect your insurance coverage and rates. Tickets may stay on your record for a...
No matter how many years you have been driving, it is never too late to learn proper etiquette when dealing with a police officer. No one wants to put their drive on hold to deal with being pulled over. The angry or upset emotions that generally accompany this, more...
If you’ve gotten a Failure to Stop ticket by a Springfield police officer, don’t think that you can’t fight the ticket. For some, there are ways to get the charges dropped due to certain circumstances. Here are some reasons why you may be able to fight your ticket: The...
We all instantly start searching our brains for the best excuse as soon as we fly past a police officer. There seem to be two types of excuses: the “police-approved,” and the “no hope left”. All excuses have a common goal, which is avoiding a speeding ticket. While we...
It’s just about Memorial Day weekend, and a lot of Springfield residents will be heading to the lake at some point today. As with any holiday weekend, a lot of BBQ, boating, and drinking is expected on this weekend to celebrate – which brings up the question of whether...
We all know the stories of Germany’s Autobahn highways where drivers can enjoy no speed limits (besides during bad weather). For some, that’s an extremely frightening thought to be able to drive as fast they want because of the potential dangers. For others, it’s freeing in a way that...
There are a lot of questions running through your head when you receive a ticket. You might wonder about how many points it’s going to put on your license, or how much your insurance is going to go up. There’s a lot more to a ticket than just paying...
Reckless driving tickets (also called “careless and imprudent driving tickets”) are typically Class B misdemeanors and can lead up to $1,000 in fines and six months of jail time. When an accident is involved, this charge bumps up to a Class A misdemeanor, and has a potential year of...
All the kids are back in school and traffic in the morning is back to its crazy, hectic self. When you’re running late to work or dropping your kids off at school, it’s easy to forget about school zones… which means you inevitably will get pulled over and given...
Getting (and paying for) a ticket is not fun – but neither is getting your teeth cleaned, and you still do that. We have faith that you’ll do the right thing and get the ticket taken care of, but in case you were thinking of doing something else… Don’t...