Someone should use a traffic ticket lawyer for the following reasons: If you want to avoid points on your driver’s license, or you want to avoid insurance increases you’re going to need to go into court and negotiate with the prosecutor and the police officer to get the moving violation reduced.

For instance speeding tickets can carry anywheres from two to five points. Even if you’re guilty of the offense or you violated the law I can still go in, talk to the officer, speak with the prosecutor and maybe work out a deal. You pay a little bit more in fines, in return they lower the points. You’ll save points at Motor Vehicles and we know surcharges start when you receive six points at Motor Vehicles. And, most importantly, your insurance company will not be able to raise your rates or at least if it’s reduced from five to two points they won’t be able to raise them as much.

That’s the reason for hiring an attorney to represent them in Motor -- in municipal court and to fight these traffic tickets.