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I have an idea that worked for me on my pickup truck. Long story short: Put new larger tires on-went on vacation-got 3 speeding tickets in 4 days. I WAS speeding knowingly 2/3. I got out of 1 ticket and had the speeds reduced on the other 2 by doing this:
1- went to speedo shop and had a calibration test done, was off by a few mph (i.e. 55mph indicated/58mph actual)
2- called each clerks office and asked to get in touch with officer who wrote tickest.
3-told officers POLITELY " After I got the ticket you wrote me, i got ANOTHER one! I thought I was being careful, since I just got a ticket from you but was charged with speeding again! I thought to myself-something is wrong here. Then I remembered I just got new larger tires put on, so I went and had the speedo checked and, sure enough, it was off! So I'm not asking you to throw out the ticket, but if you can adjust the speed based on the difference from the calibration test-I will plead guilty and pay the fine."

The one ticket I got out of was like 41/30- he just said I'll take care of it and good luck with the other ticket.
The other 2 tickets were reduced by the officers to just 9mph over the speed limit-which means small fine and no-or very few points.

I bet if you get your speedo tested-it will be off, probably on the WRONG side to help you. But the officers don't know this and frankly didn't seem interested in the details. This way, you aren't trying to prove HE made a mistake, just that there were outside circumstances that caused you to be speeding.

My opinion and experience has been- YOU WILL LOSE IN COURT NO MATTER HOW YOU SHAKE THE STICK! I have never hired a lawyer for this though, so I don't know if they can get you out of it.
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