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Why Your Court Summons for Speeding Ticket is Different than Regular Speeding Tickets
A court summons for speeding means you were going more than 50 km/h above the posted speed and missing a construction zone or school zone sign can make getting one easier than you might think.
If your speeding ticket is 50 km/h or less over the posted limit (fine amount listed on the ticket), you’ll want to read this page.
What Happens if you Get a Court Summons for Speeding?
Your speeding ticket summons comes with no fine listed on the ticket. It orders you to appear in front of a judge to determine the fine and any other penalties involved. Those fines can reach $2500.00 and a suspension can be enforced for as long as 90 days. Even more important, that speeding summons conviction on your driving record can cost you thousands of dollars on future insurance premiums, so expect to be paying like crazy for this speeding ticket summons for quite awhile.
Why You Want The Pointman to Help You Fight Your Court Summons for Speeding Ticket
Alberta traffic court prosecutors take a hard line when it comes to speeding ticket summons but they all have different views on how to settle a speeding summons. With more than 36 years fighting tickets in the greater Calgary area, you can bet we know who does what and it’s by far the most critical element of our defense strategy.
Even though the speeding ticket summons says you need to appear, if you retain us you won’t need to attend court at all. You can go on with your life while we take care of all that for you.
Our primary goal is to resolve your court summons for speeding ticket with no suspension and there’s often hope of keeping that from happening. But if we're certain you'll be suspended, we'll tell you right away… no candy coating. You need to make an informed decision about dealing with this serious charge and we’ll take the time to make everything very clear. We take on your speeding ticket summons with the intention to negotiate the lowest fine possible along with the shortest possible term of suspension (if a suspension is a certainty).
This is a process you most certainly DO NOT want to face alone. Contact us for expert speeding summons advice during a FREE, no obligation, consultation.
Find out more about what a court summons for speeding ticket can do to you financially.