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The 16 most successful excuses to avoid speeding tickets--CarInsurance.com 2021 Survey
Nearly 50% of respondents get off without tickets when they give an excuse FOSTER CITY, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a third annual survey of
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[{"type":"text","content":"Nearly 50% of respondents get off without tickets when they give an excuse\n\n\nFOSTER CITY, Calif., May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In a third annual survey of driver's habits, CarInsurance.com finds the excuses that are most successful when stopped for exceeding the speed limit and explains why and by how much drivers speed. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nOffering an excuse when pulled over for speeding can work. Nearly 50% of survey respondents say they avoided a ticket by giving an excuse, which is about double the success rate reported in last year's survey.\nThe complete research is available: 2021 caught speeding survey: successful excuses. Top excuses in this year's survey results include:\nI didn't know I was speeding -- 26% Medical emergency -- 25% Everyone else was going the same speed -- 22% Late for work -- 21% I had to use the bathroom -- 20%\"Honesty seems to be on the rise in 2021,\" observes Les Masterson, managing editor for CarInsurance.com. \"Only 12% of respondents lied when giving excuses this year, while nearly 33% of last year's survey participants confessed to fibbing.\"\nWhen an excuse fails, it seems asking for a warning can still pay off, although not as much as in previous years. In 2021, 36% of those surveyed say they requested a warning, and nearly half of those were granted their request. By contrast, 48% of drivers asked for a warning and got out of tickets in 2019 and 2020.\nIf a ticket is issued after offering an excuse and/or asking for a warning, there is still hope: tickets can still be appealed. While only 28% took the trouble to appeal in 2021, many of them were successful in court:\nRepresented myself, got out of ticket -- 43% (55% of women; 40% of men) Hired a lawyer, got out of ticket -- 35% (22% of women; 39% of men) Represented myself, still got the ticket -- 14% (19% of women; 13% of men) Hired a lawyer, still got the ticket -- 7% (4% of women; 8% of men)Despite fees between $100 and above $700 to hire an attorney, 91% of those who retain an attorney to fight a ticket report feeling the cost is worth it. \nCarInsurance.com shows that car insurance rates increase in a range between 22% and 30% on average after a speeding ticket. Rate increases vary by insurer, state and number of miles over the limit. The research reviews differences between how often men vs. women are pulled over for speedin...