Am I responsible for a speeding ticket if I wasn’t using my car at the time that the ticket stated?
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Am I responsible for a speeding ticket if I wasn’t using my car at the time that the ticket stated?
I recieved a speeding ticket in the mail by a camera for going 72 in a 60 mph zone. I have a lot of relatives and friends who use my car. I also live in Michigan and the photo ticket was taken in OH. However, I can’t remember the last time I was in OH. also, it was at 3 o’clock on at Wednesday and I work 9-5.
Asked on September 3, 2019 under General Practice, Ohio
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
Speeding is personal to the driver, so you are not responsible if someone else was driving. But to convince the court of that, you'll have to tell them who was in fact driving at the time. If you can't show them that someone else was driving, then since it's your car, the ticket will stay with you: cars have to be driven by someone, after all, so it was not being driven by an identifiable other person, the presumption is the owner was driving it. You can't simply claim you were not driving without explaining who was.
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