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Your Benz dealers know how tempting it is to test your new Mercedes-Benz and see what it will do on the highway. We would encourage you to resist that temptation, though, for the safety of others and yourself. However, if you do get a speeding ticket, here are some tips to fight it if you think you were wrongfully ticketed.

1. Mark the box on your ticket that states you want your hearing. Mail it back to the court and be sure you remember the court date.

2. Dress appropriately when you go to court. Few things will make a judge madder than a person showing up in ripped jeans and a t-shirt.

3. Get to the court early. Leave your house early so you don’t have to speed and so you have plenty of time to find the courthouse. Being on time also shows that you are responsible.

4. Plead “not guilty.” This gives you the chance to see the judge and an opportunity to have your ticket reduced or dismissed.

These are just a few of the things you can do to fight a speeding ticket. However, your Benz dealers encourage you to stay below the speed limit and pay your tickets if you are caught breaking the law. If you can control your impulses on the roads, your Lawrenceville, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealer has a car for you!

Illegal drivers are creating a real problem on the roads that we drive on. Your Cherry Hill, NJ area Mercedes-Benz dealers want to bring your attention to some facts about illegal drivers and how they are becoming a growing danger to you and your family.

A recent article in Reader’s Digest explored some stories in which illegal drivers have ruined lives in recent years. Olga Marina Franco del Cid, an illegal immigrant from Guatemala without a valid driver’s license, plowed into a school bus last year. The collision killed four children and injured several others. As if that’s not bad enough, the same driver was caught driving illegally in 2006 when she drove into someone’s yard. She was fined $182 and then she was let go.

Stories like this are tragic. What’s even worse is that they are caused by people who shouldn’t be driving in the first place. The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles estimates there are “tens of thousands” of unlicensed drivers on New York roads alone. In California, police issued more than 132,000 tickets and citations to unlicensed drivers in 2008. “People act like it’s their right to drive whether they’re licensed or not,” said John Shetsel, the Oklahoma County Sheriff. “They don’t care, and they put other people at risk as a result.”

This is an important topic and your Mercedes-Benz dealers would like to discuss it even more in the days and weeks to come. If you have any thoughts on the topic, feel free to leave them in the comments section below.