Generally when they tell you you'll get it in the mail you don't. They normally just say that to make you nervous.
But, if it does happen to show up it's always worth fighting it. You never know. First one is a magistrate hearing and you pay $25 the day of court for your appeal.
If you lose you need to pay $50 that same day to schedule a hearing before a judge if you so decide. It used to be that the officer HAD to be at the judge hearing but I heard a while ago they changed that and any officer can cover :(. I'm not sure if thats the case but either way it gives you a point to argue with the judge. How can someone testify to your guilt that wasn't even there to witness anything?
As for the charges to appeal I know that's current, just fought 2 tickets in the past month ;).

you have a clean record challenge it say you didnt' mean to do it your sorry yatta yatta yatta don't try to make up shit, take a video of the like dawg said and you'll be good. don't go in there saying it wasn't your fault because they hear that all the time explain what happened and you should be fine. Oh and ditch the fo-hawk when you go, look like a clean kid not a 12 year old that just gelled his hair with a vagina

First off don't try to lie about what you were doing, don't say it was wet if it was dry etc etc. But alot of times they will either toss it or make it something like a parking ticket if you are polite about it. If the light was red it was red, it doesn't matter how fast it changes. End of story. You go in there pleading that you will def get the ticket. All i would say is that you didn't know it changed so quickly and ask for something with no points on your liscense. But you go in there telling the cop they are wrong or lie to them you are finished.

Thats the case technically I believe the light turned red while i was going through, because it turned so fast I wasnt expecting it. But as i went in it was yellow. Thats my argument. Sor a silly mistake that wasnt like a hazardous maneuver that could have killed someone I don't believe I should be raped up the ass for it.

Adam shut tha *** up. What does my hair have to do with anything? When I am formal I look clean. Worry about yourself. I'm sure if you were going you'd want to shave and get a haircut so that they don't think you're 12 with facial hair growing to cover it up lmao.

btw I don't gel my hair its cut like that.

Honestly I don't even care about paying the ticket fine I just don't want the points on my insurance now added onto the ones from my crash in 2008. >.<

lmao I love you Kevin...no homo

fight it! really good chance youll get it dropped.

^what she said

yay <3 no homo. hope it works out. I found out police in the area are conduction "extra enforcement" or some shit in the area. I guess they called the house a couple days ago and my step dad answered to an recording saying methuen police will be using extra enforcement against speeding and violations." And i got pulled over a second time tonight because my dam headlight is out. So thats 3 times in the past week!!! fuck!

I always fight tickets. Especially if u have a clean record.I once beat a 80 in a 40 speeding ticket. It's all in who u get for a magistrate and his or her mood when it's your turn. :)