Paying speeding tickets is certainly the easiest thing to do when you receive them; when you pay a speeding ticket, you avoid a court appearance, admit your guilt, and pay a fine. However, paying speeding tickets also will result in a negative mark on your driving records, and increased auto insurance costs. Therefore, before you decide to a pay a speeding ticket, consider whether you may be able to fight your speeding ticket and win. Remember, when you plead not guilty to a speeding ticket, it is up to the prosecution to prove that you are guilty of speeding beyond a reasonable doubt, which will require that the police officer who wrote you the ticket appear in court and testify. Particularly if you ask that the initial court hearing be rescheduled once or twice, and especially in larger, urban areas, it may be unlikely that the police officer has the time and/or desire to appear in court for your hearing. If the prosecutor has no witness to present evidence that you were speeding, then the prosecutor will not be able to prove you guilty. So, think twice before automatically pleading guilty to a speeding ticket, and determine whether paying your speeding ticket is really the best option for you.