How Much is a Speeding Ticket in Virginia?

Virginia speeding tickets cost more money than you would think. The costs for a Virginia speeding ticket includes:

• cost of the fine
• court costs
• insurance costs
• attorney costs (if you hire a lawyer)
• employment cost (if you have a CDL or work for UBER)

Virginia speeding tickets and reckless driving are COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. If your ticket was written MORE THAN 80 MPH, so 11 mph over at 81 mph or more then you do not have a Virginia speeding ticket. You need to visit our RECKLESS DRIVING page and learn more about your actual charge.

For simple speeding tickets (less than 81 AND 19 mph or less under the limit) there is a prepaid amount. For most speeding tickets it is $6 per mph over the speed limit. Court costs are usually in the ballpark of $61. That will give you an estimate if you want to PLEAD GUILTY and get the demerit points, the insurance premium increase, and any other associated costs.

Every case is different and so the fees will be different. Leavitt & Martin charges fees on a FLAT RATE FEE basis with no surprises. There are no hidden costs. You pay a flat fee for the attorney fee and that's the only fee you will ever pay. I have personally gone to court for someone more than 4 times. I was happy to do it because the case got dismissed. But that client charged a flat fee and I worked for that dismissal.

The attorney fee does not cover any fine or court costs. It only covers the attorney fee from start to finish.

Most people who hire me want to get their Virginia speeding ticket dismissed or reduced so as to avoid or minimize points and a license suspension. North Carolina drivers hire us frequently because they have laws dealing with speeding tickets over 80 and 15 mph or more over the limit that result in a LICENSE SUSPENSION they tell me.

In addition, commercial drivers hire us to avoid points. Speeding tickets do not look good on background checks. Companies need to hire safe drivers. These companies run frequent background checks and even a simple speeding ticket can threaten employment. So we can usually help keep points off the record or even get their Virginia speeding ticket dismissed.