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OTR is available in most states and cities across the US. We’re working hard to make it available everywhere, and we add new cities each week!

The quickest way to find out if we can help you with your specific ticket is to submit it here (or download our iPhone app or Android app!). It takes less than a minute and you'll instantly get all the information you need to make a decision (i.e. Do we cover your area, how much would it cost you, what's our success rate, is your ticket eligible for a refund, etc).

Yes. We only work with traffic attorneys who have years of experience fighting traffic infractions. Many of the attorneys we work with practice traffic law exclusively.

At Off The Record, we keep track of all case outcomes so we know which lawyers are successful in each court we serve. We use this data when we match you to a lawyer. This is how we've been able to achieve a 97% success rate nationally.

You can, but that is not the smart or financially savvy thing to do.

By paying the fine, you are automatically pleading guilty. The ticket will go on your record for 3-7 years, depending on your state, and your insurance company will be made aware of it. This is where the real harm happens.

Once your insurance company notices the ticket, your premiums will increase by an average of $39 per month for as long as the ticket is on your record. That's a total of $1,404 if the ticket stays on your record for 3 years, or $3,276 if it stays on your record for 7 years. Keep in mind that this is just an average. You could get lucky and not see any increase at all, or you could get very unlucky and see monthly increases of up to $100/month.

Everyday we get contacted by drivers who paid their fine months ago and are now dealing with the premium increases. They ask if we can fight the ticket for them, but unfortunately, by the time your insurance is aware of it there's nothing we can do.

You don't have to fight your ticket with us, but do consider contesting it one way or another before paying the fine.

When you plead guilty and pay a traffic ticket fine, that ticket will stay on your driving record for 3 - 5 years. Your insurance premiums will likely increase, and you will be dealt with more harshly if you get future tickets. Here are the possible outcomes when you fight your traffic ticket:

If you have a spotless record, or if your ticket has errors or inconsistencies, there’s a good chance that your lawyer may be able to get the ticket completely dismissed. When this happens, you won’t have to pay a fine and the ticket will never show up on your record. It will be as if it never happened.

If your ticket does not have any errors, or if the judge and prosecutor have enough evidence to believe that you committed the infraction, then your lawyer will negotiate with the judge and prosecutor to reduce the charge to a non-moving violation (like a parking ticket). When this happens, you'll likely have to pay a fine, but the ticket will not go on your driving record. Your lawyer may be able to argue for a lower fine, but the real savings is that your insurance premiums will not increase because of this ticket, and future tickets will not have a compound effect.

If you received the ticket in a state with a point system, your lawyer may be able to get the number of points associated with your ticket reduced. Getting the number of points reduced will minimize the impact the ticket has on your driving record and insurance premiums. It may also result in a lower fine and prevent possible license suspension.

Some states have a deferral program. Deferring a ticket means that the court is willing to turn a blind eye to the ticket if you don’t get another one for a certain period of time. Deferred tickets do not appear on your driving record. Traffic lawyers, including the ones Off The Record works with, usually use this as a last resort.

Obviously, we hate it when this happens. While the vast majority of drivers who contest a ticket get a favorable outcome, sometimes nothing can be done to avoid the full penalty. Our lawyers will fight hard to avoid this scenario, but it is always a possibility. When this happens, you’ll have to pay your original ticket fine and the ticket will go on your driving record. The good news is that if you contested your ticket through OTR and your ticket was eligible for our money back guarantee, we'll issue you a full refund