Before deciding to lawyer up, I would request the disclosure package on my own first. See what the cops have on you first, then decide if you can win this ticket by yourself or not.
This should be a pretty straight forward ticket to win:
1) See if there is an R for Reduced on the ticket for 49 km/h over the limit. If there isn't, then the cops were just BS-ing you trying to intimidate you not to go to court for a good reason: because they were being ********** themselves!
2) All the cops you mentioned in the story would have to be present at the trial to testify against you, they cannot cover for a cop who doesn't show up by saying: "officer_______ told me the driver was speeding excessively" etc etc, that would be Hearsay. The chances of getting 3 cops in the same courtroom for 1 speeding ticket are pretty slim. If you want to make sure they don't show up at the trial date, postpone the 1st trial date the court assigns you (but then you'd be waiving any charter challenges).
3) Once you get the disclosure package, it will be pretty clear on what your options are to fight this ticket. Then the people on this board can do more to help you decide on what to do next
4) Don't be intimidated by cops, don't be a fool! If you were supposed to be charged with HTA172 for excessive speeding, you would've been charged already! You think they'd have mercy on you?! You didn't get charged with HTA172 becasue they can't prove it that you were doing 50 over, they were driving a civillian car. The only thing they can prove is that they raced you and if they do that they are f---ed themselves! No cop will take the stand and say "The charge should be changed, this guy should be charged with racing because he raced ME while I was in my personal vehicle revving it at a red light, daring him to race me"
5) The most important one! DON'T take advice from dankyz and turbodish, they don't help anyone here. In fact, they are happy you got this ticket and hope it will affect your life as much as possible!
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