Got a traffic ticket in D.C. and want to fight it? Be patient. It could take two-and-a-half years.
Drivers who contest tickets wait an average of 132 days just to get a response from District officials, according to District Department of Motor Vehicles Director Lucinda Babers. If DMV refuses to dismiss the ticket, an appeal will take an average of more than two years.
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