GPS Evidence

GPS evidence is location and timestamp data from a telematics system, fleet tracker, or commercial navigation device used at a hearing or in a written contest to prove where a vehicle was at the moment of an alleged violation. It is one of the most powerful forms of defense evidence because it is objective, time-stamped, and — when generated by a certified device — generally admissible in both PVB and OATH hearings.

Common GPS defenses include: proving the vehicle was not at the stated violation location (most often for camera violations where the license plate may have been misread), proving the vehicle was moving when the ticket alleges it was parked, or proving the vehicle was parked at a different address than where the officer wrote the ticket. For speed camera disputes, second-by-second GPS speed logs can demonstrate that the vehicle was traveling under the posted limit even if the camera flashed.

For fleets, GPS evidence is only useful if it can be retrieved quickly and presented in a format a hearing officer will accept. Clear Plates does not itself provide GPS — that is the job of a telematics platform — but we help fleet managers combine violation records with GPS exports when building contest packages.