[edible_eye]

as wonderful as it is to see you trashing a profession i highly respect, despite the few bad apples sprinkled here and there, my advice is to fight the ticket. you'll likely go before the court magistrate - as long as you don't have a shitty driving record - and the magistrate will likely reduce the fine. the main thing is to make sure they reduce the fine enough to avoid points on your license, or at least keep the points below where they will affect your insurance.

don't go in with a cocky attitude or you're fucked.

and i'm moving this to the 'rant' thread.