I've gotten one or two tickets over the past year, and I learned a good tip about paying less on your fines.
If you plan on paying your ticket and not fighting it, pay it online. But first, follow the menu as if you are going to fight it, even though you won't. You will get to a screen where it will offer you a reduced amount instead of actually fighting it. You can accept the reduction or continue to fight. Since you don't want to fight it anyway, take the lower amount. Boom, you saved some money.
I had two $65 tickets and I immediately dropped it down to $43 with no problem. Paying it online costs an extra two bucks, but you still save $20 off of the fine. Greater fines have greater reductions.
In a time when the city looks to screw and suck-dry the regular Joe at every turn, I figured it was a good tip.
Yes, I'm aware that my name is on this. Oh well.
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