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Message: [QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 827118, member: 18302"] Online traffic school is a decent option if its allowed in your state. But if you know your insurance will not go up by paying the fine, it is certainly tempting to avoid the hassle of court and school. The school fee was $30, but I also had to pay an extra $36 to the city for 'administration' because I opted for traffic school + my $203 fine. Total online time was about 2 hours, and I was in court for about 3 hours waiting my turn to plead no contest and get traffic school. Also had to go take my 'final exam' for traffic school (1/2 hour incl. drive time) and return the paperwork to court (1/2 hour). So in exchange for no increase in insurance and a reduction in fine from $376 to $203 (not including $30 traffic school and $36 city admin fee), it took about 6 hours of personal time. BTW, if you pay the court by credit card, expect a BIG service fee. My city wanted an extra $15 to charge $239 to my plastic. I figured the $36 amin fee for a $30 traffic school was bad enough, so I paid by check. In case anyone was wondering, the $376 fine was for getting caught on camera running a late yellow. If a police officer pulls you over for doing the same thing, the initial fine is much less. My traffic court judge was reducing fines to $30 - $70 for redlight runners caught by the cops, but by statute she could not reduce the fine to less than $203 for those caught on camera. [/QUOTE]