Help I just GOt A fix up ticket (rental car, rental)

[darkwatch]

okay heres the deal i got it in october it was due on 12/14/09 but currently im having hard times i didnt have money to pay the fix up yesterday i get a letter saying the ticket has gone up to 831 dollars which is bull. Also states my license has been put on hold and also if i pay it within the next 10 days they deduct 300 off i cant afford any of this can any one give me some advice?

[EscapeCalifornia]

Pay your fines before the due date. You think the court's just going to forget about it?

[darkwatch]

i dont have 800 dollars thats the thing thats why i didnt pay the fix up man i dont have a job family problems stuff like that if i couldnt afford crappy 30 dollars how u think im afford 800!!!

[EscapeCalifornia]

Well, by ignoring the problem, it only got bigger. Between credit cards, pawn shops, loan sharks, selling various bodily fluids, family, friends, etc, I'm sure you could have come up with the $30 it would have taken to fix this before it became an $800 problem.

[darkwatch]

u dont understand family doesnt help me at all any idea on what i can do i cant afford that to fix my car its 800 dollars the car i got stopped on wasnt even mines i got stopped for tinted black windows

[Curmudgeon]

Tell it to the judge!

[darkwatch]

come on man u swear they take my case i have 10 days i called yesterday and tried to see him but they have auto answering machines. I made an appointment for july thats like 6 months from now i dont wanna have my license suspended would going in person to the court help me to see him sooner?

[bouncethelight]

If you can't afford to pay the ticket, it sounds like you're going to lose your license - and the only way to get it back will be to pay that $800 fine.

Depending on what your car is worth, it might be easiest to just sell it, and use the proceeds to pay the fine and get your license back - that way you can at least drive other cars - as in rental cars, or relative's and friend's cars.

I know it seems crazy that the fine is $800 when you don't pay a $30 ticket - and now you're in danger of losing your license - but unfortunately it is the reality.

Good luck!

[darkwatch]

the car wasnt even mines it was my brother's car and i got ten days to try to pay the 500 dollars so talking to the judge trying to do community service wouldnt help either?

[bouncethelight]

Originally Posted by darkwatch

would going in person to the court help me to see him sooner?

I don't know if it will help, but it certainly wouldn't hurt, and if I was in your position I think it sounds like a smart thing to try!