I totaly feel like I will never get out of this debt today! I have my working budget in place for less than a month and there is already a snag to mess it all up!
DH got a $140 ticket the other day. Seems he "forgot" to get the car inspected the last time it was due...a year ago! Inspection will cost around $60. So, there is $200 that gets cut out of the budget that is already streched to the limit. We will have to let some things be a little late to get this taken care of. I just got caught up again with the bills, too. Man, it sure did feel good for those five minutes.
Just can't win!
October 16th, 2006 at 04:12 pm
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In your case though, I would NOT pay the ticket just yet. Instead, I would get the car inspected, go to court, and then present your case as an honest mistake and see what the magistrate says. Unless your husband has a string of other vehicle violations, chances are good that the magistrate may drop that charge completely! Sure, he may have to take a day off work to get this done, but it may worth it in the end, especially if it helps to keep his record clean, and insurance premiums down.
October 17th, 2006 at 04:35 am 1161056135
Broken arrow- DH brought home the fee brochure home with his ticket. If he had let it laps less than 60 days than he would have only had to pay a $10 dollar dismissal fee, and the cost of the inspection (which I made sure he got taken care of today). It says there is no dismissal fee at the window for over 60 days, which would mean that he would have to go to court to see about getting it reduced. He does have some other speeding offences, but nothing terribly out of hand. I just don't see how any judge in their right mind would let a "mistake" year laps get by. He was just being lazy, pure and simple. I could sugest it to him, though.
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Just when I thought we were pulling ahead the circuit board on our pellet stove blew and it's over $200 to replace!