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Doc · 09-05-2006, 05:14 PM

I suggest you pay it off.
The collection agency will harrass you for several months, and subsequently put a warrant for your arrest. Meanwhile, the interest rate on the ticket will continue to rise. It's not something that will go away after x number of years. When you're 35, and decide to drive down, they'll arrest you and hit you with a $15k ticket.

I got a $180 ticket in WA a while back. At first I laughed it off. Then cursed at the collection agents. Then, when the warrant for my arrest showed up, I called up and paid the fine - by which point the fine had tripled.

PS: It's not just for getting pulled over. You won't be able to get past customs. They'll detain you at the border.

~S

09-05-2006, 05:14 PM	#867
Doc RS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Iran Posts: 1,493 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	I suggest you pay it off. The collection agency will harrass you for several months, and subsequently put a warrant for your arrest. Meanwhile, the interest rate on the ticket will continue to rise. It's not something that will go away after x number of years. When you're 35, and decide to drive down, they'll arrest you and hit you with a $15k ticket. I got a $180 ticket in WA a while back. At first I laughed it off. Then cursed at the collection agents. Then, when the warrant for my arrest showed up, I called up and paid the fine - by which point the fine had tripled. PS: It's not just for getting pulled over. You won't be able to get past customs. They'll detain you at the border. ~S Last edited by Doc; 09-05-2006 at 05:17 PM.