Hopefully, your state has the legalized bribery program they call "deferment". Jack up the fine and they forget all about it. My last ticket in my Mark VII was about $250 under the deferment program. I passed an unmarked car. As soon as I got back in my lane, here come the lights. Oops.
Yikes. At that price point you must have been in the triple digits. That was about 8 tank fill ups at today's $/gal. LOL