Originally Posted by IamAman

The $500 one is very likely when an actual cop stopped you. That one WILL go on your record if you just pay it so it's best to take defensive driving which still costs money for the class, court fee, and in some places to get your driving record from the state to show that you haven't taken DD already that year (you're only allowed to do that once per year). That will end up costing you $200 easily and you have to run around and waste 3 days of your life. If it wasn't your car, you'd need to show proof of insurance too which means you have to get non-owner's insurance so yeah...$140 is not bad.