just to let ye know, I got onto the solicitors for the city council and tried to pay the fine but they did say once the summons was issued they arent allowed to accept payment due to a new law, so i went along to court and when it came to the judge asked why i hadnt paid it, and i explained that by the time i had got the money together to pay the fine the city council wouldnt accept the money because the summons was issued, he wasnt very sympathetic to the city council and said that if they wanted to refuse to take money in this day and age then thats their problem, he applied act 1 of the probation act, so bascially ididnt have to pay a thing. the judge did that for alot of ppl actually.