[Bananasplit]

DH got a speeding fine yesterday, thought he was in a 60 zone but in a 50 zone. Was doing 62km/h. I wasn't happy as our budget is really tight but I figured there is nothing we can do about it so I said I don't want to talk about it at all and it will just have to be paid. All night he kept saying thank you for not reacting and I kept saying stop talking about it.

He already punished himself by cancelling a night out with the boys because of the fine.

How would you react if your DH got a speeding fine?

[Bluenomi]

I'd laugh. DH has an almighty holier than thou attitude about speeding and always says that people couldn't complain about speed camera because they shouldn't be speeding. If he could a speeding fine I'd have so much fun with the payback

[~*Erica*~]

My DH got one just before Christmas, it happens. It was his first fine in about 8 years. I wasn't worried.

Cancelling a boys night out over a speeding fine seems a bit over the top. How much was the fine?

[Sam Wheat]

My dp received a speeding fine for 5km over the limit, I couldn't believe it, 'Bloody idiot' was all I said, not a huge deal, as long as he learns his lesson, I wouldn't make a big thing out of it.
I'm more annoyed at the one he received on Monday, he was pulled over for a random breath test and couldn't produce his license, he had left it in his work truck, he recited his license number but it was still an $88 fine.

This post has been edited by Sharkies: 18/04/2012, 12:46 PM

[MakeLoveNotBacon]

Dh got THREE within two months. I was annoyed at the first, seriously p*ssed at the second and LIVID by the third.

[Bananasplit]

My DH got one just before Christmas, it happens. It was his first fine in about 8 years. I wasn't worried.

Cancelling a boys night out over a speeding fine seems a bit over the top. How much was the fine?

The fine was $214 I think. He cancelled the night out because we are in a really tight financial situation and he didn't feel right spending money on booze as well as the fine.

This post has been edited by Bananasplit: 18/04/2012, 12:39 PM

[itsaboysworld]

Id say nothing. Hes a grown up. He knows he made a mistake. No one wants to get fined (at least I hope not).

[YodaTheWrinkledO...]

I pretty much said exactly the same thing when DH got a speeding fine a few years ago. "Well, that's ****ed. Oh well, let's pay it. Don't do it again." That was about the limit of my conversation with it. DH apologised. We moved on. What else can you do?

Then again, we've only had two speeding fines between the two of us over 15 years together, so it's not as if this kind of expense comes up often.

This post has been edited by YodaTheWrinkledOne: 18/04/2012, 12:40 PM

[Bananasplit]

Dh got THREE within two months. I was annoyed at the first, seriously p*ssed at the second and LIVID by the third.

I would be livid if it was 3 but I figure this is the first one and it could happen to anyone so not to think too much about it.

[countrymel]

I'd be a bit annoyed but not grumpy. We have been together for 12 years and in that time only I have ever received a speeding fine (108 in a 100 zone.... I thought it was 110, it wasn't!)

If your budget is really tight then good on him for cancelling his night out - that should help balance things financially.