THIS IS NOT LEGAL ADVICE. THIS IS ALL FROM MEMORY WHICH MAY BE WRONG. FOR ENTERTAINMENT VALUE ONLY:

I got a red light camera ticket in Florida while renting a car.

This was between Hollywood and Miami Beach.

It was probably Avis or Budget which I usually rent from but not 100% sure.

I remember running the red (barely) and the camera sign in front of me.

I was emailed a link to both stills and video clip in super hi res of my car, so clear you could see the passengers and license plate.

They did NOT charge my credit card.

I was given the ticket with a link to pay, and there was I believe $35 surchargee "processing" fee from the rental company.

The whole charge I think was around $150.

I am fundamentally against the whole red light camera thing so I wanted to fight it.

I called a law office in Miami.

I was told basically that it's not worth the time or effort to fight it.

I was told "If you pay, there's no points and no reporting to your insurance company."

"If you don't pay or fight it and lose, you risk points/insurance ramifications and more costs"

Not sure if any of that was true, but I figured it's basically a tourist tax, and I ran the light anyway....

I did NOT like that at night the cameras have a distracting flash. I was flashed while turning right (on green or yellow) several times and I was thinking "great I will have $1000 in fines when I get home"... but I didn't...

Just the one where I rolled through a yellow -> red with no one around.

I also wasnt going to fly back to go to court in Florida....