Find the best financial services for you at: SMARTFINANCESOLUTIONS.NET - How to keep license from being suspended for unpaid tickets and failure to appear? - I got a ticket for running a red light in a vehicle that had bad brakes which failed on me causing me to run a red light, this vehicle was not mine and I immediately pulled into the next parking lot after it happened, about a minute later a cop who was somewhere around pulled in and wrote me a ticket. Anyway, I forgot to show up in court as I had so much going on, and I really did have a lot going on. This year has been a never ending cluster **** and things are still pretty bad. I totally forgot about this ticket and it says I need to pay $1000 in the next 15 days or my license will be suspended. the letter said I can request a hearing within 15 days if I show up in court with my license. I am hesitant to show up in court at the risk my license if revoked. I know I should have paid my ticket and taken care of this earlier, but it was not a high priority and I had no money to pay it if i wanted too. About a month before this ticket I had my business account compromised which resulted in me losing $40,000 dollars, which left me with about $900 in my personal account. I am now forced to live with family as my business filed bankruptcy and I have yet to find new work. I am also forced to take care of another sick sibling in conjunction with my father. I am on county health care for bipolar disorder which was not a problem being self employed, but the recurring depression makes it hard to find a stable job right now. The money I manage to make freelancing in marketing, which is my area of business, isn't enough to pay the bills i do have. I have no vehicle, but I do use family members vehicles until I can save enough to get back on my feet. I can't afford to pay a $1000 dollar fine, and the only way I am able to make money is by meeting with clients by borrowing a car, so I can't afford not to have a license. When I have the money I would be willing to pay the fine, but that just can't happen right now. Is there any way to prevent my license from being suspended. Is there a form I can file or some kind of injunction I can file? Things are just starting to get better for me, but to lose another $1000 dollars or my license would be a huge set back. Please offer any advice you can. If it matters I am in California. Please save your judgmental comments, you have no idea how difficult the past year has been. Anyway, my time on the library computer is just about up, so thanks in advance to those who offer helpful advice.