New service takes sting out of paying traffic tickets

You've been caught speeding and now -- aside from the financial hit you are going to take -- you are also going to have to take time out of your busy schedule to go to court.

A new addition to the city of Shelbyville's website, however, may take away some of the pain of paying for a traffic infraction by allowing you to pay your ticket online.

Last October, the city council authorized entering into an agreement with the Paymentus Corporation to establish a credit card payment plan for the police department so that city traffic tickets can be paid for via the Internet.

The link is located in the upper left hand corner of the city's website, at www.shelbyvilletn.org. Just look for the cartoon of the cop writing a ticket, on the left side of the web page, and click.

Paymentus accepts payments using Visa, MasterCard, Discover and Electronic Check.

The firm receives an instant notification of a person's payment and posts it to your account the next business day.

For each payment, you will receive a confirmation number and Paymentis will also send you an e-mail confirmation for your records.

Paymentus also charges a convenience fee for paying bills using the online service.

ON THE WEB Pay traffic tickets online at www.shelbyvilletn.org.nlineservice.