BF is contesting a parking ticket in court. Similar situation - contesting on principle. He’s had multiple appearances that got rescheduled or fell through for whatever reason (on the court’s part, not his) so it’s been a least a year since the incident. I assume you’ll go through a similar experience, but you still should do it. Too many people are deterred by the red tape, which allows them to get away with bullshit like this.