late payment of fine - court date

Jotter

I received a speeding ticket last year. I was late in paying it by about a week - went to garda station, was told it was too late to pay that Id have to go to court although he did say hed note that I came in to pay it and was pretty niced about the whole thing.
A guy I work with missed a few payments on a fine and ended up with a hefty fine as a result along with points and a 6 month driving ban - hes appealing but its really made me worry about my own court appearance as a driving ban would mean Id lose my job.
What usually happens in the case of late payment of fines - is it just that Id get a bigger fine or is it more serious. It wasnt that I was avoiding paying it by the way, it was Christmas and I put it on long finger not realising the date for payment crept up so fast.

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