My very first speeding ticket

So unfortunately today I had my very first ticket. I was driving home from taking Kiki to the library, and I guess I was going a wee bit fast. As I turned to go onto my road, a cop ran up beside me with a radar gun and said, "you were speeding! Can I see your lisence and registration." I was calm showing him that, until I realized that our insurace had lapsed on the 31st of October, and also that I hadn't gotten a BC driver's lisence yet. As soon as he went to his car to write the ticket, I started to ball. I was still a mess when he came back, and explained that because my insurance had just lapsed, he was only going to give me a ticket for not having a BC lisence. Plus the speeding ticket of course, which he put down from $198 to $138. So all in all it cost me $238 instead of $738....pretty nice I thought. I was then told however, that I was going to have to have my van towed home cause I had no insurace to drive it there. I was about 2 blocks from home, and told the cop I couldn't pay a tow truck cause tomorrow's payday and we're broke. Our credit cards (what small credit we do have) are maxed, and Ty was in Ladysmith (about 25 minutes away). So I had no idea how to pay for the tow truck, and then he told me that if they came and I couldn't pay, they'd take the van to an impound lot. Which means I'd have to pay to have it towed there and then for the impound fee. I started getting really upset, and that's when he talked to his partner....he ended up escorting me home! So what could've cost me over a thousand dollars ended up costing only $238. Thank goodness for nice cops! Thank The Lord that I got off so easily, cause we definately couldn't pay that much!!! A bad experience but I didn't let it ruin my day, cause it could've been so much worse! And that's my day! lol