I don't pay any tickets on line in Somerville- the $3 is ridiculous. Boston doesn't charge anything.

I can't imagine why Somerville thinks it makes any sense to make it harder to pay tickets- the logic is probably that the service costs the city $3 so why not pass it on. But if they want to save money in the long run, they do want to have fewer tickets arriving by mail.

Also, what about the whole "we're progressive and hip and savvy" thing? You can pay a ticket for free in Boston but only if you pay $3 in hip, savvy Somerville? I don't get it.