Another C&P Rant

[Old Duck]

I think that's not really relvant in this case. I did a little research and noted that there's fortunately another Asteroid Base nearby, in Lagoon Sector FW-W d1-122 (Attenborough's Watch) where the fine could have been paid as Colonia Council are also present there and it (seems to?) have Contacts.

This was the first thing I tried, but I was unable to pay my fine at AW.

 

[lenna]

I had hoped to make this my base of operations for awhile, but now I'm locked out of the services I need. Luckily in this specific case, there is also an asteroid base in this nebula, but what if there wasn't? The nearest IF station is well over 4000 LY away! And I really wanted to operate from this outpost, not the asteroid base...

You do not need to go to an interstellar factions (which are not restricted to specific station types), you just need a station with a law enforcement contact where the relevant faction has influence (control not required).

This is utter rubbish and completely illogical. Any outpost that issues a fine needs to be able to accept payment for that fine.

I am not sure I agree with your assertion here, though I would not be opposed to the change either. To compare it with real world law enforcement - there are cases where fines are issued on the spot but you have to go to the relevant law enforcement office to pay them off.