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We've gotten pretty good at figuring out how much an hour of a person's time is worth. Fines should be based in hours. You can pay based on what an hour of your time is worth, or you can do community service for the number of hours adjudicated. That's fair.
The problem of course with these kind of schemes is illegal income. Plenty of people who drive expensive bmw's while having only a basic income on paper.
Maybe they do both, and then choose whichever is higher (car-based or income-based fine).