At 80 you're 15 over-at 75 you're 10 over-big difference in fines/points. If you go to court, you'll have the points dropped but not the fine. It will be ruled 1-10 over vs 10-20 over. It also will have a smaller effect on your insurance. And yeah, depending upon his "quota" he may have lied to get you up to 80 since 1-10 over citations don't do much.