| Coconut84 |
| I earned a speeding ticket in 1999 for $150. ICBC still sends me the ticket every 6 months or so for the same amount. I have been neglectful to pay it, until now. I am planning to do a trip to BC next year, my question is what would happen if they pulled me over for speeding again and found the outstanding ticket? |
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| stybscelica |
| It all depends if you were Convicted in Absence or a Warrant of your arrest was issued. This i can't tell you, Why not phone them and find out or simply just pay the fine and be done with it. It's only $150 |
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| euro_fcuk |
| Matt your going straight to hell :neener: |
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| Inzane |
I'm surprised you've gotten away with that for so long. Usually there is some form of repercussion for outstanding ticket fines... such as:
- being denied exit from the country
- withholding your tax return
etc. |
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| Coconut84 |
| yeah i'm surprized i have gotten away with it this long, i was freaking that if i was to get pulled over again in bc, that fine plus penalities could add up to thousands. |
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| Vive le Quebec |
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Originally posted by Coconut84
yeah i'm surprized i have gotten away with it this long, i was freaking that if i was to get pulled over again in bc, that fine plus penalities could add up to thousands.
They're not the Money Mart...they don't charge rediculous interest on your fines. Basically what you have to pay is probably the original amount + 20% which amounts to the balance you were quoted by ICBC.
As far as a warrant goes...I guess it depends. In Alberta, as an Alberta driver, definately NOT, since they just withold you from renewing your license or vehicle registration until your outstanding balance is cleared (and now garnishing your tax credits). As for OOP tickets...I guess that really depends. You could always go to a police station here in Alberta and ask them to see if you have any outstanding warrants. They will NOT arrest you, even if you do, because the warrant that would have been issued is a regional one. Rarely do Canada-wide warrants get issued, and those are usually for fugitives, pedophiles, bank robbers, etc. Even drunk drivers who don't show up for court in another province don't have Canada-wide warrants issued for them. When a police officer queries your name he (or she) will get a list of hits, i.e. fingerprints, links to certain investigations (criminal or not), and outstanding warrants. Either way, I'd just go to a police station and ask if a warrant has been issued in your name. |
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| dtjohnst |
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Originally posted by Inzane
I'm surprised you've gotten away with that for so long. Usually there is some form of repercussion for outstanding ticket fines... such as:
- being denied exit from the country
- withholding your tax return
etc.
Denied exit for not paying a fine? I have never in all my life heard of such a thing. A criminal record will do that, but not one lonely speeding ticket.
You owe one specific group of people. The rest of Canada doesn't care. There may be a BC warrant out for you, like has been mentioned, only BC would be able to act it, and while I'm not familiar with BC's system, most other places wouldn't do that for one ticket, though they may for several.
They might, however, impound your vehicle until you pay it if they sit it sitting somewhere. It would depend on BC law, which I'm too tired to look up right now. |
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| Inzane |
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Originally posted by dtjohnst
which I'm too tired to look up right now.
Don't bother... my brief examples were merely "guesses", not intended to be taken as verified fact.
I agree that it may not be worth the bother for one lousy speeding ticket, but at the same time I don't think its totally out of the realm of possibility. |
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| Don_vito |
| i dunno why ppl getting speeding tickets make a a big fuss about it, only one u gotta watch for is running red lights even if its for 1 second and pedestrian crossings everything else is shit |
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