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thankxs Stanton

Hi guy's

Can anyone set me right on what fees I pay when buying a car.

Here's the scenario, I'm looking at cars (pre-certified used) from a main dealer.

Over the price of the car and the taxes (I take it is 13%) what other fees can they legally charge me for
so, registration, licence plate, does the dealer do all the paperwork?

Also my old car ...

"Apparantly, leaving your car door unlocked is against the law"

WTF !

you gotta away with TWICE the speed limit, doing 50 over.
WITH already a speeding ticket.

your not caucasion by any chance

thanks cliff,

LOLZ in the trunk, nah I'd stuff my wife in the trunk and keep baby in the front; she's cuter and the "pullability" factor is greator

:)

I'm pretty sure that is perfectly legal.

I own a Miata 2-seater which is equipped with a switch to disable the passenger airbag. My kids are older now, but when they needed to use a baby/booster ...

If you have a 2 seater car, can you put a 3 year old in a car seat in the front?
Obviosuly disabling the airbags, and I understand about the safety implications

but what is the legaility on it

cheers

Hi all!
So this ticket I want to fight to the end. Question is what do I say to the justice of the peace when it is my turn? I know speeding is absolute liability so I don't want to make excuses and I do not want to embarrass myself. When I am asked, do I just be honest and politely say I pleaded not guilty to avoid an increase in my insurance ...

Hi all!

I got ticketed for speeding - 68 on a 50 zone. The officer reduced it on the spot to 65.

Anyway, I already have a previous minor speeding conviction 2 years ago and pleading guilty now will surely raise my insurance which is up for renewal in October.

So I will be fighting this in court if only to delay conviction so I don't pay more ...

ok that makes sense.

so when people try and delay the original ticket is this more to do with the 11b process of having a speedy trial.
And nothing really to do with the points coming off or the insurance deely

cheers
Again

The day you were charged is there for the demerit points. Points start from the day you were charged (not convicted) and ...

hi all,
quick one, which I seem to be getting different google answers

ok, so my conviction date is different from my ticket date (because I did an e. res)
so essentialy when does the clock start on my "ticket" the date of the offense or the date I was convicted.
its only a month either way, and also which date do they calculate the points come ...

maybe the cop had a lisp, and he was saying Weduced and not Reduced? :)

sorry, LOL, I tried google and couldnt find anything
maybe a typo? W and R is pretty close together on a computer keyboard

qWeRty

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Hey there,

I received a speeding ticket for 120km in a 100km zone a few months ago. I had my first attendance meeting with the prosecutor ...

I would read my previous threads I've posted asking for help on my original offence, jeez I wish I was a prosecutor or knew one, I wouldnt have a conviction, I asked for help several times, mainly because my OCD, tends to cause me problems in these scenarios, I only had one reply on what to expect at court, so I the post is not about the rights or ...

interesting, see my thread
in TO there is a private cubicle in which you can talk to the prosecutor

Hello,

Braved the storm to appear in court this morning for an Early Resolution appointment. Thought I would share some observations for those interested.

-There were several people with the same meeting time and date
-Arrived early and observed ...

See my recent thread on First Resolution;

I got reduced one level from 4pts to 3pts You'll pay $180 all in (they take cash/visa etc)
and NO, what ever reason you have it wont be good enough, I thought mine was good. :P
BTW, its not the points that matter to insurance, only that its a conviction

for my ins.co. anything upto 50kms over is a minor ...

Thought I'd write up my expereince of my first resolution appearance, in the hope that anyone attending has some idea.
For me especially with my OCD not knowing is more of a stress. This applied to the justice office at TO.

* So I got a date with the proesecutor (for me it was a Thursday morning) which worked out great due to it being my off day ...

Ahhhh ! thats makes perfect sense, thanks highwaystar,
and yes in a reg zone,
cheeeeeeeeeers

safe for me to go out and enjoy the sunshine with a clear mind :)



Since the matter was dealt in court, its not the 'set fine' rate that applies, but rather the 'statutory' rate. In your case, at 29 over you should have paid:

29 km @ $4.50/km = $130 ...

I had a thought that somehow they had not changed my speed but even at 30 over @ $6/kil would make the basic fine $180, so I'm fore sure in the lower bracket..

<confused> just when I thought it was safe to go back into the water

Hey guy's

I had my day in court, saw the prosecutor and as advised by all on here, she took me down from 30-49 to 20-29
saying that my original one was 4 points and bringing it down to 3 points and said how much the fine was which now I can't bloody well remember.

So I thought I pleaded to driving at 129 , she scribbled some notes on the form and ...

How often does it happen?

Not as often as it sounds. Officers can't simply not show up on a whim. If an officer doesn't show up, there's usually good reasoning behind it (eg. they've transferred somewhere else).

I assume if you opt for trial and he shows up you can't plea bargain down as you could have with a prosecutor meet (option 2)
in ...

your right and I think the (highlighted bit) applies to me, I just want the whole thing over and done with.
my first ever ticket (incorrect turn) 3 years ago, I just paid (the reduced fine they had an option) becuase where I come from, you dont fight ticketx becuase you ALWAYS end up worse, at least this time I'm going for an OPTION2 and still am ...

How often does it happen?

I've seen a few posts where tickets have been thrown out because of this?

And how good a tactic is relying on this?

I assume if you opt for trial and he shows up you can't plea bargain down as you could have with a prosecutor meet (option 2)
in other words has the plea down boat sailed if you go for trial and the cop ...

Stranger things have happened.

at the end of the day, you have 2 options
dont challange it, get a conviction.
challange it, and you always have a chance of something, errors, not turning up,

you still can get a conviction, but at least if you challange it, there is a slim chance, if you don't theres no chance.

depends if you have the time ...

hi there,
not sure on the rest of this, but just getting demerit points wont make any differance to your insurance, only the conviction matters and a conviction is a conviction regardless of the fine.
HTH

Hey thanks man
pretty good info

on scenario 4, i should flash the oncoming traffic? wow. never seen that done,

The large intersection is the problem isnt it? as your more than likly going to go through a RED especially if your the 4th car or so

Saw the s turn but didnt hear the sound as I'm at work, I think I got the jist though.

Like this ...

I'm kinda confused.

I saw this...
Sorry to slightly hijack this;

Q>Is it against the law to wait in an intersection until the light turns red before turning left?
A>This is one of the most frequently asked questions. Motorists approaching a signalized intersection intending to turn left should enter the intersection only on a green light. Once ...

ahh ok, I get that, makes sense.

In the UK, capitol of speed/red light cameras
It's slightly different, the registered "owner" of the car gets a ticket, he has to then confirm if he or another was driving.
This came up a few times regarding something regarding human civil rights or something.

But either way, the registered owner of the car gets a ...

the simplest answer is, if the lights don't conform, then you'll get pulled,
if you get a ticket or if you can get it dropped is a whole different ball of wax.



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I have read in another post that front turn signals must be amber and parking lights can be either amber or white. I have constructed my own turn signal/parking light assembly but ...

also as the OP went through a well gone red, should that be dangerous/careless driving as well?

2 questions/ comments .....

Jumping a red light, IMHO is FAR more dangerous than speeding or possibly any other offense. Because your blasting through an intersection, when another flow of traffic
is going. the OP said it was a good half a minute.. so ...

2 questions/ comments .....

Jumping a red light, IMHO is FAR more dangerous than speeding or possibly any other offense. Because your blasting through an intersection, when another flow of traffic
is going. the OP said it was a good half a minute.. so he just "didnt" miss it it was well hard on. If you jump a light like that, I personally think it ...

from my understanding;

option 2 is a one on one with the prosecutor, who will look over your file and make you an offer (if one is available)
you can accept ot or not. if not, you can then go to trial

Should I ask for trial?

If I happen to go to trial, any chance of JP changing the charge to 'Red Light - failed to stop' with increase fine and ...