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by whaddyaknow
Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:50 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!
Replies: 6
Views: 3294

Re: MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!

admin wrote: Tue Jun 25, 2019 7:52 pm Doesn't it mean then you are paid up until Nov 2020?
By "it" do you mean the sticker? The sticker would seem to indicate that I'm paid-up until Nov 2020, but I know that I'm not: I paid $120 which is for 1 year, right? So, from Nov. 2018 to Nov. 2019.
by whaddyaknow
Tue Jun 25, 2019 9:00 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!
Replies: 6
Views: 3294

Re: MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!

No takers?

OK, then, the legal question: in the case of a disagreement between the physical sticker and the MTO's records, which is taken to be correct?
by whaddyaknow
Mon Jun 24, 2019 1:32 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!
Replies: 6
Views: 3294

MTO gave me the wrong sticker - place your bets!

So I have an vehicle which I don't drive over the winter. My birthday is in November. So, to save some cash flow before Christmas, in November 2018 I chose not to buy a sticker, knowing full well that when spring came I would still need to pay the $120 for the period November 2018 - November 2019.

Fast forward to last week, now we finally have ...
by whaddyaknow
Thu Jun 20, 2019 1:25 pm
Forum: Other Ontario Provincial Acts Related to Traffic
Topic: Legality of using hwy acceleration/merge lane to cut traffic
Replies: 5
Views: 6206

Re: Legality of using hwy acceleration/merge lane to cut traffic

Unfortunately (or fortunately, due to all the left-lane hogging vigilante bandits) passing on the right is not illegal in Ontario.

Personally, I would love to see the government act on this particular issue. Too busy with buck-a-beer I guess ;-)
by whaddyaknow
Wed Jun 12, 2019 9:24 am
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Prison vehicle with slow flashing amber lights
Replies: 1
Views: 2111

Re: Prison vehicle with slow flashing amber lights

Don't freak out. You are 100% in the clear.

Amber lights have no regulatory meaning, except in the case of tow trucks stopped on the side of the road providing service. (Slow down and move over.))
by whaddyaknow
Tue May 21, 2019 9:08 am
Forum: Red Light Camera Ticket
Topic: Minimum Fine For Red Light Camera Ticket? To Ask Prosecutor?
Replies: 1
Views: 4728

Re: Minimum Fine For Red Light Camera Ticket? To Ask Prosecutor?

First of all, be aware that your license and insurance aren't affected by a red-light camera ticket. You a charged as the owner, not as a driver.

I don't know about an actual allowable minimum fine, but I can tell you that my wife got hers cut almost in half by pleading the same cause.
by whaddyaknow
Tue May 14, 2019 11:55 am
Forum: Failing to stop for a school bus
Topic: Turning right in front of stopped school bus
Replies: 2
Views: 5891

Re: Turning right in front of stopped school bus

What bend said.

But I just wanted to thank the OP for driving with a brain and being self-reflective / aware about these things. This skills seems all to lacking these days.

My kids both ride the bus and I'd say about once a week I see a driver who doesn't stop when meeting the bus, or has to nail the brakes to stop, or winds up stopping in the ...
by whaddyaknow
Fri May 03, 2019 10:52 am
Forum: Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act
Topic: 2005 Driving-Without-Insurance Charge, Appealed in 2006/7, Now Suddenly Reinstated
Replies: 2
Views: 2559

Re: 2005 Driving-Without-Insurance Charge, Appealed in 2006/7, Now Suddenly Reinstated

I held off answering as I certainly don't have much to help you with but I do feel badly for you.

If it were me, I would wonder if somebody found out about your situation and is trying to scam you. I suspect that a visit to the court clerk might help to understand what exactly is going on.

Call ServiceOntario and make sure that the MTO has your ...
by whaddyaknow
Tue Apr 23, 2019 12:43 pm
Forum: Criminal Offences
Topic: I was involved in a major accident and i don't know if I will be charged or not.
Replies: 10
Views: 4229

Re: I was involved in a major accident and i don't know if I will be charged or not.


There has been no police report yet and the other party hasn't filed a claim and it's been over 2 weeks now, but my insurance company said they're deeming me at fault until the police report comes in because I made a left hand turn... this is b.s


That sucks! Hopefully it all works out OK in the end. I can't offer any suggestions on dealing ...
by whaddyaknow
Fri Apr 12, 2019 2:06 pm
Forum: Criminal Offences
Topic: I was involved in a major accident and i don't know if I will be charged or not.
Replies: 10
Views: 4229

Re: I was involved in a major accident and i don't know if I will be charged or not.

To clarify: you had a "protected" or "advanced" green signal, he was traveling in the opposite direction and had a red signal?
by whaddyaknow
Thu Mar 07, 2019 5:24 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: No Front Licence Plate - Constitutional Challenge
Replies: 2
Views: 3512

Re: No Front Licence Plate - Constitutional Challenge

While I applaud your initiative I also doubt you have much chance of success.

Where I'd rather see a lawyer invest some personal time is on the topic of administrative monetary penalties and/or roadside license suspensions, where there is a presumption of guilt.
by whaddyaknow
Thu Mar 07, 2019 4:02 pm
Forum: Failing to obey signs
Topic: Tow truck operator in "no truck zone" ontari
Replies: 3
Views: 4496

Re: Tow truck operator in "no truck zone" ontari

Were you actually ticketed, and if so under what Section of the HTA, and where did this occur?

If you look on the City of Toronto website, for example, you can see this:

Both forms of this regulation come with a necessary exemption that stipulates the prohibition does not apply to any vehicle actually engaged in making a delivery or a collection ...
by whaddyaknow
Wed Feb 20, 2019 12:04 pm
Forum: General Talk
Topic: Handheld device - traffic court date tomorrow
Replies: 2
Views: 2532

Re: Handheld device - traffic court date tomorrow

I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but truly you don't have much hope.

There is information about the process for self-representing defendants on the Ontario Ministry of Justice website, I don't have a link handy though.

Be aware that the court has no authority to modify the demerit points.You may make submissions as to penalty, ask for more ...