Court Date Approaching- What Options Do I Have?
Hello,
I have my court date approaching on Dec 9th. My violation was driving with an expired licence (couple of months overdue). I understand this is a quite black and white charge but just found out recently that it might affect my insurance premium? At the time of my of my licence renewal, I was haivng some problems with my with a neighbour of mine (we live in the same building with the a shared mail box) so I suppect I "lost" my renewal notice.
Anyways, I did apply for disclosure a couple of weeks after my ticket was issued (Feb 28th) and I did renew my licence 2 days after (they were closed on sunday). On the disclosure request, I did not leave a phone number but asked to be contacted by mail. I read a couple of other posts in this forum stating that I might have to go to the office of the prosecutor(Markham Courthouse) to see if the disclosure package is ready?
Also, I have been so busy with school that I totally missed the 20days needed to apply for the 4F charter (the one to ask for a stay). Is there any option left for me to do?
When I get to court, should I just ask for a lesser charge from the crown? What if the officer does not show up? Will the case likely be thrown out? What can I do now and is there anyway to avoid or at least lower my $300 fine and increase in insurance premium?
Thank you for any help!