Calgary Jeep Association
General Forums => Chit-Chat => Topic started by: joker on May 31, 2009, 04:03:28 PM
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My licence got suspended due to demerit points, but my question is this. I have a GDL licence wich only gives u 8 demerit's. if i go get my full licence before the suspension starts ill only have 8/15 point, so would i still lose it. or is my loop hole, loopless
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You're done....wait until the suspension is over. They won't appreciate it much if you were to try and get your license back that way.
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You cant get your full lic since you are suspended and need to do the advanced road test to get the GDL rider removed
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im not suspended till june 25
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I dunno, maybe call the registry then? :o
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been there done that ... get it as fast as you can so when you go to court or when the suspension starts it will come off your full license .
it happened to me .
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my buddy had this dilema, got off GDL and he got to keep it
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my buddy had this dilema, got off GDL and he got to keep it
Thats absolutely rediculous. A licence suspension is usually indicative of a serious problem with a driver, you shouldnt just be allowed to change the classification of your licence and get out of it. Especially considering the fact that you are under the GDL program, this should be an automatic loss for 6 months at a minimum. Before I get jumped on, I am younger and I have a GDL for the moment.
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gotta love loopholes in the legal system
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6 months for 2 15km speed tickets and a broken tail light?
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Under GDL rules, yes.
The tailight ticket should have been easy to get the points taken off. Just show up with proof its fixed, pay the fine with no points.
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or maybe stop speeding? you know whatever.
and on another note you dont get points on your license for a broken tail light. its not a traffic violation. its a broken tail light.
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6 months for 2 15km speed tickets and a broken tail light?
There are a lot of very poor drivers on the road already. GDL is designed to get drivers to EARN their license, not just pick up a full-blown license after a fifty question written test and a thiry minute road test. Anyone can behave themselves for thirty minutes.
Picking up three tickets during the period of time that you've had a GDL is indicative of a behaviour pattern. The time that you have a GDL is a time when you need to prove that you are able to follow the rules - you are on probation. The fact that your license is being suspended before you are off probation means that you're not ready for a full license. I can't comment on the validity or fairness of each of thse tickets that you picked up...but I can say that three tickets in a short period of time is unusual. Fraser's probably right about being able to get out of the points for the tail light.
The other question is why you have a GDL now - I know that you've been driving for a while. Are you in the process of getting it back?
I'm not trying to be hard on you...I'm just explaining my understanding of how the system is supposed to work.
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6 months for 215 km, you got lucky. I got four years for 229 km and there was on interview after the four years to get mr D.L. back and yes I did need a behaveral pattern change. Since then I,m lucky to get a ticket every three years or so.
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I think he meant 2 tickets 15 over. not one for 215kph
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Ya two at 15km. I have been driving for awhile got my learners on my 14th b day, and my drivers on my 16th. And one of my tickets is because my cruise control went syco and wouldnt shut off or slow down, and came on by its self. and the tail light i didnt fight because taking a day off work is not worth the 60 dollar ticket. and if i didnt count for demeret's then i wouldnt have 8
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You must have more tickets that the 2 x 15 over as that only adds up to 4 points.
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Ya two at 15km. I have been driving for awhile got my learners on my 14th b day, and my drivers on my 16th. And one of my tickets is because my cruise control went syco and wouldnt shut off or slow down, and came on by its self. and the tail light i didnt fight because taking a day off work is not worth the 60 dollar ticket. and if i didnt count for demeret's then i wouldnt have 8
I am sorry but excuses are for children. You were breaking the law, suck it up and take it like a man. As stated eariler driving is not a right, it is a priviledge so treat it like one. I too think it is BS that you can just apply for your full license and get out of it.
As for comparison, I have been driving for 11 years and I have had 3 tickets. 2 were because I was definitely speeding and the 3rd was a little questionnable, but it was again breaking the law.
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I am sorry but excuses are for children. You were breaking the law, suck it up and take it like a man. As stated eariler driving is not a right, it is a priviledge so treat it like one. I too think it is BS that you can just apply for your full license and get out of it.
As for comparison, I have been driving for 11 years and I have had 3 tickets. 2 were because I was definitely speeding and the 3rd was a little questionnable, but it was again breaking the law.
excuses are for children? And yet i had to get the cruise control fixed? And i did suck it up i paid the ticket.
Also do accedents give you demerits?
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What did you hit? I think it depends
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backed into a guy that was in a no parking zone
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damn i might have to agree with everyone .. maybe you should get it taken away for a little bit ..
not saying i dont speed i probably have more demerits then everyone on this site put together but i have been driving for 10 years
i just got my first ticket with my jeep
and i think its kinda stupid but it happened so now i got to pay even more for insurance
so maybe it would be a good lesson
then again i dont know where you got your 2 speeding tickets might be a stupid speed trap and you just were in the wrong place at the wrong time . but i know my jeep doesnt see over 105 on the highway so maybe its time to just relax on that little pedal
my 2cents
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When i first got my licence i sped ALOT, stupidly. then i got my first ticket when i was 16. My second speeding ticket was because my cruise control was buggered i would of fought it but at the time i didnt want to take the 1 day off work to fight the 120$ ticket. And then just recently i got a failier to obbey trafic control device(forgot about this one), wich i did do no excuse but the circumstances at hand i couldnt belive he gave me the ticket. but since my last speeding ticket, the most i do is 115 in 110 maby. trust me i learnt my leason about speeding. i may have only had 6 years behind the wheel but i drive ALOT, I put 85k on my ranger in 2 years.
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i just full of bad luck. lol
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Everyone makes mistakes. The ticked doesn't go on your record untill you pay for it or are convicted at your court date. Get your licence before that and you will be ok. Just don't blow it from there, slow down and stay off the phone. Too bad you speak English, or you could tottally get away with it.
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but since my last speeding ticket, the most i do is 115 in 110 maby. trust me i learnt my leason about speeding.
doesn't sound like you did.... 115 in a 110 zone is still speeding.
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i didnt know a messed up cruise control affected the break pedal
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i didnt know a messed up cruise control affected the break pedal
my brother has a car that the cruise is buggered .. when descending a hill the car wont coast so it picks up speed and then it maintains that speed
so if your doing a long drive lets say calgary to reedeer there are a few valleys so you set your cruise at 110km after the construction in airdre by the time you hit didsbury your doing 125
kinda anoying but you learn to watch it .
im glad my jeep has trouble getting up to 110km so less worries
except my last ticket was 120km in a 80km zone . thats was shity
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I lost my liscence for three months due to too many demerits, taking the bus sucks a$$! I learnt my lesson though, traded the camaro for a jeep, a civic and an old s-10. No matter how hard I try none of them will do the speed limit. ;D Oh, by the way, the civic is for sale. $300, you wont get any speeding tickets in this one!
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Comes with an awesome security system! The homeless guy that sleeps in the back seat will make sure no one takes your $hit!
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If you are in Calgary and get ticketed, you should always go see the Justice of the Peace as soon as the ticket arrives there. They open early, it is a waiting line, so get there early.
They will reduce money or points. You just ask. They want a reason and a truthful non whiney one is best.
As for your dilemma joker. If the legal system offers a loop hole, than it is your Canadian right to benefit from the loophole.
i would hire a lawyer to prevent the loss of my license so it looks like you may get lucky without needing to lawyer up.
As somethingwicked stated, treat your license with more respect.
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remember when you are fighting a ticket it isnt just for the 120 dollar ticket. you are also fighting to save your insurance. I know as a kid you will always pay higher insurance but with points on your license you will pay twice as much cause you are high risk even if it is just 4. its well worth one missed day of work to say having to pay 6000 a year for insurance on a old rusted up peice of crap.
if the ticket has points on it go fight it. I have been driving for 12 years and I have had 4 speeding tickets I have fought all of them and never had points on my license. so in all technicality's(made that word up) I have a clean driving record. which when I used to drive Truck was a big deal.
plus I pay 1500 a month for insurance for my motorbike my jeep, and my wifes car.
well worth fighting every ticket that has points on it.
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how can i fight something if i was caught speeding?
ya my insurance sucks i was going to buy an 09 jeep but insurance would of been 650$ a month
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all you do is go to the court day tell the judge you are a idiot and made a mistake and can't afford to pay the insurance if you get points, and say you will pay the fine because you know you did something wrong.
most judges will remove the points if they feel you learned your mistake. and even sometimes cut your ticket down as well.
this is what I did in all 4 of my tickets and everytime they removed the points and then cut my ticket in half.
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Everyone screws up when they are young, I got 3 tickets within 6 months of getting my license. That being said I smartened up and paid they $4000 a year for basic insurance for they next 4 years. Now 12 years later I haven t had a ticket since and only pay $1100 a year for full coverage on 3 vehicles. I say use the loophole, get your license then use your head and stay clean. Way more benefits in the long run
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how can i fight something if i was caught speeding?
ya my insurance sucks i was going to buy an 09 jeep but insurance would of been 650$ a month
how u gonna buy an 09 jeep if you can't afford gas to go wheelin in your current vehicle?????? ;)
show up in court. plead your case. DON'T BE A JACKASS about it, and they might knock down the fine, and if you are lucky possibly get rid of the demerits. you might not get out of the ticket completely, but anything reduced is good. Good luck with it
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i have my GLD and i am very carful driver because i don't want to get my insurence knocked up, i still pay 1400 a year i'm not sure if that is good or bad but i don't want that to go up. if i were u i would fight those tickets for sure or soon your not going to be able drive and you still have a GLD
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i could of afforded it beter then my current jeep with i pay 500 a month instead of 300. And i cant fight the tickets there from awhile ago, and there is no court date for my suspention
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well sounds like you have one way out and its get your license and be smart drive slower
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im 26 and with my bad driving history im paying over 4k a year for insurance
so unless you want to be broke all the time stay under the radar
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well im going for my full licence this sat. apparently i can go top and door less :o
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make sure you have side mirrors
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IT WILL BE RAINING ANYWAY NOT SURE HE WILL LIKE THAT TO MUCH
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woot no suspention for me ;D
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congrads
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oh great, another inexperienced alberta driver. ::) just kiddin boys!