Unfortunately your are absolutely correct.

At no point did I say
a) that I was whiter than white
b) that the fines and tckets were mine

Obviously you are ignorant of more than Canadian traffic laws, Toll booths in the US are often unmanned with cameras fitted to record licence plates. If you dont have the right change you can pay later by post. This happened to us so we rang the number given to explain AND the hire company. The hire company said 'IF they come after you we MAY put it on your credit card is that ok'.

some of the good kind too though butch

Oh dear, another thread gone to pot. It's so funny the way these things turn to personal insults.

From a moral point of view Seabass you should definately pay the fine, especially if you agree with the law.

From a logistical point of view there is very little chance anything will happen. I had a friend who worked in the traffic fine department (whatever it's called) here in Alberta and he would told me that the number of travellers here on 1 year visas etc that got fined and didn't pay them was large and the paperwork and manpower required to catch them all cost more than the actual fines themselves so they usually just cut their loses.

This isn't me condoning what you are thinking of doing, just stating the facts I know about. I was in France once and the hotel parking was full. The receptionist told me to just park in the timed parking space, not illegally and the traffic wardens would not bother writing a ticket cos they know theres no way to make you pay it, had I parked illegally they would have towed my car and I'd have to pay the fees to get it back. It worked too.

I heard a story on a forum about a group of lads who rented a camper van and drove down the west coast of the states, pulled up on the road wherever they wanted, slept in the van and put the parking tickets in the bin. Although they signed the part on the rental that said any parking tickets would be charged to their credit cards, they just cancelled the credit card when they got home.

Again, not condoning the actions just sharing experiences.

To be in my 'good kind' list you need to follow six basic rules.

1) If you get caught for a traffic offence admit your guilt (dont pay the fine if you dont want , but at least admit your guilt )
2) Dont run construction or emergency workers over on the hiway.
3) Slow down as you pass them.
4) Dont use your engine retarder brakes anywhere
5) Watch the Alberta Hockey Teams whoop the ass off them Yankee Softees
6) Dis the Maritimes and BC whenever possible

Butch

Forget the legalities, why didn't you slow down? Don't you have a sense of morbid curiousity?

Ha, nice one. Well it was a police car pulling over another car probably for doing the same thing since whilst the cop was talking to me I don't think a single car slowed down, he probably did it all day.

Seabass, You say you wont be emigrating to canada but life doesnt always work out they way we plan it and your change your mind about that in the future (I think I saw in another thread that your OH is canadian) and then come to regret that you didnt pay a trafiic fine way back in 2006

hmm....may struggle with number 4. better loud than dead. but I will try to avoid it in residential areas.
can I take it from number 6 that you would like me to use my engine retarder brake at all times, even when travelling up hill, while in BC?

ok, i am going to have to risk the embarrasment of ignorance. what are engine retarder brakes please ??

She's not Canadian she is a brit with permanent residence, got it when her parents emmigrated.

We both realise after living here for a year it definately is not where we would want to live. If we were ever to emmigrate from the UK we would most likely go to NZ but I doubt we will leave the UK.

Just out of curisosity, a criminal record lasts 7 years in the uk before it is wiped. Anyone know how long an unpaid speeding fine lasts?

Using a lower gear and letting the engine compression slow you down. Not something auto transmission drivers will ever worry about.

Surely this is the most pointless thread here for a long time

Im paraphrasing a bit, but its basically
OP asks What will happen if?

Actually I dont care what will happen if.

and I dont care what you all think.


FFS, Why bother. Lets just ignore the troll.

Its OK though, they are going to get a new passport and license, and Im sure the authorities will never link the old one to the new one

If you think it is so pointless then don't read it. You all seem to have very high expectations of the canadian authorities, I know that if they really wanted to then they could find me but as jb_uk pointed out, they aren't going to bother, too much effort too much cost.

It's not that I don't care what will happen, it's that i don't think anything will happen and if it does then I'll pay the consequences. The thread was posted to see if anyone had had a simliar experience.

You dont realise its pointless until you read it , I wish others would use the rating system.
You seem to have short term memory problems as well as a dodgy moral compass.

I dont have any expectations for the canadian authorities, but it would be nice to think they will catch up with you. Just pay the fine already.

On the ignore list with you. Whatever happened to prodigyking I wonder?

I am not gonna pay the fine. It's pretty obvious that all of you that are getting really angry are just jealous cos you know I'm gonna get away with it and if you had the fine you'd have to pay it. I'm not going to apologise for being a jammy git.

I can't wait for this time next year when I come back to Canada and nothing happens I'm gonna post a thread that says I told you so and you lot are gonna eat your words Mwah HA HA HA (Said in a Doctor Evil type voice)