BC really that hard up for money?

[mark]

Know the province is hard up for money with the Olympics and all but sending my file to a collections agency for a speeding ticket I supposedly didn't pay in 1991 (yes that's 1991).

[fishoholic]

1991, wow that was awhile ago. Don't they have a time limit or something, why didn't they notify you a long time ago? Plus I thought (not sure if it's true or not, but a friend told me) if you were from out of province, and you don't go back to that province, that the police can't make you pay it. Also after all this time how on earth would they be able to prove it was you? Seems rather odd that after 18 years you would just now get sent to collections. I would think they should of at least notified you first and made you aware of what happened and give you a chance to pay before being sent to collections.

[mark]

So called ICBC (as suggest by the CA for more info) and one of the tickets (there's 3 in total) was for driving with no licence on the vehicle. Not sure but don't think that's allowed and sure don't remember having a vehicle seized.

[parkinsn]

You better get that paied. I had an unpaied multi-nova from 2003 that i naver paied and the cops seized my car and suspended my licence for a month over it ...... man was i ****ed since i do outside sales for a living. I went to court over it and got off (thanks to points) but what a hassel. I was also under the impression that you have to pay any tickets before you re-register your car, not sure if that applys in BC or not. But that seems kinda rediculous.....

[fishoholic]

Originally Posted by mark

So called ICBC (as suggest by the CA for more info) and one of the tickets (there's 3 in total) was for driving with no licence on the vehicle. Not sure but don't think that's allowed and sure don't remember having a vehicle seized.

Are the BC cops on something? Seems like some bogus B.S. to me.

[mark]

What's got me a little choked as well is what's this doing to my credit rating?

I get no notice prior to being sent to the collection agency plus seems one ticket might be bogus (no licence).

[banditpowdercoat]

Tell them to send you proof, acctual copies of the tickets.

[mark]

Originally Posted by banditpowdercoat

Tell them to send you proof, acctual copies of the tickets.

I've asked and they are being mailed.

[StirCrazy]

normaly what happens is when you get a ticket in BC with a different provence drives licence they assign you a BC licence number and if you ever move to BC you have to pay the tickets befor you can have a licence. thats what happened to me, I got 2 tickets in BC on my AB licence, then moved to NS and got a licence there and then moved to BC. the went to issue my licence and I found out I had to pay 300 in tickets befor I could get it.

I imagin the will only wait so long then want the money that is owed to them. the simple thing would have been to pay your ticket in 91 then you wouldn't be having this problem.. can't realy blame them for wanting the money that you owe them can you?

just think if it was an alberta licence you didn't pay they would have thrown you in jail untill you either paid or did the equivilant time.. that happened to me when I was still living in AB.

Steve

[banditpowdercoat]

But one would think they would remember getting a ticket for No Licence. Thats a pretty big one, as you then can't drive. A cop isn't going to give you a ticket for no licence, then let you drive the vehicle away, out of province or not.