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]

Well after the non-stop snotty calls from the Collections Agency, I call ICBC to ask again for the details they were going to mail me. Told I have a zero balance, asked what that meant and told they're forgiven the tickets. Now wondering if the Collections Agency got the word.

Any ideas though, if something goes to a Collection Agency if one's credit record is effected.

[banditpowdercoat]

YES, it does reflect your credit. I have had pretty much same issues with a bank loan. Let it slide, but then paid it off. Bank neglected to tell Collections. Man, what a PITA it was. took me almost 2 years to get it rectified before I could buy my house. I was getting run around city. Equifax is PITA to deal with

[StirCrazy]

make sure ICBC informs the credit agency, better yet get a statment from ICBC showing the zero ballance and that the tickets have been forgiven, send that by fax to the colection company and tell them you want anything to do with this that have been put on your credit rating removed. only the place that adds to your credit rating can remove it so they can do it. If they won't talk to a lawyer and ask how much to draft a letter to them to have this done. I went through this with a dentists office that put a 250 buck bill only my record, which was funny as I am millitary and don't go to dentists that arn't military so there is no charge.. after a run around the office had made a mistake and they did remove the blemish from my credit report.

Steve