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Originally Posted by StarshipPoopers
Regardless of where you're driving in the province, going 20-30km/h over the limit is asking for a ticket. Going 40km/h+ is begging for one. I know you didn't come for a lecture and it isn't my intention, but travelling at 30-40km/h+ sustained and getting caught isn't bad luck, it's inevitability.
Since you have a beginner's license, it looks like you have 6 demerit points at most. It looks like this will cost you 3 of those. Judging from ICBC's website, they will review your demerits several weeks prior to your birthday and charge you a premium accordingly for all of your infractions in the previous year.
I would think that you would pay your fine to get the car back after 7 days, and then pay your premium when the ICBC charges you with it. Otherwise you would continue on your merry way.
If you don't have the 3 demerit points to spare then yeah you'll almost definitely be suspended and you'd probably have to restart the entire license process afterwards.
From the digging that I did and my own knowledge of how Ontario works, demerit points are recorded in the system as soon as the period to fight the charges is over. ICBC will know of the demerit points, and presumably you'd be forced to surrender your license if you had no remaining demerit points (or you'd be called into a meeting where you need to explain why you should be able to keep your license).
Sorry to hear though, good luck. I found myself in a situation when I started driving where they really could have tried to burn me but let me go with a warning given the circumstances and the honest mistake. If you were close to the 40km/h+ range then it's too bad that they didn't give you some slack and book you just below the cutoff point, but such is life.
Don't put yourself into these situations, because while the consequences might seem heavy-handed, they are the reality.
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Thanks for taking the time to respond and try and help. Most of what your saying is correct. Im pretty aware of how the ICBC system works. In BC when you have an N ICBC can and will pretty much take your license whenever they can. I had a friend once loose it for a no seat belt ticket. If its just a matter of the ticket I can put if off for a while and figure things out.
However if ICBC does get a copy of impound record before then, they may have the power to pull my license before the ticket is delt with. thats what im trying to find out...?