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matt
12-22-2007, 05:52 PM
This mostly applies to New Drivers, but can apply to classes above as well...

If you get a 12/24H suspension that leads to prohibition/probation, as well as a driving infraction (speeding ticket, ect) your infraction may be put against the prohibition/probation AFTER the fact, and not at the same time.

What this means is, if you were to be put on probation due to the suspension, you can now be prohibited based on the speeding ticket you received AT THE SAME TIME AS THE SUSPENSION. Apparently, suspensions are put into the 'record' immediately, while infractions are put in at the officers will. I found this out after I was told about a speeding ticket I got 2 days after my 12H that I didn't actually get.

Therefor, if you have your N, and you get pulled for a 12H/24H as well as a speeding ticket, get ready to write TWO letters for the same event, even if your record is completely clean before hand. The initial suspension will put you on probation (at the very least), and the second (as it comes in at a bit later date/time) will count against that probation. It doesn't matter if you were doing 5 over or 50 over. If you decide not to write the letters, you may be serving TWO prohibitions for the single event.

steveo
12-22-2007, 07:32 PM
yup, when they say zero alchohol tolerance with an 'N', they mean it, they'll fucking drill you

350vert
12-30-2007, 10:33 PM
Fuck that shit makes me want to kill the authority. I cant wait till I watch the news one day to see 16 year old kills cop cause he was going to be suspended for speeding and failure to display new driver sign :fingersx:

chevyman
12-31-2007, 10:43 AM
what a bunch of crap...fucking icbc

drumhawk
12-31-2007, 02:05 PM
ICBC is gonna sock it to the fnobodys.

CamaroRobZ28beer
02-01-2008, 02:01 AM
i have 3 24hrs cause im a stupid

Mr. TroPiCal
02-01-2008, 04:25 AM
way to thread revive roberto

matt
02-01-2008, 09:16 AM
Eh it's good to know. Mine was for blowing 0.01. Luckily i wrote both letters and wasn't suspended... but here's a little more bullshit :D

Someone in a stolen astro decided to hit me head on, then ran away on foot (something actually went my way) so fault will be deemed 100% his. Because of my 'driving record' though (1 no N for 0 points, 1 12h, 1 10 over speeding ticket, over 5 years of driving), ICBC thought it best to have the officer take my license away for 2 months when I went into the photo lineup to try to ID the guy they caught. The cop felt so bad... ironically and completely unrelated, he was the same guy that gave the the initial 12h (same one that showed up first at my accident) :P

regardless, i got another sappy letter heading to them, so hopefully it gets cleared up and i dont have to start n over. though i really don't give a shit, i barely drink anymore, and i won't be posting my N regardless :P

Jessev
02-01-2008, 09:25 AM
wow that sucks. why the fuck didnt u get your class 5

matt
02-01-2008, 10:45 AM
lazy. really didn't care. even at this point i really don't care, public transit isn't that bad. my job is a block away from a skytrain station. gives me a chance to improve my mario kart skills :P besides, driving isn't very appealing to me at the moment. if i had been in an 80's econobox or anything without a front crumple zone/airbag i doubt i'd have very much of my face left, let alone be worried about my license class. at this point, i'm happy being a bit stiff and riding the bus.

and this all happened within a week of me getting my second reply anyways. very hard to book a test with a pending suspension