You asked for opinions. That was mine. How you could forget is beyond me. The renewal date is your birthday, for crissakes. The MTO sends you a renewal notice months in advance. If you choose to put it off, it's you who deserves all the blame.
I never implied you were a repeat offender. If you choose to take it that way, it's your problem. Don't blame me. You made a mistake. We all make them. By starting this thread, you're looking for a way to weasle out of it. If you weren't, you would have just paid the fine and gotten on with your life.
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Thanks Elwoodinontario.
If every driver in Ontario chose to pay the fine and be done with it.....that's fine.
However, isn't every driver deemed innocent until proven guilty?
Or is each and every police officer's opinion and interpretation of the driving laws 100% reliable and accurate?
(I don't want to open this can of worms)
Paying the fine is just an administrative process and YES I wanted an option.
If the police officer had told me to pay the fine and it won't hurt my insurance rates I would have immediately paid it.
But the police officer told me that I have options and that I should go to court and have it knocked down. (<--- his words).
When I enter the traffic court I will plead guilty with an explanation and hope for the best from the prosecution and justice of the peace.
Driving is a privilege and I will respect that.
What I don't respect is people who believe that they never make mistakes!
Who hasn't forgotten to renew their driver's license, their OHIP card renewal, forgotten their PIN on their debit/credit cards, their online passwords to their websites/email accounts, their family and friends' birthdays, paying their bills on time, etc, etc.
Anyway, I'll pay the fine and hopefully not come across as a 'weasel' to the court systems?
Afterall, I think 'weasels' do provide a service to nature's ecosystem?
That can't be said for some of us 'human beings' who destroy planet earth with their sense of entitlement, destruction and holier-than-you attitude!
Funny, what goes around comes around...but thanks for your opinion.
Cheers!
The 'Forgetful' Finisher