another reason why ontario sucks!!!!

[morris400]

as some of you know im out in kingston ontario working right now. ill be coming back to alberta in march. tonight i was going to the store to get a bag of chips, i get pulled over by kingston po po. i was doing 80 in a 60, oh well it could be worse i guess.... first thing the cop said was " whats wrong with your exhaust?" i run SSAC dps not res with a stright pipe out the back. yes its loud but not aginst the law as fas as i know. after 40 mins of sitting on the side of the road he comes back and gives me a ticket for 20kmh over, figured as much.....then gives me one for $365.00 for driving a car without emission equiptment installed. and gives me a 10 day notice to make my car legal in ontario. i called the cgy police to see if i was breaking the law in ab and he said there is no emissions laws in alberta. no rules on cats, and we dont test for emissions. this i already knew but i just wanted to make sure. my car is ab registered and insured. im only here on work, ill be fighting this ticket tomorrow or thurs in court and it better get thrown out. my car is legal where its registered and where i live. what do they want? should i swap exhausts every time i travel to another province? oh yea and the cop said im not allowed to drive my car untill i get it "fixed". i have to have it towed to a shop and install factory exhaust. ha ha like im gonna do that. he also said that because of people like me the enviroment is in the shape its in. all my car does is kill trees.


if anyone has any input on this situation id like to hear it. am i right or is the cop right and what would you do ?

[nismodrifter]

Re: another reason why ontario sucks!!!!

Thats BS. Car is registered in AB, you are just there doing your thing, should not have any issue getting that ticket thrown out.

[BaggedGLI]

Re: another reason why ontario sucks!!!!

Thats BS. Car is registered in AB, you are just there doing your thing, should not have any issue getting that ticket thrown out.

Should get thrown out, but the cop has hassled you, you have to take a day to go down there or just pay. This is why officers need to be personally held accountable for the tickets that the give out, so they cant give out ******** just to hassle you, I bet he never even filed the ticket and if you go down there there will be no proof of it at all. But you have still taken half your day, paid for parking etc etc.

[sabbySC]

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I'm not one to hate on cops but what a dummard. You aren't registered in ON why would their emissions standards apply to you?

[R_Ethug]

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yea they do carb testing out east.. only in certain areas.. the ticket is bunk.. your car isn't registered in ontario so nothing they can do against you..

edit.. you said you have no cats and no res to a complete straight pipe!??? no wonder he pulled you over :/

[dJ]

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Actually.....The cop is right. If you're in the province for longer than a certain time period (unsure if its a month or more) you have to abide by their standards. They do have the right to give you a ticket even if your car is registered in Alberta. That ticket will only stand if they can prove that you were in the province for longer then a set period of time, or you admit you have been. I know it doesn't seem fair, but that's how it is. Ask me how I know? I've visited home (Toronto) many times with my straight pipe exhaust car and have been hassled and given tickets for my exhaust while I was there. The way they put it was. "If you're visiting for a certain number of weeks or just passing through they will let you off, but if you're staying for an uncertain amount of time they want it up to their standards."

This is just from my experience. Think what you want. I'm just saying how it turned out for me. Hopefully everything will work out for you.

[sabbySC]

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Though this tue I have not seen mentionof the officer establishing a timeline prior to issueing the ticket. That provision of the law also includes insurnce coverage. It is a means for insurance to avoid coverage so always be aware of the law. The same law applies here in Alberta should one choose to reside here for more than one calender month continuously.

[morris400]

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Went and talked to the police today about the ticket. The sgt on duty seems to be on my side but needs to run it by his boss to see what will happen. I have to prove im only in ontario for a set time and not living here. Thats easy to do. I go back tomorrow at 430 to see what the outcome is. I hope they through it out. This is total bs.

[PRY4SNO]

Re: another reason why ontario sucks!!!!

Though this tue I have not seen mentionof the officer establishing a timeline prior to issueing the ticket. That provision of the law also includes insurnce coverage. It is a means for insurance to avoid coverage so always be aware of the law. The same law applies here in Alberta should one choose to reside here for more than one calender month continuously.

^^^ this.

But it applies to the law in Alberta specifically. Best to check against your local jurisdiction.

I'd just call a local traffic lawyer for a free, case-specific consultation. You can often get one over the phone.

PS: see your post about the meet'n'greet, good luck either way!

[morris400]

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ill be going back to the police station tomorrow with a letter from the military which will state that im not a resident of ontario as the military pays for me to be here. they pay my food and housing while im here cause i still pay for my house in calgary where my kids and wife are.

[morris400]

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http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/reg...s_980361_e.htm

found this tonight that states in section 3 (2) that:

this act only applies to vehicles in ontario that have a permit under the HTA (registered in ontario)

[morris400]

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I beleive the highyway traffic act permit is the ontarip drivers licence. Not the registration. My mistake. Eithdr way i should still walk.

[morris400]

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ticket got thrown out, went to the police station with a letter from the military stating i dont live in ontario and they tossed the ticket. Alberta 1 Ontario 0.

[Natty54]

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Yay!

[morris400]

Re: another reason why ontario sucks!!!!

Yay!

Alberta, the texas of canada for the win.