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Old 09-22-2009, 07:10 PM   #5
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Hey guys.

I received a notice today that my license will be suspended from Oct 3rd to Nov 3. I am a pretty safe driver who sometimes only slightly rebels against the government speed limits.

Last year I got a ticket for going 122 in a 100 zone on highway 9 near Strathmore. On Aug 1st I got a ticket for going about 30 K over in Calgary (hey, I was just going with the traffic! I swear! ). According to the alberta government website, that amounts to 7 points, and since I am on the GDL, I can have up to 8 points. I lost my second ticket, and after searching for it, I just left it until I got a late notice. I did not think it was a big deal, I would just pay the late fee. Eventually I did get it back, then just left the letter on my desk and basically neglected it until now. I paid 22 days after the court date.

After googling, I found that my license could have been suspended because it was not paid within 15 days of the court date. I tried calling the government, but they are closed right now.

Am I hooped? Should I just make arrangements for transportation? Or is there a chance I could get them to just make me take a driving course or something in place of the suspension?

I dont really want to take this to court or anything, I would rather just suck it up and surrender my license.
Serves you right for not getting off GDL! It took me 2 years but I did it and it's to avoid situations like this.

You could probably take it to court and have the demerits taken off. They're usually pretty lenient seeing you weren't doing excessive speeds... or there is something you're not telling us
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