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Originally Posted by GGG
The first reason you should fight it is the entire concept of plates that expire is ridiculous. Saskatchewan has had permanent plates for I think around 10 years. Alberta is also will finally transition this fall to the permanent plate system.
Also there is the secondary function of getting you to correct the situation as a result of getting the ticket which was completely missed. So instead of the officer correcting a situation he believed (or the law believes) is worthy of a fine he let the offender continue. So it’s either fine to let it continue or it requires enforcement.
I’d fight the ticket. The entire thing is ridiculous and in 3-4 months won’t be a law anymore.
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We have permanent (they call it continuous) plates/insurance but you still have to renew once a year or whenever your term expires. Funny thing is if you are on continuous, it keeps taking payments til you cancel, so you can be completely insured and still get a ticket for being unregistered. It's a pain because it is very easy to forget since the payments are still coming out of your account.
The police have scanners on most of their vehicles now and there is no grace whatsoever. $675 fine on the spot, and funnily most people have the car re-registered on their phone by the time the ticket is written.