Wow, only $800?
Gotta love how they treat us citizens.
Here in Toronto now, if you get caught going 50km/h over any speed limit, this is what happens:
- They confiscate your car on the spot for a minimum of 7 days. If it's your mom's car that she uses to get to work - sucks to be you.
- Fine of minimum $1,000, maximum $10,000.
- 6 Demerit points on your license, that stay on your record for 2 years.
At six points, you may have to go to an interview to discuss your record and give reasons why your licence should not be suspended. If you don't attend, your licence may be suspended.
if you have a "Full" license (3 stages of drivers licenses here, for fun) you get a written warning at 6 points, and an interview at 9 points. You might have got the other 3 points previously for minor speeding, or "crowding the drivers seat" for example.
- You must pay the towing company for towing and storing your car. It's about $100 a day, plus the towing and such, with tax about $1,000.
- You may have to rent a car for a week if you need one for work - another $300+
- Your car insurance will go up, might be as high as double now.
- You have to find a way home.
My father in law got pulled over in Mexico City doing 50km/h over.. guess what happened?
He got a $30 ticket, and since they paid within a week, it was cut in half to $15.