I got by 5 years without these extortionist insurance cocksuckers finding out. Even then they somehow only pulled 3 tickets of 8 or so but still kept me around. Back in Jevco days you got a freebie on your first two minors and third one was a 15% increase, whatever...still not bad. I was still paying less than I am now with Intact and only 2 tickets. However that was the reason I was stuck with my 250 because switching bikes or insurance companies would have blown my cover for sure.
Fast forward to my stunting charge, still had half a dozen or so minors all speeding it was 2 summers ago, I was 23 doing roughly the same speed pretty much maxed out on the 250 up north. The piggyplane got me and the ground guys set up a road block down the highway, it was light Sunday afternoon traffic the week after long weekend; I wasn't expecting them to be in the air...Ended up with a speeding charge (HTA 128.) and stunt racing (HTA 172.)
Got a paralegal up in Bracebridge to handle it and he got it dropped it to 49 over, which is still just a minor in the eyes of most insurers. He suggested I not even be present and let him take care of it all, he knew the prosecutor and cop well. They were both pricks according to him, the cop more so especially with these type of charges because he was on the collision investigation unit and had seen lots of crazy ****. When they're all buddies or at least professionals with working relationships they're a lot more relaxed and open to negotiations rather when you try to stand up for yourself, then they just really want to make an example of you.
As far staying on your record for insurance purposes or jobs that require a driver's abstract, its only 3 years from date of conviction. If I were him, I'd change nothing, keep my head down and stay quiet, but here's the catch...this is what the paralegal told me; MTO has a lifetime record of EVERYTHING from when you first got your license and this can be used against you in court in any subsequent traffic or criminal trial if the prosecutor wishes to. In my personal experience with over a dozen tickets I've never had them once bring up my previous record in court, but I have had cops look at it and refuse to let me off with a warning or reduce my speed on the ticket and comment on how I still had valid insurance and how the hell I was still alive after being a chronic speeder...its the 250, I love her :agave: