if its an administrative suspension it means jack **** as long as its under a year. In your case since it was court/MTO imposed and due to actual convictions you my friend are unfortunately ****ed. To get a suspension due to an accumulation of points you have to have done something very very stupid or be very very stupid because you need quite a bit. A lot of times its not even our own fault tbh, its just inexperience or fear that gets the best of us.
I've had about 15 tickets in my riding career so far, mostly just speeding ranging from 15 over to stunting/street racing. That's a lot of points I accumulated yet never once got suspended due to too many points, never even got called in for an interview but I did get the warning letter a handful of times. What most people don't realize is unlike a conviction the timer on demerit points starts from the day of the offence being committed, not the day you are convicted, and unlike minor convictions which are on your record for 3 years the timer on demerit points is only 2 years from the day. The best part is although the timer started on the day you got ticketed no points go on your record until the date of conviction. So you have to know how you can use that to your advantage. Before breaking rules and doing stupid **** at least know the damn rules, the consequences, your outs and how to play the ****ing game... Otherwise you're just a dumbass and won't really last too long, and I don't mean you personally just anyone in general.
After you get a ticket YOU have to be proactive and this is where most dummies screw themselves, they just sit around thinking if they forget about it so will the system. Always go in and delay your court dates by requesting adjournments this gives you more chances to have the cop not show up and minimize how long the demerit points will actually be on your record. Many times by the time I went to trial the points were already irrelevant and then you just get to negotiate the fine and how long you get to pay it. I've had as long 6 months to pay off 250 bucks :lmao::lmao:, just make up something like you're some broke student and your osap hasn't come in or you got kids to feed...any bullsh*t that is half believable will suffice. The times you do go to trial and 2 years aren't up you can just negotiate reduced points the day of. Say if you got something somewhat serious but not criminal like a 6 pointer usually they'll drop you to 2-3 points. Never just default on the ticket and accept it at face value.
And that's about it...that's the trick to not getting suspended for stupidity. When you go to court it also pays to present yourself well and be well spoken. Don't be looking like clown, slob, gangsta with the hats and baggy clothes etc. Trust me, I've been to court a lot and you see soooo many guys that are an absolute mess. You literally stop and think to yourself who the **** would ever take you seriously or have some sympathy/empathy for you looking the way you do.
Hope that helped.
p.s the suspension will be on your record as far as insurance is concerned for the next 6 years and it will be more than a $500 increase no doubt and you didn't even give us any details as to your bike or yourself. If you got suspended due to points its because you have over 3 tickets or 1 big one...again you didn't give any detail. You can potentially be looking at your insurance doubling, depending on which companies will actually take you on.
Also the adjournments are great at pushing back a court date to after your insurance renewal so that ticket won't show up until the next year if it does. Since I always paid and never called the ****ers to complain or for a claim my insurance never looked into me and I got renewed every year going on for 4 years until my 7-9 tickets that were current dropped down to 2. That was when I switched over to SF from Intact after they ****ed over and bought out Jevco who gave you 2 freebie minors but a 15% increase on the 3rd.
Its pretty much the reason I've been tied to my bike for so long, just so I could stay on 2 wheels because I would have got made as soon as I bought a new bike and rang up anyone for a quote. Over time I've come to accept that we've been together so long due to circumstances of my own doing but that's also why I love her so much.
