You're only option is to smarten up, start by picking up a metro pass - you'll need it for the next 6 years.
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Convicted of no insurance
- Thread starter Guala
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Storing a bike you just bought for years is probably the worst plan. If it was your grandfathers bike or unobtanium something, ok, spend the money and deal with the resulting hassle, but they will be way ahead selling this bike and starting again in the future. Even if it came back to life with no hassle, you have taken three years of depreciation with no benefit. You could rebuy the same bike in the future for less money and you didn't have your money tied up the entire time.
Not saying it's a good idea, but sometimes people are determined to hang on to them
Riceburner
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...because the mass produced vehicle is "one of a kind".
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He had one post hoping one of us experts knew a trick. The e-bike suggestion bothers me. If he's irresponsible to the point of riding dirty is he going to have e-bike insurance to cover the scratch damage to a car he swiped doing a clumsy lane filter?
Nope. Can you even get e-bike liability insurance?
I wouldn't necessarily brand this guy as being "irresponsible to the point of riding dirty". Young and made a stupid mistake sure, but if the story is true and he was just trying to shuttle the bike home, most of us have done something similar before.
roadrash
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Ebikes requires liability insurance ? I thought ebikes were treated the same as bicycles
They definitely do not require it. I was wondering whether it is even possible to buy it. Homeowners insurance covers non-motorized vehicles but I'm not sure it that would include ebikes.
The English language is interesting in that we misinterpret words or apply meaning to blanket statements. For example in the quoted statement I would have said "They definitely do not LEGALLY require it."
However if the rider, at fault, knocks down a pedestrian, especially one from another country with that person not having travel insurance the rider might financially need it to keep from losing their house, RRSP's etc.
Getting stand alone E-Bike insurance in the present situation could be tricky. Auto / motorcycle insurers deal with registered vehicles ridden by licensed persons. There would be too many blank spaces on the application form. An insurance agent might have more detailed info.
Mad Mike
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I kind agree with you. I think the law needs to have some compassion for young or first time offenders that are caught breaking the law where there are no aggravating factors (ie no injury or victim or other major offenses) . The kid made a mistake, he should have consequences but should they really be life altering? I know a similar situation where a kid was drinking at a party did the responsible thing and decided to stay over. Once everyone left he moved is car off the road into the friend's driveway as there was no overnight parking. Woop-woop - cops watching the party jumped out, arrested and cuffed the kid. The start embarrassing $30,000 journey.
For the OP, how about for suspending his driving privileges for 3 months and suspending the sentence. If he gets caught again, he suffers as a repeat offender.
Mad Mike
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I forgot to add that the sentences can be life altering for young first time offenders. I have been following MADD who is notw advocating lighter sentences for first time offenders in non aggravated cases. Turns out pressure of sentences on normally good people who make a mistake can often backfire -- rather than rehabilitating and working as a deterrent, sentencing hardships create such a negative outcome that some offenders gamble with reoffending simply to survive.
LOL I once brought a car I bought in St.Catheirnes to Toronto with wrong plates and no insurance, but yeah, I had a buddy of mine drive my other car right behind me at close range.
Dude you should had told a buddy with a pick-up truck or V8 van to do you the favor. That was an expensive venture for you no doubt.
roadrash
Well-known member
Alternatively have the owner take the risk. When I bought my current bike, previous owner had taken it off insurance. He did have some temp plate somehow. I made him ride it to my place, while I drove behind him.
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