Demerit Point Interview

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mikey613

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I've had some bad luck in my past, ended up in three accidents a few tickets and a license suspension, six months and two tickets after my suspension I get a letter in the mail saying I need to go in for an interview... I need my car for work, and pretty much my whole life... im just wondering what my chances are of keeping my license???



Ottawa, Ontario..
 
Bad luck? You're going to have to come up with a better story than misfortune to keep your license.



The purpose of the interview is convince the examiner that you should be allowed to keep your license notwithstanding the fact that you have been convicted of XYZ before



I would be wary of going in there with `bad luck` as your story. Basically, you`re saying that none of the past incidents were your fault (no matter that you pleaded guilty or were convicted).
 
I dont plan to go in their and say it was bad luck, I plan to go in and say that it was my fault, I had poor judgment when speeding. Driving is a privilege not a right, i need my car for my everyday life. PLEASE DONT TAKE IT AWAY
 
I can't say what your odds are of keeping your license, but I have heard of people getting conditional licenses for work only-ie. you can get to work and back (or possibly drive while performing work duties) but that is all. No recreational driving. Better than nothing, but if you've already received a suspension, and if public transportation is available to get you to work and you aren't required to drive in order to perform your job, you may not be eligible for this conditional license.
 
well thats better then nothing, wear my work clothes when im driving around :P



no public transportation out there either, well there is but its very limited....



I am hoping they will just let me keep it, Ive heard so many different things I dont know what to believe.
 
WOW.. are really sure you should be on the road? I do mean that honestly.



I think you should give it some serious thought, consider taking a driving refresher course (will also look good the examiner) and understand why it that you have been involved in soooo many incidents.



It's way to easy to say .. it's someones else fault. Considering this is just what you have been caught with it.. there is surely a lot more than hasn't been addressed.



Soul searching time and it may help you come up with a good explanation for the examiner.
 
Mikey, don't know you from squat, but I'd be nervous around you on the road. So you had 3 accidents, lots of tickets, got suspended, then 2 more tickets in the next 6 months? Then you say you would drive around with your work clothes on if the court was good to you? You don't seem to have learned any lessons. Sorry, nothing against you, but maybe you need to spend some time without a car to think about it?

Good luck but I feel more for the people you hit in the accidents and hope they weren't hurt.
 
Not knowing anything but what has been written here, I have to say that you need to seriously consider that the answers you've gotten here are likely mild to the opinion that the court will hold.



That you will lose your job is not something that is guaranteed to sway a court. After all it was you that racked up the tickets and accidents - if work was that important to you, you'd have been more careful. Just because public transport would be difficult isn't enough.



I agree with Baker. If you want to come out of this interview successful, you've got to change your whole mindset. They get people giving them sob stories every day and its very likely they've learnt to spot the fakers. And frankly your joking remark about the work clothes says to me that you aren't taking this as seriously as you need to.



Don't want to get on your case, but you asked for advice. I think you need to start taking some responsibility for things.
 
You dont know the situation so how can you judge someone? I asked a simple question, not your outlook on what I should do with my life... I am taking this very seriously, and obviously was joking about my work clothes. I don't plan to go in there and give them a sob story I plan to go in and explain to them that if you take my license away your taking my life away, my ways of making money, getting to school, pretty much changing my whole lifestyle. I really could care less of what you think about my driving, I know my ability to drive is fine and im not concerned about what any of you think.
 
You need help, enjoy walking and riding the bus. Your attitude here towards others reflects your attitude about driving also.
 
@Mikey613:

First off , best of luck with your current predicament. My bit of advice (as a former law enforcement officer) is for you to contact a lawyer that specializes in traffic law. He or she will be the best resource to help you navigate a proper course through the interview. (While it may be an expense, it's value is immeasurable in saving your license). While it may sound critical in this post, your demeanor and reasoning for you to maintain your license will be the determining factor in the upcoming interview. The interviewer is going to be focused on the past driving behavior to include you accident history,tickets and driving patterns. The typically look at the totality of the circumstances involved: excessive speed, alcohol, reckless driving and whether or not that these are contributory to your accidents. Your focus should be that you have positively changed your driving habits and have matured from this. But by all means, please retain the services of a professional. Do not do this alone!
 
IM not proud of this, but i will say after my release from the military i drank to the point of becoming an alcoholic. To make a long story short i had 2 dui's. and lost my right to drive for a long time. this was the best thing to happen to me. it woke me up and made realize a lot of things. since i been sober for years now and learned that driving is a privlage. hopefully in your adventure you can learn something from it no matter the outcome.
 
longdx said:
@Mikey613:

First off , best of luck with your current predicament. My bit of advice (as a former law enforcement officer) is for you to contact a lawyer that specializes in traffic law. He or she will be the best resource to help you navigate a proper course through the interview. (While it may be an expense, it's value is immeasurable in saving your license). While it may sound critical in this post, your demeanor and reasoning for you to maintain your license will be the determining factor in the upcoming interview. The interviewer is going to be focused on the past driving behavior to include you accident history,tickets and driving patterns. The typically look at the totality of the circumstances involved: excessive speed, alcohol, reckless driving and whether or not that these are contributory to your accidents. Your focus should be that you have positively changed your driving habits and have matured from this. But by all means, please retain the services of a professional. Do not do this alone!
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Finally a good response. Thank you.
 
bufferbarry said:
IM not proud of this, but i will say after my release from the military i drank to the point of becoming an alcoholic. To make a long story short i had 2 dui's. and lost my right to drive for a long time. this was the best thing to happen to me. it woke me up and made realize a lot of things. since i been sober for years now and learned that driving is a privlage. hopefully in your adventure you can learn something from it no matter the outcome.
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Having been there myself, this response also makes great sense. It takes a real man to admit such a thing. I admire you sir, I have walked in the same shoes.....and lost them to the courts due to my own youth and stupidity. If the OP can admit his errors and lose the attitude perhaps he will move forward.
 
Well today was the day, and I don't really know what to think... I am almost sure that I didn't lose my license, I went to the address and they told me the interviewer was not there so they sent me in a room with a form to fill out.. if I lose my license they will call me, if I don't get a call then I don't lose it.. weird.
 
well its not really changing my ways... my ways are fine... i just need to be more careful amd slow down when driving. still no call from the ministry so im good to go... i would think they would of called by now.
 
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