asparksy said:
Thanks - It would be easy for them to deny renewal of registration because they know the license plate number already. My question is whether they will ever ask to see my old license plates - if they don't, then they have no way of seeing the tickets.
I am in no way condoning you not paying your unpaid fines, because you clearly know you were in the wrong and should pay them. However, to answer your question. Once you import your car into Canada, you have to do the RIV inspection and such before you can even attempt to get your car registered here. There are things they will require from you to register your car in Ontario, however, none of them are your previous registration. As long as your title does not list your registration (I.E. license plate numbers) on it, then you won't have an issue. Keep in mind though, that Canada does in fact have shared information with some US states and you might very well have a larger issue at hand with your actual driving license exchange. I suggest you get your drivers abstracts from your current/past states to see what is listed there. I got a speeding ticket, first one in my life ever, in Windsor. I paid the fine within the 30 days specified, however, when I got my drivers abstract from Michigan it was there on my license and it didn't even happen in the good ole US of A. Just food for thought, my friend.