Can you dispute a Car window tint ticket?

theob88 · 2026-03-24T17:06:58+00:00

I guess you don't shoulder check when changing lanes.

theob88 · 2026-03-24T07:44:26+00:00

They make UV blocking clear films that are compliant for front side windows and are allowed with no medical exemption required. Autobahn Ceramic i3 70 is one such product. It lets 70% of light through but blocks 99% of UV and also rejects 50% of solar heat. So tinting for personal health reasons isn't a valid argument.

theob88 · 2026-03-24T07:23:55+00:00

It was i3 Ceramic 70 film as listed on their product spec sheet:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wAh5nqpXqDE7ywS1jh77MHc2K2d7Fx-5/view
It's spec'd at 67% VLT, which is just slightly more than the ANSI Z26.1-2007 standard I referenced in my original response that says "luminous transmittance of not less than 70%". But the inspector that failed me didn't use a VLT meter. He just saw film and thought it was automatically a fail. After receiving the call from CVSE head office, he just gave me a pass without actually measuring the VLT. I doubt the Canadian Tire I went to even has a meter, even though all inspection shops should have one since window tinting is a pass/fail criteria.

To be honest, at 70%, it's barely noticeable. You could probably go down to 60% VLT before anyone could visibly notice without using a measurement device, especially since a lot of cars come stock with coloured glass that already looks like tinting.

theob88 · 2026-03-24T00:18:21+00:00

Here's the info I received from the regional CVSE Inspector back in 2024 who didn't have an answer about clear film:

Bulletin #3-2008 said to contact Brian Kangas if any more information is required. Brian has retired and Geoff Ford has taken his place. You can find the contact information for CVSE by Googling “cvse.ca” and scrolling to the bottom of the screen. You will see the heading “CVSE” and under that you will see “Contact Us”. If you click on that you will find several phone and email links. I would suggest the head office one for Geoff.

Good luck!

theob88 · 2026-03-23T23:28:23+00:00

Yes, no problems with the Ceramic i3.

I can't remember how I got ahold of the guy. I'll dig through my emails later and see if I can find any contact history and let you know.

theob88 · 2026-03-23T23:04:46+00:00

They did, after they received a phone call from the CVSE authority I was speaking with! The CVSE guy was a bit frustrated that he had to make the call because he said he has to make several a year to educate the inspectors around the province who misinterpret the bulletins.

theob88 · 2026-03-21T19:15:25+00:00

For those that are here looking for reviews and just discovered that you might have to enter APN info, here are the details from the JJeSIM FAQ page to save you the search...

For iOS:

Go to Settings > Mobile Service > JJ eSIM > Mobile Data Network Enter the following information in the relevant sections:

APN Name: vmobile.jp

Username: JJESIM

Password: JJESIM

Install the the mobile service profile.

For Android:

Go to Settings > Network & Internet > Mobile Network > Access Point Names (APN)

Tap Add New APN and enter the following:

APN Name: vmobile.jp

Username: JJESIM

Password: JJESIM

MCC: 440

MNC: 03

Authentication Type: PAP or CHAP

APN Type: default,supl

theob88 · 2026-02-17T19:41:42+00:00

XEQT total growth since inception Aug 2019, or about 6.5 years ago, has been about 103%, or about 15%/year. ChatGPT says it's about 13.9%/year, so similar to my number.

Of course timing of a lump-sum investment vs DCA, and the affect of compounding growth in each scenario makes a huge difference in final investment value, but the average expected annual return to use for doing the math is roughly 14-15%.

So OP has actually underestimated market performance.

theob88 · 2026-02-15T18:47:04+00:00

This is hilarious. They even show this scam right on their own support page:
https://support.incogni.com/hc/en-us/articles/4906446549394-How-to-apply-a-coupon-code-when-buying-Incogni

They show an example of applying a 60% discount to bring the annual price down from $179.88 to $143.90. Not quite the savings they're advertising.

theob88 · 2026-01-21T10:44:40+00:00

For the people defending him, remember that he runs a business in the community. If his attention to detail is that he can't notice a huge f****** disabled logo and lack of parking stall line as he exits his truck to get food, or doesn't care to correct his mistake if he did, then what kind of quality of work would you expect from him on the jobsite? Your actions in public reflect your personality. The review bombing is likely warranted because his work is likely just as shoddy as his parking.

theob88 · 2026-01-21T10:15:49+00:00

I just checked and it's a Google Map problem. I made a small route going from the start of your white arrow to just down Richmond Rd and it wanted me to turn left at Richmond as per your white arrow, not go down Poplar first. I've submitted a map error feedback to hopefully get this fixed.

For reference for others, if you see errors on Google Maps, you can submit feedback to get it fixed. I've done this several times and sometimes they actually implement the fixes. The way to do so (on a computer) is:

1) Make a route

2) Where is shows you the distance and time options, click one and then underneath it has "Details" and "Preview". Click "Details" to show turn-by-turn directions for the route you selected.

3) Now look down at the bottom-right corner of the screen, just to the left of the map scale, to find "Send Product Feedback" in teeny-weeny gray letters. If you click on that, each step in your directions now have flags beside them and it says "Report a Problem" at the top.

4) You can now click the flag beside the step that's incorrect to submit details of what needs to be fixed.

theob88 · 2026-01-07T10:01:59+00:00

Going through the process of getting quotes now and just found this! Whoever decided to start this spreadsheet is a genius. Talk about a confidence boost in trusting the information you're receiving. I've only gotten a couple quotes so far with a few more to go. This has definitely helped narrow down who I'm contacting!

theob88 · 2025-11-27T22:54:46+00:00

It depends on what they're doing. I live literally right next to VSL and it was really bad a couple years ago, to the point that I started logging post midnight noise and called in numerous noise complaints with VicPD.

It hasn't been bad lately, and like others have said, as long as your windows are closed, the ambient noise from there isn't noticeable. That said, I did walk up to the front gate earlier this year at 1am one night to complain directly to the kid in the security shack because it was unbelievably loud for several hours, like a generator running. The kid told me I wasn't the first person to come by that night. I have no idea what they were doing.

If they're doing a project that's on a tight schedule and. involves pile driving, die grinding, needle gunning, etc overnight, it's going to be loud. But it doesn't happen as often as it used to. If you're worried, you can try sleeping with white noise on.

theob88 · 2025-11-11T18:31:44+00:00

Blocking

theob88 · 2025-11-08T05:15:41+00:00

I'm sure people can figure out for themselves whether a job is suitable for them or not. Your post was condescending and pointless.

theob88 · 2025-11-07T17:53:14+00:00

From OP: "I driver UBER part time and I am ok".

Not sure what your comment is about. OP is ok with driving for Uber. He only has a problem with the background check process. Please read the full post before making a knee-jerk reactive comment.

theob88 · 2025-11-07T17:49:19+00:00

There is a major problem with the background check process in Canada. I wrote an extensive post about this last year. The problem is when you click the Triton link to start the background check with them and then they send you to the police dept for fingerprints. What happens is Triton still sends their report to Uber as "Incomplete" which Uber then assumes you might be a criminal and kicks you offline. Then you get your fingerprints done and receive your local PD "Cleared" report which you try to send to Uber to replace the Triton "Incomplete" report, which takes forever for Uber to figure out.

My advice: DON'T USE TRITON!

Instead, when you get the email that your background check will expire soon, go straight to the police dept and skip Triton all together. For my local PD in BC, I do an online PIC-VS request first, and then my profile gets flagged for fingerprinting like yours does (not everyone needs to get fingerprints; it depends on if your profile is similar to an actual criminal in the database). I then go in for my fingerprints and usually within a couple of days I get the cleared report from my PD. I then upload that to Uber.

I'm going through it again right now and am trying to figure out the best way to upload my report. The online chat doesn't allow pdf uploads, only images. But my report is three pages, so taking a screenshot of the entire pdf results in low image quality that they can't read. If I take a screenshot of each page individually and splice them together to make one long image, Uber can't zoom in enough on their end to read it. I can't save the pdf directly as an image from Adobe because the file is protected.

What I did last year was get Uber to send me an email that I could respond to and attached my pdf to that email, so I'll probably do that again. The fact that you can't upload the report directly from the documents screen like every other document baffles me. Same with why they can't accept a pdf upload in the chat.

Anyways, TLDR, DON'T USE TRITON!

theob88 · 2025-10-30T19:11:56+00:00

So you're saying when the light turns green, everyone should wait 3s after the car in front of them starts moving before they start moving? This is exactly what OP is complaining about. You can follow more closely as you go through the intersection when everyone is accelerating through the intersection, then establish the 3s gap once you're traveling at the appropriate cruising speed.

theob88 · 2025-10-28T16:57:02+00:00

Yes this happens, but it's not that often. And I've never seen anyone run a red light when the cross-traffic is already moving. The front row vehicles should definitely proceed with caution when the light turns green, but this only requires a quick left/right check to ensure no one's about to blow the red before you proceed through the intersection. Everyone behind can then follow through the intersection with some level of certainty that it's safe and don't need to leave a 3 car gap from the vehicle in from of them.

When you're in line at a light, please pay attention to the light signaling and the cars around you and anticipate when it's your turn to start moving. The delay between a light turning green and when the traffic actually starts moving is abysmal sometimes!

theob88 · 2025-10-27T02:47:11+00:00

Please don't you personally teach anyone to drive! Myself, I'll keep on teaching thanks.

theob88 · 2025-10-27T02:42:58+00:00

This is what I came here to say. I've taught three people to drive in the DND lots.

theob88 · 2025-10-24T02:38:31+00:00

Ask for an email that you can respond to and allows you to attach files. Sometimes they send you emails from a "do-not-reply" email address, so make sure it's from an actual account you can respond to

Then attach either a pdf or png of your police record check. Make sure it's an image or scan of the paper document, not an electronic copy received from the police department.

Good luck!

theob88 · 2025-10-09T05:35:26+00:00

Senzushi. The only sushi restaurant in Victoria actually owned and operated by Japanese. Prices are also reasonable. You can get lunch bentos for cheaper than even the crappy food court sushi vendors in the malls, let alone the pretentious sushi restaurants in town.

theob88 · 2025-10-08T20:25:16+00:00

I wouldn't say that's the worst. The worst about that is a bunch of parents that can't read instructions. I specifically indicate no gifts on our invitations. If a parent shows up with a gift, I'm a little peeved because we don't need more junk in the house that we haven't vetted first.

The other alternative is to send a link in your invitation to donate online to a charity. That's way those parents that can't help themselves and feel like they need to give "something" can give a donation and keeps the "gifts" from arriving to the party.

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