Seatbelt and Cell Phone Charges
Inquiry: I was with my bf in his company van. A cop pulled up beside us. Neither of us wearing seatbelts. Bf was using his work gone on speaker. Cop pulled us over and gave him 2 tickets. One for using a hand held on speaker phone. The other for his seatbelt. Strangely enough I didn’t get one […]
Unpaid Fines and Reinstating Your Licence
Inquiry: My common-Law has close to 10000 in unpaid fines and was wondering if there is any way that he can make monthly payments and have his license reinstated while he pays them off…my brother inlaw is doing this right now and we want to know how we can do this also. Thanks Response: Your partner can file […]
Stop Sign Ticket
Inquiry: U have received a ticket for 105 dollars The officer did not stop me at or near the location in question. He followed me for 1.8 km into a plaza parking lot. It was after I was parked, engine off was I approached. I was coming hone from a funeral and had had to drive through several […]
Wrong Court Date On Ticket
Inquiry: i was issued a ticket for possession and paraphernalia but the officer put the court date as 4-27-12 but the ticket was issued 6-15-12 can i get these charges dropped Response: With court dates and pending convictions, it is best to error on the side of caution. For instance, what appears as a “4” on the […]
Unpaid Fines – 2012-06-19
Inquiry: i went to find out how much i owe for my outstanding fines, when they gave me a print out of what i owe it shows 5 extra fines that i dont know about. how do i find out what these fines are and where( what city) they are from ? I have form to fill out […]
Demerit Points For Speeding
Inquiry: I have already paid this ticket but was wondering if you get a ticket for speeding – I was 18 above the speed limit – if demerit points are not mentioned by the officer or on the ticket – are they still applied? Jenny Response: Demerit points are applied by the MTO, not by the Officer […]
Ask Before You Pay Your Ticket…
Inquiry: i was given a ticket for failure to show insurance card. At the time i did have insurance just not my slip. the officer gave me the option to bring my slip in and get rid of the $60 ticket. I didnt think that that type of ticket went on record so i payed it instead but […]
Fail To Stop For School Bus – Overtaking
Inquiry: Received the Offence Notice dated June 15/2012 by a police officer at my residence who based the Info by received by telephone from few people as he explain. “Fail to stop for School bus – overtaking” I did stop for school bus, and waited till the last child walked off the highway, and also flushing lights on the […]
Suspension Of Licence For Unpaid Fines
Inquiry: Is your license suspended if i havent paid a ticket for driving while on the cell phone?. Response: Generally, if a Defendant does not pay a fine owing to the Court, their licence will be suspended for non-payment of fine. Driving on a suspended licence, can lead to very severe penalties including a total fine […]
Red Light Camera Charge – 2012-06-16
Inquiry: Hi june last year i was done for.driving my partners car not insured we was both fully comp at the time. i had to appear in court jan 2012 and had to retake both tests but december i failed to stop at a red light the floor was slippy and has i had just got before the […]