In Jail For A Missed Court Date … Now What?
Inquiry: A friend of mine has been arrested for driving without a liscense. He neglected to attend his court date for this charge and as a result he must serve 21 dayis in jail, 14 with good behavior. His liscense was suspended for unpaid fines, will he have to pay for those fines to get his liscense back? And […]
Suspension Of Licence For An Unpaid Fine
Inquiry: my son recently went to get his sticker they told him he would have to pay his fine before they could give him his sticker so he did and they gave him his sticker . He then recieved a letter aabout a week later saying his license was suspended because of the ticket . so we asumed […]
Drive Under Suspension – 2012-09-16
Inquiry: hello, I was pulled over and charged with a driving while under suspension ticket. My licence was suspended for non payment of fines last year. My question is that my licence has expired in december 2011 and i just got the ticket today so therefore how can i be charged with a driving while under suspension when technically an […]
MTO Policies On Licence Reinstatement
Inquiry: Hello I was wondering if my commonlaw can go in and reinstate my licence for me? What would she need? I work full time and can not afford at all to take time off. Response: For MTO administrative policy, you will need to contact the MTO directly. We are unfortunately unable to assist you with […]
Stopped For Unpaid Fines
Inquiry: I just got pulled out for unpaid fines and my license is taken away. I will go and pay fine, but it takes 3 or 4 business days to qualify for reinstatement. While reading the paper policeman gave me it says “if you qualify a temporary license may be issued’ Question is under which conditions they can give […]
Unpaid Ticket => Suspended Licence
Inquiry: hello I have an unpaid ticket just 3 months ago. all that time i know that i paid them already. totally forgot it. and now after 3 months found out that my license is suspended since 4 weeks ago. i did paid today $80 . i have to pay $150 to reinstate my license. is this gonna […]
Drive Under Suspension – 2012-08-25
Inquiry: On July 2 2012 i was pulled over by police in the city of Niagara Falls Ontario. I was told by the officer that i was pulled over for driving too slow as we were lost and looking for our hotel. The officer asked for my licence,registration and insurance and after quite awhile returned asked me to step […]
Unpaid Fines -> Suspended Licence and Interest Costs
Inquiry: Hi, I was a student in Toronto and had a G2 license during my time at university which expired in April 2012. I collected numerous tickets which are still unpaid as my financial position and could not afford to pay that. The amount of the unpaid parking tickets with interest accumulated to $1,100 for which I asked […]
Can I Get My Licence Back With Unpaid Fines Owing To The Court?
Inquiry: I was charged 3 times for driving while under suspension. I have waited out the mandatory suspension but my license is still suspended due to outstanding fines. I have paid down from approx $6000 down to now owing $1500. I am losing my ride to work and now require my license in order to keep my job. My […]
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 […]