Fail To Yield From Private Driveway
Inquiry: I was involved in an accident and got a ticket for “Fail to yeild from private driveway”. The officer wrote down the wrong month (03 instead of 04) on both the ticket and the report. Does this make my ticket invalid? He also got my car colour, model and number of doors on my […]
Error On Ticket – Incorrect Street Spelling
Inquiry: Hi I was recently caught speeding and I was going 25 KM/hr over and had it reduced to 10. I was wondering though that the officer spelt the street name which i was travelling on incorectly and wondering if i can fight the ticket based on this. Response: If the only issue with the […]
Speeding – Officer Error?
Inquiry: I have a couple of questions with this ticket as I don’t deserve it. (I had another recently that I did deserve… I am not fighting that one.) I actually know that I was not speeding since as I said, I had just received a ticket recently and was so hyper sensitive about my […]
Change Lane Not In Safety With Incorrect Plate Number
Inquiry: My 18 year old son received a ticket for unsafe lane change on highway 417 causing sideswipe of other vehicle. Other vehicle may have been changing lanes at same time. Problem I have with the ticket is the Police wrote completely wrong license plate number on ticket. Is this enough to contest ticket? Response: […]
Anxious In Ontario – Error On Ticket
Inquiry: Hi. I got a speeding ticket last January 02, of 2011 driving 109kms on a posted 80kms. I know I am guilty of driving that speed and paid it online through credit card. A month after My payment had been returned. I was worried coz maybe they refused by payment. I tried to call […]
NB Speeding – Court Error?
Question: ticket paid right away because the officer that stopped me on eastbound 17 initially claimed that I was following his cruiser with 116! he reduced it then because he realized that a transport truck can’t even go that fast (speed limiter – 105kmh) ! -so, he reduced the initial claim to 15 over (90kmh […]
Towed away…on the wrong day!
Inquiry: I received a violation for parking in a tow zone on Nov 24. However, the officer wrote December 24. Today is November 30. May I contest this? Response: It is possible that the officer may not file the ticket with the Court given the error. You may have a valid defense to the charge […]
Seat Belt Ticket – Belt Removed After Traffic Stop
Question: I got a ticket for failure to wear my seatbelt but I was wearing it when I got pulled over. I took it off when I was getting my ownership and insurance out of the glove box so when the cop came to my car I was not wearing one and he gave me a […]
Incorrect Information On Ticket – 2010-09-30
Question: Got a ticket for lane splitting on my motorcycle. However the officer was distracted when writing up the ticket and entered my CAR’s plates, makes, model,year, and VIN# instead of my motorcyle’s. Can this be contested? Answer: In the case you describe, we would have to see the Officer’s roadside notes to see if […]
U -Turn @ Railway/Crossing
Question: I was going east on Lakeshore Blvd., and at the Carlaw Ave. intersection traffic light FLASHING, so I made a U-Turn heading west. Stopped by police and charged under HTA 143(b) Fine $ 110 and 2 merit points taken There no ” NO TURN ” sign that was posted all the way back to […]