Left In The Hotseat After Helping A Friend
Inquiry: While working friday evening we were pulled over. I was driving my coworkers car because he had received a license suspension for too many moving violations. I had assumed that he had valid insurance and registration on the vehicle but instead of a monthly payment plan he had only purchased insurance for a month. […]
Error On Ticket (Incorrect Name)
Inquiry: If the police officer writes the wrong name for the owner can i fiht it? Response: That may not be a fatal error in the Prosecutor’s case as the error may be ammendable at Court. However, depending on the nature of your case, there may be other avenues to reduce or eliminate the penalties […]
Speeding – Officer Error On Ticket?
Inquiry: I got a speeding ticket but he wrote down the wrong name for the registration. Is it enough to fight it? Response: I’m not sure what you are specifically referring to with ‘wrong name for the registration.’ Generally, most speeding charges can be reduced to lesser offences and in some cases when may be […]
Speeding – Wrong Vehicle Stopped?
Inquiry: hello my wife was going down a steep hill and the officer was coming from the other direction at the bottom of the hill using moving radar. the car next to my wife was going faster than her but the office hit her with the charge and she was not speeding. how do i […]
No Driver’s Licence Number On Ticket
Inquiry: My friend drove my car and got pulled over in Quebec province. The officer issued him a ticket without his driver license number. Is this an fatal error, so we can dismiss the ticket? Thank you. Response: It is not necessarily a fatal error. The Officer may have noted the driver’s licence number in […]
Charged By Mail
Inquiry: I was given a ticket for using my phone while driving, but the officer didn’t pull me over. On the ticket, he checked that he had personally given me the ticket, even though he sent it through the mail a day later. Can I fight this? Response: Without seeing disclosure of the Officer’s notes, […]
Incorrect Date On Ticket (4/11/2012)
Inquiry: the officer wrote down the date he took the report, instead of the date of the mishap. Is this a “fatal” error Response: I would want one of our staff to look at the ticket in specific detail. There are different areas on the ticket of the offence date and for the date of […]
Speeding With Wrong Offence Location
Inquiry: Just given a ticket for 28 over. The officer put the wrong location of offense on the ticket, is this grounds for dismissal? Response: That will not be a grounds for dismissial. The charge itself carries 3 demerit points. With charges such as the one you have been issued, we would want to see […]
A Tale Of Two Driver’s Licences
Inquiry: I got a ticket for “Disobey Sign” on 3/23/2012. On 3/12/2012, I applied for D/L renewal with christian name added. A temporary D/L (Paper) was given to me with new D/L number taking effective on 3/12/2012. However, on the date of being ticketed, the officier only asked for my old license and refused my […]
Errors on Ticket – 2012-04-01
Inquiry: A police officer wrote down my birthday wrong and didn’t write my driver’s license number on the ticket. The only correct information is my name, should I fight the ticket, do i pay for it? Is there anyway they can actually track me down? it was given to me due to a a loud […]