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 […]
Traffic Ticket Defence – Seatbelt
Question: I got a seat belt ticket in Kitchener at a an intersection while turning the corner I never had it on but would like to know if theres away to beat it or get reduced fine with no points. Answer: Beside the fine on the ticket, there are two other penalties that come as […]
Code On The Ticket
Question: Does the officer had to put the careless driving code of the offense on the ticket in the little box that says code? Answer: The ‘code’ box is not a mandatory field. It is only there for informational purposes. There may however be other issues with your charge that can be used to have […]
Driving with No Licence
Question: driving with no license is it a criminal offence Answer: “Drive Motor Vehicle – No Licence” is issued under the Highway Traffic Act and is not a criminal offence. If your licence is suspended and you are stopped while driving a vehicle, the Police Officer involved may issue a much more severe charge of […]
Parking Ticket (Handicap)
Question: did not notice handicap spot. Got a ticket. What can be done Answer: While parking tickets do not show on your driving history, the fines on these charges can be very high. Generally, hiring a paralegal for a parking ticket will incur more cost than benefit. However, you may be able to have the […]
Disobey Stop Sign – 2010-03-29
Question: Hello. A police officer charged me with “Disobey Stop Sign.” Both my wife and I agree that our car came to a complete stop at the sign. The policeman was about two blocks away from where we stopped and there is no way he could have been able to see clearly that far? Can […]
Parking Ticket in Gatineau – 2010-03-17
Question:I have over $2000 in parking tickets, all acquired in the same time frame. The first ticket was for parking in a snow route, included $75 for towing. They towed the car to another street and of course ticketed the car again. This process went on to the tune of 10 or so tickets til […]
Spelling
Question: cop spelt my name wrong Answer: An incorrectly spelled name unfortunately may not be a fatal error on the ticket as the Court may accept your driver’s licence number on the ticket as being a unique identifier. There may be other issues with your charge that we can review with you to see if […]
Parking Ticket – 2010-03-10
Question: I received a parking ticket in Gatineau Quebec. In all identification areas of the ticket my vehicle is identified as having a PQ license plate. My vehicle has an Ontario plate. Is this error enough to get the ticket nullified? Answer: Unfortunately I cannot give you direct information pretaining to Quebec charges of any […]
3rd Traffic Ticket
Question: Good Day, I have just received my 3rd speeding ticket in the last 6 months all are 10 kms and under no demerit points on any of them. I have elected to challenge my last ticket, the reason being is my concern about insurance rate hikes. I presume insurance companies do not care whether […]