Traffic Tickets
Failing to Remain: Leaving the Scene in Ontario
A minor bump in a parking lot, a moment of panic, a decision to drive away rather than deal with it. In that instant, a small collision can transform into one of the most serious charges a driver can face. Failing to remain at the scene of an accident, often called a hit and run,… Read More
Rolled the Stop Sign? Here Is the Real Cost
Almost every driver has done it. Approaching a quiet intersection, the vehicle slows to a crawl, the coast looks clear, and it rolls through the stop sign without ever fully stopping. It feels harmless, even sensible. Ontario law sees it very differently. That rolling stop is treated exactly the same as blowing through the sign… Read More
Too Close for Comfort: Following Too Closely
At first glance, a following too closely ticket looks like small change. The fine printed on it is modest compared to the eye-watering numbers attached to charges like stunt driving or no insurance. That modest fine is exactly what lulls drivers into simply paying it and moving on. It is a costly misread. Behind that… Read More
Driving With No Insurance: The Ticket That Stings
Most traffic tickets sting the wallet for a few hundred dollars. A no insurance charge is in an entirely different league. With a mandatory minimum fine that starts in the thousands and can climb into the tens of thousands, driving without insurance carries some of the harshest financial penalties in Ontario’s provincial offences system. Worse,… Read More
No Officer in Court? Your Ticket Might Not Survive
It is one of the most repeated pieces of folk wisdom in Ontario driving culture: fight the ticket, because if the officer does not show up, the case gets thrown out. Like most folk wisdom, there is truth at the centre of it and a great deal of oversimplification around the edges. An absent officer… Read More