Fight Traffic Tickets
Why Fight a Traffic Ticket?
• To avoid or reduce fines.
• To avoid demerit points and license suspension.
• To avoid imprisonment or getting convicted.
• To protect your driving record.
Three Kinds of Traffic Tickets:
1. Provincial Offence Notice
• The most common type
• Your 3 Options with a Provincial Offence Notice :
a. Sign the ticket and plead guilty.
b. Plead guilty with an explanation – you must go to court and speak with the justice of the peace who has the power to reduce your fine, or give you more time to pay the fine.
c. Trial Option –you would have to attend court and dispute the charge.
2. Provincial Offence Summons
• The form is usually pink
• Issued for serious offences where there is no set fine (usually from $500 to $2000).
• You must attend court. You may need legal help.
3. Summons
• For serious offences like driving under a suspended license, fleeing the scene of an accident, or driving without insurance.
• Penalties could go up to around $5000, or a jail sentence.
• You may need legal help.