Traffic Tickets

Traffic Tickets in Brampton, Mississauga, GTA, Toronto, or anywhere in Ontario?

Have you got a Traffic Ticket in Ontario? Traffic ticket violations may look a minor thing to someone but these are not. Traffic tickets may cause hassles and stress. If you are convicted then depending on type of your traffic ticket you may have to face demerit points, heavy fines, license suspensions, custodial sentences etc. If you receive Traffic Tickets you may get demerit points and it all affects your overall driving record. You may also be considered a careless driver.

Traffic Tickets affect your Insurance 

The worst part of getting a Traffic Ticket is that your monthly insurance cost may increase considerably in most of the cases of Traffic Tickets in Ontario. As per Financial Services Commission of Ontario, your driving record is a very important factor in the calculation of your insurance premium amount. In some of the cases of serious convictions such as careless driving or racing your insurance premiums can be increased by upto 100%. And this increase in insurance premium is NOT a onetime pain. Minor driving convictions such as over-speeding not more than 50 km/h over the limit or even just one major conviction such as careless driving can increase your insurance premium to a bigger amount which will affects you for the next three years. The insurance premium can be increased by 5 to 25% for minor convictions such as seatbelt offences or improper/illegal turn offences, and by 15% to 25% for major convictions such as failing to report an accident. In some cases, we have seen people whose insurance companies have denied covering them if they were convicted too many times or convicted of some serious charges in Traffic Tickets.

Demerit Points due to Traffic Tickets

Due to some of the Traffic Tickets related offences you can have Demerit Points recorded on your driving record. These Demerit Points keep affecting your driving record for two years from the offence date. If you collect certain number of demerit points, your driver’s license can be suspended. New or Probationary drivers (G1 & G2) can accumulate up to 6 Demerit Points. Fully licensed drivers can accumulate up to 15 demerit points.

Other effects of Traffic Tickets

Now you know that due to Traffic Ticket charges, you can get demerit points, your insurance can go up, and you can also lose your driving license. But do you know Traffic Ticket may also affect in many other ways. The effect of Traffic Tickets on your driving record may represent you as an irresponsible driver and person. If you are a commercial motor vehicle driver (CVOR), then you must be more serious about your driver’s record & C.V.O.R. record. Demerits points may also affect your employment.

Major types of Traffic Tickets in Ontario

  • Traffic Tickets
  • Speeding Ticket
  • Careless Driving Ticket
  • Stunt Driving Ticket
  • Fail to Yield Ticket
  • Disobey Stop Signs Ticket
  • Disobey Red Lights Ticket
  • Fail to Surrender Documents Ticket
  • Driving without Valid License Ticket
  • Driving with Suspended License Ticket
  • Driving without Insurance Ticket
  • Demerit Points Due to Ticket
  • MTO Tickets 
  • Criminal Offences (Summary Conviction)
  • Small Claims Court (Up to $25000) 
  • Landlord and Tenant Legal Services

Contact us to discuss about your traffic ticket in detail

You can fight for your traffic ticket by yourself directly in a court. But simply giving an explanation may not be enough to win. You may need to present your point strongly and in a professional way. In case there are some legal technicalities, professionals know to win your traffic ticket. Our paralegals defend drivers against a full range of Traffic Tickets offences such as Speeding Driving, Careless Driving, Stunt Driving Ticket, Failing to Yield, Disobeying Stop Signs, Disobeying Red Lights, Failing to Surrender Documents, Driving without Valid License, Driving with Suspended License, Driving without Insurance etc.

Contact us now for a free consultation and know how we can help you to defend your traffic tickets. To contact us please click below button or call 647-525-4242.