Hello, I got a speeding ticket for doing 62 on a 50 zone in Toronto. It was on Richmond St just west of Parliament St. There was a downhill ramp with the speed initially being 60 kmph and then speed changed to 50. I try to always drive within limits even on highway. I reduced my speed as I was going downhill, but the cop caught me at 62 and gave me a ticket. I literally begged him to let me go with a warning as I am a student with G2 and it will spike my insurance and I tried to slow down on downhill, and the officer told me that he noticed that I reduced the speed, but it was already too late. This is where I got the ticket: https://www.google.ca/maps/place/43%C2% ... 45658,16z/ (You can use streetview to move westwards on Richmond St to see the downhill) I got my G2 licence 10 months ago, and now very worried... as I know this will spike my insurance. I am a student and below 25 and already paying a high insurance. Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.
Hello,
I got a speeding ticket for doing 62 on a 50 zone in Toronto. It was on Richmond St just west of Parliament St. There was a downhill ramp with the speed initially being 60 kmph and then speed changed to 50. I try to always drive within limits even on highway.
I reduced my speed as I was going downhill, but the cop caught me at 62 and gave me a ticket.
I literally begged him to let me go with a warning as I am a student with G2 and it will spike my insurance and I tried to slow down on downhill, and the officer told me that he noticed that I reduced the speed, but it was already too late.
Update... I spoke with my insurance agent, and I was told that the conviction will increase premium as I am on G2, but if I get a G license, it will not spike as they forgive/allow 1 minor ticket. So, do I go to trial with the ticket - which will give me a few months(??) and in the mean time get the G license?
Update...
I spoke with my insurance agent, and I was told that the conviction will increase premium as I am on G2, but if I get a G license, it will not spike as they forgive/allow 1 minor ticket.
So, do I go to trial with the ticket - which will give me a few months(??) and in the mean time get the G license?
Hello! I just had a similar situation and I am a student as well. If you go for a lawyer, it might cost you 400+ and if the cop show up on the court, you might only have little chance to win while you still have to pay the lawyer. Since you have already contacted your insurance provider, you might want to ask them how much they would increase your insurance and see which costs less. personal opinion, you might want to wait for some better suggestions.
Hello!
I just had a similar situation and I am a student as well.
If you go for a lawyer, it might cost you 400+ and if the cop show up on the court, you might only have little chance to win while you still have to pay the lawyer.
Since you have already contacted your insurance provider, you might want to ask them how much they would increase your insurance and see which costs less.
personal opinion, you might want to wait for some better suggestions.
For 12 over ! What a pathetic waste of our tax dollars. What day of the week & time was this ? Did the cop seem like a rookie ? If you take this to court you might end up a happy camper.
rugal99 wrote:
Hello,
I got a speeding ticket for doing 62 on a 50 zone in Toronto. It was on Richmond St just west of Parliament St. There was a downhill ramp with the speed initially being 60 kmph and then speed changed to 50. I try to always drive within limits even on highway.
I reduced my speed as I was going downhill, but the cop caught me at 62 and gave me a ticket.
I literally begged him to let me go with a warning as I am a student with G2 and it will spike my insurance and I tried to slow down on downhill, and the officer told me that he noticed that I reduced the speed, but it was already too late.
(You can use streetview to move westwards on Richmond St to see the downhill)
I got my G2 licence 10 months ago, and now very worried... as I know this will spike my insurance.
I am a student and below 25 and already paying a high insurance.
Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.
For 12 over ! What a pathetic waste of our tax dollars. What day of the week & time was this ? Did the cop seem like a rookie ? If you take this to court you might end up a happy camper.
This is one of those situations where you're probably better off dealing with the ticket yourself instead of hiring a representative. They aren't going to offer any solutions or do any amount of work that's going to be worth their cost. There's no where to really go with this ticket in terms of seeking some sort of reduction. 12km over isn't something prosecution can really do anything with and any offer wouldn't be worth even considering. It is what it is and they're going to tell you to take it or leave it. Maybe they offer you something like 10km over, but a conviction is still a conviction. Your insurance isn't going to care whether it's 10 or 12 as they don't calculate rates down to the km. You pretty much have nothing to lose. If you're eligible to take your G test in 2 or so months, you can request a trial and get finish your test in the meantime. While you're waiting, you can request disclosure.
rugal99 wrote:
Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.
This is one of those situations where you're probably better off dealing with the ticket yourself instead of hiring a representative. They aren't going to offer any solutions or do any amount of work that's going to be worth their cost.
There's no where to really go with this ticket in terms of seeking some sort of reduction. 12km over isn't something prosecution can really do anything with and any offer wouldn't be worth even considering. It is what it is and they're going to tell you to take it or leave it. Maybe they offer you something like 10km over, but a conviction is still a conviction. Your insurance isn't going to care whether it's 10 or 12 as they don't calculate rates down to the km. You pretty much have nothing to lose.
If you're eligible to take your G test in 2 or so months, you can request a trial and get finish your test in the meantime. While you're waiting, you can request disclosure.
For 12 over ! What a pathetic waste of our tax dollars. What day of the week & time was this ? Did the cop seem like a rookie ? If you take this to court you might end up a happy camper. Thanks for the response. This was on Tuesday around 10.30ish am in the morning. The cop did seem quite young. I am going to trial with this one.
CumminsDiesel wrote:
rugal99 wrote:
Hello,
I got a speeding ticket for doing 62 on a 50 zone in Toronto. It was on Richmond St just west of Parliament St. There was a downhill ramp with the speed initially being 60 kmph and then speed changed to 50. I try to always drive within limits even on highway.
I reduced my speed as I was going downhill, but the cop caught me at 62 and gave me a ticket.
I literally begged him to let me go with a warning as I am a student with G2 and it will spike my insurance and I tried to slow down on downhill, and the officer told me that he noticed that I reduced the speed, but it was already too late.
(You can use streetview to move westwards on Richmond St to see the downhill)
I got my G2 licence 10 months ago, and now very worried... as I know this will spike my insurance.
I am a student and below 25 and already paying a high insurance.
Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.
For 12 over ! What a pathetic waste of our tax dollars. What day of the week & time was this ? Did the cop seem like a rookie ? If you take this to court you might end up a happy camper.
Thanks for the response. This was on Tuesday around 10.30ish am in the morning. The cop did seem quite young. I am going to trial with this one.
This is one of those situations where you're probably better off dealing with the ticket yourself instead of hiring a representative. They aren't going to offer any solutions or do any amount of work that's going to be worth their cost. There's no where to really go with this ticket in terms of seeking some sort of reduction. 12km over isn't something prosecution can really do anything with and any offer wouldn't be worth even considering. It is what it is and they're going to tell you to take it or leave it. Maybe they offer you something like 10km over, but a conviction is still a conviction. Your insurance isn't going to care whether it's 10 or 12 as they don't calculate rates down to the km. You pretty much have nothing to lose. If you're eligible to take your G test in 2 or so months, you can request a trial and get finish your test in the meantime. While you're waiting, you can request disclosure. Thanks for your suggestions. This is exactly what I am doing. I am taking my G Test next month (already got a date). Going to trial with this ticket. Since this incident occurred in *almost* rush hour in downtown Toronto, I have been told that hopefully I should be able to fight/win it with proper reasoning.
bend wrote:
rugal99 wrote:
Do I hire paralegal, or professional help. Please help/advice.
This is one of those situations where you're probably better off dealing with the ticket yourself instead of hiring a representative. They aren't going to offer any solutions or do any amount of work that's going to be worth their cost.
There's no where to really go with this ticket in terms of seeking some sort of reduction. 12km over isn't something prosecution can really do anything with and any offer wouldn't be worth even considering. It is what it is and they're going to tell you to take it or leave it. Maybe they offer you something like 10km over, but a conviction is still a conviction. Your insurance isn't going to care whether it's 10 or 12 as they don't calculate rates down to the km. You pretty much have nothing to lose.
If you're eligible to take your G test in 2 or so months, you can request a trial and get finish your test in the meantime. While you're waiting, you can request disclosure.
Thanks for your suggestions. This is exactly what I am doing. I am taking my G Test next month (already got a date). Going to trial with this ticket.
Since this incident occurred in *almost* rush hour in downtown Toronto, I have been told that hopefully I should be able to fight/win it with proper reasoning.
Whomever told you this gave you bad advice. Speeding is what's called an absolute liability offense. What that means is you were either speeding or you weren't. There's NO in between. Either you can prove you were going 50kmph or you weren't. JP wont be interested in hearing anything else. You still don't have much to lose anyways.
rugal99 wrote:
Since this incident occurred in *almost* rush hour in downtown Toronto, I have been told that hopefully I should be able to fight/win it with proper reasoning.
Whomever told you this gave you bad advice. Speeding is what's called an absolute liability offense. What that means is you were either speeding or you weren't. There's NO in between. Either you can prove you were going 50kmph or you weren't. JP wont be interested in hearing anything else.
ok well here is my story .. I had an old megaphone from alarm system and decided since my horns on my car were rusted and were not making a loud enough sound.. i connected the alarm megaphone to the horn wires and it sounded very cool. depending on how log i hold my horn down for . due to the size of the power horn.. and mhy car being a Honda.. meaning no room under the hood i had installed it…
So I got this ticket because the lady behind me was WAY too close and I had to back up before getting hit by another car and dented her bumper.
Offense is stated as follows: Start from Stopped position - Not in Safety
Highway Traffic Act 142 (2)
First of all, I don't really know what that means and if it says that I was not in safety (which I wasn't) why am I getting a ticket? And why didn't the…
This is my first time ever getting a ticket and I am completely frustrated and don't know what to do.
On July 7th, I was driving to work, taking my usual route and it's about a 15 minute drive for me. At the first red light, I noticed I had a bit of time thanks to the countdown so I quickly reached into my bag to grab a lip balm. I noticed I had brought the wrong one so I just kept it out and…
It happened last December. I was facing north in the middle of the intersection at Donmills and McNicoll waiting to make a left turn. There was a big white van on the other side of McNicoll facing south waiting to turn left too. When the light changed to amber, I checked and the road was clear, there was no upcoming vehicle. So slowly I made the left turn. Suddenly a small car dashed up from…
First off, the most similar case and HELPFUL thread has y far come from neo333: a great read and very similar and relevant to my case and of course ticketcombat.com
I'll cole's notes this so that it can be concise and can recap my experience with disclosure, notes and failed stay request and adjourned court date. Thank you for reading and leaving your opinion.
I got a notice in the mail that trial is set four weeks from today, so it's time to request disclosure. I have zero chance of getting an 11b since trial is less than two months after the offense date and the officer did not reduce the charge. I really want to try and create delays on the trial, to reduce the chance of the officer showing up on multiple occasions. Is there any known loop-holes…
Got my first ticket last Thursday and I have a couple of questions. I was driving westbound on Moore St. (west of Bayview) and made a left onto a residential street at a 4-way stop sign. It was my first time driving through that area - was driving my girlfriend to a wisdom tooth surgery.
The police were set up to catch people, as that intersection had a no left turn sign from 7-9 am (buses…
I was in a light collision with a police vehicle last November and will be having a trial by the end of the month. What happened was I was pulled over. I stopped and kept my right signal on. The cop car then tried to pull behind me when he was on my left but 2 cars pulled behind me. The cop wasn't too smart and instead of waiting for the two cars to pull away, he drove forward and boxed all the…
A friend of mine (who is from China and with no knowledge of English at all) asked me to interpret for him on court.
He got pulled over by a stealth patrol car last october, got 3 tickets (fail to show insurance card, using cell phones and fail to stop on right for emergency vehicle) , court date is next week. He told me his insurance expired for less than a month and other charges are false…
My husband was driving my car and passed a school bus with flashing lights. He did not realize this until he was past the bus. The driver honked at him but there were no cops nearby and he didn't get pulled over. I believe the driver or witnesses reported this and we got issued a ticket in the mail. The ticket is under my name as the registered owner: charged with Fail to Stop for…
I have just got a ticket (Fail to yield on through highway) and by the way it's me first ticket and this is how I got it.
Me driving in a residential neighborhood maybe 10-15 km/h approaching a stop sign completely stopped at the stop sign started moving again turning right and out of nowhere I was hit by this van. he went directly to the driver's side fender,wheel, and bumper. Since it was my…
Hi I'm new to this forum but I hope I'm bringing you all good news.
I recently wrote a book short titled ABUSE OF POWER
This book is all about how the Ontario government broke the law to enact the new street racing legislation.
To start with the denial of the right to remain innocent until proven guilty was enacted without due process under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. How it wasn't done…
So i lent my car to my gf the other day and she went to drop her friend at a Go station but when she was turning left into the parking lot at the Go station a bus hits her from behind while she was turning so now my rear fender is pushed in and more scrathes and my bumper is damaged...but the cop that showed up just kept telling my gf thats its her fault cause its private property...is that true…
Hi, thanks for reading. I've read a bunch of articles online and searched the forum to try and find my answers but I'm still unsure so I'm creating a new thread.
I was following a car that was going SUPER fast down the DVP but I got pulled over. I was speeding, too; however I don't want to use the "you got the wrong guy" defence because I'll probably lose.
I left my home at 4 am to pick up my daughter from downtown Toronto. When I passed the major intersection south of my house there were two police cars in the middle of the intersection and one officer waved me through the intersection.
When I returned with my daughter at 5:30 am the police cars were still in the intersection. I slowed down as I approached the intersection but the police were no…
I will be representing my wife at her speeding trial next week. Mostly everything is pretty much run of the mill but since she wasn't speeding we will be having her take the stand. Since this opens up the opportunity for the prosecutor to cross examine, I am just wondering if anyone here knows what kind of questions we should expect from the prosecutor in order to best prepare.
When the court sends out the notice of trial, do they use the address the officer wrote on the ticket, or the actual address in the MTO database? In the case of the former, what are the implications? The reason I ask is that my wife got a ticket last week and the officer wrote the wrong city on it.
This topic discusses the same thing but with CN police; is it any different for regular offences?
Driving onto ramp entering a major highway, posted limit is 100km/h, suggested ramp limit is 40km/h - I end up colliding with the concrete barrier on the passenger side of the vehicle.
Police arrive, suspect alcohol and breathalyze me with a result of 0.00 - I am asked for a statement and cautioned, however (stupidly) I proceed to provide the details anyways.
My friends and I were heading to Kelso Beach, I had signalled and i pulled off to the shoulder as my car seemed to be making noise, but after riding over the shoulder the noise stopped, i signalled back again and merged back into traffic after making sure it was safe, the officer which was ahead of me on the shoulder a few meters away pulled me over.…
I've decided to fight a traffic ticket for stop sign violation. The offense was 12 months ago, and I've got a court date for next Tuesday. I've requested disclosure and, although a bit last minute, received it two weeks before my court date.
Upon reviewing the case materials, there isn't much of a defense I can find -based on the cop having an obstructed view, or any mistakes in the…
I will be going to trial for my red light camera offence.
I'll be arguing two issues, centered on the fact that there are two essential elements of 144(18) - a) a vehicle approaching the intersection shall stop; and b) the vehicle shall not proceed until green. Both essential elements must be contravened beyond a reasonable doubt to be an offence.
1) My ticket says I (being the owner) am "charged…
I'm a newbie, so be kind if I'm messing up. Question: is it illegal to signal oncoming traffic that they are approaching a speed trap by flashing one's lights?
I ask because I was stopped for doing that yesterday evening, but did not end up with a ticket. The officer spend 5-10 minutes n his car, then sent me on my way. I'm wondering if he changed his mind or found out it was legal.
ok well here is my story .. I had an old megaphone from alarm system and decided since my horns on my car were rusted and were not making a loud enough sound.. i connected the alarm megaphone to the horn wires and it sounded very cool. depending on how log i hold my horn down for . due to the size of the power horn.. and mhy car being a Honda.. meaning no room under the hood i had installed it…