Ontario Highway Traffic Act

...So last night I found out that according to the MTO the road is actually deamed a "Private Road With Public Access" and not a high way. So this being said I got into an accident on private property meaning no one should be at fault right?

No. The insurance company will still assign fault based on the circumstances involved and the fault ...

My question for her on the stand will be " yes or no, did I present you with a valid insurance card bearing the policy # for the vehicle I was driving?" The answer to that is unequivocally yes. I can't wait to see how it turns out. Do you want me to let you know?

You do not get to limit the officer to "yes" or "no" answers, the response will be ...

Thx again Stanton. Sound advice.

Mugwug I thought I was presenting a defence not an explanation? I do not plan to admit guilt in front of the jp. Why do you call it an explanation?

Limivi,

You are charged with "fail to surrender insurance card" contrary to the compulsory insurance act of Ontario. You were pulled over by Police on a highway ...

Mugwug, did you read my original? We got the car in sept. Ticket in December. Was actually still driving the old car most of the time. This was about my 3rd trip in it.
I sat at the kitchen table with him and watched him load the two plastic pockets with the new ins. Slips. Watched him put the pockets in the glove compartments. Could not have ...

Not to sound like a jerk but as the operator of a motor vehicle you have certain obligations...making sure the vehicle is mechanically sound and that certain documentation is kept with the vehicle while it is in operation is required by various provincial acts. These are not new requirements.

You have to check the insurance and registration ...

This could be a problem for you as it is a violation of your insurance policy, which requires you to be properly licenced and to be operating your vehicle legally. The insurance company has the option to decline to cover you if you were operating the vehicle illegally (ie while unlicenced).

This is contained in the "statutory conditions";

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1. Your rental is going to be contingent on your coverage (liability only? Loss of use coverage?) and whether or not your insurance company counts you as "at fault" (likely in this case).

2. Probably.

3. There is no harm in scheduling an early resolution meeting and requesting disclosure. The process is described on these forums repeatedly.

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pirish wrote:R. v. Morgan, 2008

Again that would prove following too close not careless.

Good to know about the abstact, thanks

Well, then you're all set. Let us know how it plays out.

You won't lose your job over this. The Solgens office has a list of specific convictions that would prevent licencing/relicencing of Security Guards and the list (last I saw) was limited to Criminal Code and CDSA convictions, you may not be eligible to drive for your employer as their insurance company won't like the ticket, but you'd still be ...

You rear ended another vehicle, as much as you want it to be his fault it is your responsibility to leave sufficient room to react. It appears clear you failed to do this. Had you left more room you would have been able to stop in time and there would have been no accident.

It's not fair, but that's the way it is. The good news is that no one was ...

My question is what is the possibility of having this dropped. The Crown will have a hard time proving I was careless, considering I was driving with precious cargo, I was more cautious then normally.

Pretty easy to prove, you crashed into the car in front of you. Had you been driving "carefully" you would have had adequate distance in front of ...

The picture shows conclusively how far your car was from the hydrant when the picture was taken, not how far it was from the hydrant when the ticket was issued. An unscrupulous person might simply move their car forward a meter or so, and then take a picture to support their defence.

The picture is no "smoking gun".

Insurance companies makes tones of money from everyone. Justice department gets paid well from many different sources.

People employed in professions related to an accident, and those that witness an accident are apples and oranges. Private citizens stop at an accident to render aid and if they witnessed the accident to provide an impartial ...

I believe that's only applicable when the cars are still in motion. Any vehicle that is stopped when struck should not be considered at fault.

True. Fault Determination rule 9(3) covers when the vehicles are in motion, and 9(4) when all are stopped except for the rearmost vehicle (page 5 of the document below);

http://www.ibc.ca/en/car ...

You have the option of requesting early resolution or a trial, I'd suggest early resolution which would give you the chance to make a deal with the prosecutor for a reduction of some sort - if you don't like what they're offering you can still take it to trial, and then keep your fingers crossed that the officer doesn't show up (I wouldn't bank on ...