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hwybear wrote:

gpolitop wrote:I agree drinking and driving is stupid, but having two beers and getting charged is also stupid,

2 drinks wouldnt even give a "WARN"

As a police officer you should know everyone has only had 2 drinks.

Maybe some bars serve really big glasses of beer.

Accourding to the traffic act "7(1)a nothing says your plates expire on your b-day

Not quite true. The section says you need a valid permit, which is defined under the Vehicle Permit section (O Reg 628). That section states that it expires on a specific day, month and year (i.e. a specific day of the month, not the end of the month). So Squishy ...

Can you advise where the accident actually took place? We can sometimes give better advice if we can see the actual road, signage, etc.

Since you've been charged under section 175(19), it won't appear on your abstract at all. Assuming you pay the fine, the ticket will have no impact on your insurance rates, employment, etc. It would only appear on your abstract if you were charged as the driver.

If you really didn't commit the offence, you can certainly try to fight the charge in ...

While I can't read the yellow font you've used, I'm not surprised the OPP don't believe you since you're using the Newfoundland Highway Traffic Act . :wink:

If you want to try something a little closer to home, go with the Ontario Highway Traffic Act. And yes, you're correct in that you're exempt. Ontario HTA exemptions, under section 106, are as ...

1) No, there would be no flag.
2) It means the licence plates aren't registered to a specific car, so in most cases they can't be used until registered to a different car.
3) It's starting to be possible. It's not perfect, but there is a centralized database that police can now access. Sometimes the provider still needs to be contacted to verify.

No, conviction history is for life. The only way to get a conviction removed would be to have it overturned or shown it was added in error (i.e. someone impersonating you).

Other people have posted about insurance companies using administrative suspensions to increase their rates as well. If your friend argued the point and advised them of the FSCO bulletin, they should overlook the ADLS. That being said, with a criminal and HTA suspension, not sure how much difference getting the ADLS taken off will make.

I am not sure this is completely correct, as it does come up on the driver's abstract. Further to that it is regarded as an Alcohol related suspension, so its quite possible that it will.

You're correct in that all suspensions appear on your driving abstract, but that's more for police & MTO use. The Financial Services Commission of Ontario ...

2) Lane light would be a traffic light that is specific to a certain lane. I.e. a separate light for the left turn lane.
3) Correct. You can simply challenge the evidence the Crown presents and question their witness. You just wouldn't be able to present your version of events without testifying.
4) Possibly, though tickets don't have a location to ...

I would say most agencies do have a local record system for keeping track of tickets issued, but it's not something that insurance companies look at. Since various agencies use different software, there's no easy way to access all of them. As well, most of the systems I'm familiar with only record tickets issued, not the outcome in Court, so it ...

Your argument will not cause them to drop the charges. First, you're expected to drive according to the road conditions. If there was heavy rain and your car had summer tires, the Courts would expect you to drive accordingly. In short, a speed that would have allowed you to safely stop for the red light. But more importantly, failing to stop for a ...

thanks for all the info I appreciate it, one more question though, does this 3 day suspension go on your insurance?
seems a little unfair that technically not being drunk or over .08 would get you into this kind of trouble

No. The roadside suspension is what's known as an administrative suspension, with no finding of guilt in Court. Because of ...

mike232 wrote:The auto insurance is active so just a thought, if I went to court and say it's my real address (friends live there), is this a bad idea?

Yes. If you were caught lying in Court, you could face Criminal charges in addition to being found guilty of your current offence.

Can you advise the actual section and/or charge wording on the ticket?

I don't believe it's an actual Highway Traffic Act offence having passengers past yellow line per se. If the passengers were actually interfering with the driver's ability to safely operate the bus, the charge of "Drive While Crowded", section 162 of the HTA could apply. It's a $110 fine.

The roadside screening device does determine your actual blood alcohol content, but for simplicity it displays a letter code for certain values. "A" simply means your BAC is in the warn range, which is 0.05% to 0.099%. Since the actual legal limit is 0.08%, you could be just over the legal limit and still get a warning, so there is a bit of a ...

Sorry, posted the wrong link. Here's the correct one: http://www.drivetest.ca/en/edu/ReadyNewcomer.aspx

Here's the Drive Test page that lists the information you're looking for: http://www.drivetest.ca/en/edu/ReadyNewcomer.aspx

It looks like if you're over the 10 year period, you're considered a new driver and will have the full wait periods. If you're under 10 years, the wait periods can be waived.

Edit: Sorry, just re-read your post and noticed ...

Normally you would receive a notice of suspension. It's not a ticket, but a similar size piece of paper saying your licence is suspended for X hours.

Hwybear ...

Was curious as to why MTO had decided that it would be the OPP to patrol the highways - why doesn't MTO monitor the roads and have LEO as 'backup' should anything get out of control.

When I was driving truck you could see them patrolling and pulling over trucks that were obviously breaking the law [passing ALL other trucks ...

I don't believe there is any interest on fines, but you will be required to pay a $150 reinstatement fee.

If you've only been without your licence for 1 year, you'll probably only need to take a vision test to get your licence back. Here's a link to the DriveTest page that lists all the steps: http://www.drivetest.ca/en/license/Fee.aspx

I don't believe so. Again, the Crown usually offers a plea deal in my experience and suspensions are tied to a stunt driving conviction, not speeding by itself. So if you accept a plea to speeding, suspensions are off the table (unless you have a lot of points from prior convictions). Obviously talk to your representative because they'll know best.

No experience with Windsor, but I've seen many Crowns willing to drop the stunt driving charge if you agree to plead guilty to the speeding offence.

Now while speeding is better then stunt driving, 56 over would still probably be considered a major conviction by insurance providers. You'd need to get the speeding dropped down to 49 over (or ...

Or ask for a plea guilty in which I can get the demerit points for a non moving violation, I have still to read up about this but hoping there is one. Is it difficult to get the tickets downgraded or upgraded to a non moving violation?


Again, Ontario insurance providers treat all tickets the same, regardless of demerit points. So in other words ...

Agree with above. Many officer routinely check any and all plates they come across, and such queries are perfectly lawful.

I'd strongly disagree that it was prejudice that caused the query. Possibly curiosity, more likely pure chance.

Also, there's much more efficient ways to "fish" for tickets then simply running random out of Province plates ...

The two 8 digit numbers would be the ticket numbers for the respective tickets. No sure what the "&amp" means, typo maybe? Never seen a typed MVC report before.

If you truly didn't commit the offence, then the charge should simply be withdrawn or you'll hopefully be found not guilty at trial.

I certainly would suggest a lawyer, because it sounds pretty incredible that in 4 blocks, a car going 15 km/h couldn't be brought to a stop by holding down the brakes, using the emergency brake, turning off the ...

I'm confused. What is the actual charge wording and section number on your ticket?

The correct section is 62(14.1) and $110 is the correct fine. If you were driving a commercial motor vehicle, the section would stay the same but the fine would be $240 and the "commercial motor vehicle" gets added to the end of the charge wording. Where are you ...

Typically failure to pay fines simply results in a licence suspension, so you'd be unable to drive until they're paid off.