Ontario Highway Traffic Act

Yes, police and all emergency vehicles are exempt from parking regulations.

The officer does not need to see your entire vehicle to determine if you stopped, but should obviously see enough to determine motion. It sounds like by your own admission though you stopped before the stop bar, not at it, which probably means you didn't make a lawful stop.

the only way to avoid an insurance increase is to not be found guilty. To an insurance company a 34 over is the same as a 1 over.

I'm going to disagree with you on that point. Most insurance companies have a cutoff speed, where a speeding ticket is no longer a minor conviction but a major one. For many it will be 50+, but some companies have a ...

You have nothing to lose (except free time) by speaking with the Crown. For speeds of 30+, the fines go through the roof. If you were able to plead to 29 over, you'd only have 3 demerit points instead of 4 and the fine would drop to $139 from $265.

As for fighting it outright, you'd have to check disclosure and see what the evidence against you is ...

Everything varies from one jurisdiction to the next, so speak with the clerks in the Court office to find out how to schedule a first attendance meeting. Your chances are of getting it knocked down to a 15 over plea deal are certainly decent, but not guaranteed. Again, it will be dependent on the Crown and jurisdiction. As for your last question ...

The Highway Traffic Act doesn't cover parking lots so there isn't really any enforceable law that covers the scenario. I was under the impression that road tests take place strictly on roadways anyway, so I don't think you'd even run into that scenario.

If you were actually involved in an accident under those circumstances in a parking lot ...

No, the tabs make no difference. As was stated in your other thread, the "Do not enter" red circle and white dash is a legal sign under the HTA. The tabs underneath don't change the meaning. Technically, the orange and black signs aren't even really enforceable under the HTA. They're more just informational signs.

I don't think anyone on this board is going to condone you driving until you're licenced again. While your fines may now be paid, until your licence is reinstated it's still illegal for you to operate a motor vehicle. You never know when/what you'll get pulled over for, regardless of who the vehicle is registered to.

I'm not sure if you'd be now ...

What's considered a minor/major conviction varies from one insurance company to the next. There are no set rules that I'm aware of, and you should contact your insurance company for confirmation.

If you are convicted of speeding by 47 over, it would show on your Ontario licence along with 4 demerit points. If you have a full G licence and no other ...

Unless a speeding ticket has already been reduced by an officer, most prosecutors are willing to reduce the speed in exchange for a plea. While they may only reduce it by 15-20, your actual speed has very little impact. A good example is the many stunt driving 50+ over charges (arguably a very serious speeding charge) which are plead out to a ...

Agreed. The charge would be valid if your licence was expired, or you were driving a different class of vehicle then your licence allows (i.e. a motorcycle with a G licence). The only other possibility is if your licence had recently been suspended and you didn't pay the reinstatement fee. For example after a 30 day novice violation you're ...

It is nearly impossible to win a speeding ticket that is 30+ over the limit because you're clearly, blatantly speeding.

I'm not sure what you mean by this. Your chance of successfully fighting any speeding ticket would be based on the strength of the evidence, not your speed. Speeding is an absolute liability offence meaning intent is irrelevant ...

Is failure to surrender licence an absolute liability offence?

Not that I'm aware of. However from my experience simply having forgot your licence at home isn't an excuse the Courts except. In fact I'm not really sure what the Courts would consider an acceptable reason to be as I've never seen anyone win at trial. Again hopefully the Crown will ...

Assuming you are given a Court date for your speeding ticket, I think an 11b strategy would be pretty sound if a full year has passed. I'm hesitant to say just to forget about it all together. If somehow the ticket is found and you're convicted in absentia, you could have your licence suspended for non payment of fine. You should receive notice of ...

Good to know. I guess since section 9 is a catch all for so many different offences, the MTO couldn't really list a specific conviction on your abstract.

I wouldn't get too hung up on the whole Provincial Court thing. Provincial Courts handle a variety of offences, many of which you get tickets for, but they still don't show on your driving abstract. Just contact someone who knows for sure. I'd agree with your friend that the MTO would be the best resource to contact. They're the ones that manage ...