Ontario Highway Traffic Act

In a five hour period you had no reasonable opportunity to contact police even by telephone? You may say you had good intentions but it sounds suspicious. You are required by law to report a collision "forthwith", basically as soon as you can. The police likely suspect you were drinking and waited to sober up or were simply avoiding responsibility ...

Some more details would be helpful. Did the officer who charged you actually observe the offence? Or was the second officer acting as a spotter and call it in to him? I can't help but feel you should have some more disclosure, especially if the two officers were working together. The notes seem quite brief and it's possible there would be further ...

Without knowing all the details, I wouldn't want to hazard a guess as to whether you should go to trial or not. You may want to consider at least having a consultation with a paralegal to review the case.

Just be aware that the fine for operating a motor vehicle with no insurance is $5,000. I would not just walk in and plead guilty hoping for the ...

So is it worth selecting option 2 (on the back of the ticket) pleading guilty with lesser charge of some other driving violation instead of speeding (i.e. improper lane change)? Would this fly? oR should i just pay the fine.....walk away?

I'm not sure what lesser charge you have in mind. Thirteen over carries no dermerit points and a relatively ...

I would not just plead guilty to those offences. Consider representation or working out some type of plea deal with the Crown. Operating a motor vehicle with no insurance is a serious offence and carries a serious monetary penalty.

Is there anyone else at your college you can speak to about this? It really doesn't sound right that you could be withheld from a course for what is a relatively minor traffic violation, especially considering you're already enrolled. It would be somewhat more understandable if they were turning away new applicants with convictions, but one ...

As Simon said the fact that you didn't know isn't a defence. If you decide to fight the charge in Court, the Crown will produce a certificate from the MTO showing that on the date of the offence your plate was expired. Pretty hard to fight the charge.

If it's the cost of the fine that's your concern, request a first attendance meeting with the ...

Yep. And a 2 over is much better then a 30 over. :)

So what are you asking? If you're determined you want to fight it, try getting a paralegal to represent you.

Regardless if the ticket is marked as reduced or not, the Crown will be aware of the fact when they get the officer's notes for a first appearance meeting. They're not simply going to ...

Speeding is an absolute liability offence. What this means is that your explanation as to why you were speeding is irrelevant, you're still guilty of the offence by your own admission.

As for the reduction, no your actual speed is not recorded on the ticket, but the fact that it was reduced probably is. Near the bottom right hand side of the ...

Thanks, the photos and further details help explain the situation a little better. Im guessing the other driver was trying to pass as you turned left?

In regards to your first post, dont worry about whos Driver 1 or Driver 2 on the report. Driver 1 is supposed to be whoever struck the other vehicle (which sounds correct in this case) and doesnt ...

It would be helpful if you could provide some more details about the accident, such as the specific intersection and the direction of travel for both vehicles.

For the police to charge you, they would most likely have physical evidence (skid marks, damage, etc) and possibly independent witnesses to support the allegation. Due to the serious ...