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Given that I have had a clean driving record up until this point

You still have a clean record. Red light camera offenses don't follow you once they are paid off.

I read through other posts and the consensus seems to be that Option 1 is the best bet by trying to negotiate with the prosecutor before the trial. However, I couldn't find a post ...

Stunt Driving isn't a criminal offense.

Any particular reason why you wont attend the courthouse yourself? It's not really a charge where you couldn't just take it on yourself.

I don't really see any of these "ticket fighters" doing much more than getting your ticket reduced. If you're happy with that outcome, you can do that yourself. If you're looking for someone to go through a full ...

Anyway I am just wondering if should try meeting with a prosecutor to reduce the demerit points.
It is eating up my mind, though if I keep both the fine and the demerit points I will have ultimately deserved it.

It sounds like you're content with pleading guilty anyways, so you've got nothing to lose by attending a resolution meeting. They will ...

A 3 point ticket reduced to a 3 point ticket so I found out later. Who cares about a km reduction when it does nothing
about the points!

Saving the $30-$40 in a fine is probably more useful than avoiding the points. For the everyday driver, points are useless. They expire within 2 years. Unless you are a novice driver or you plan on getting ...

1. We never received any notice

Technically, they don't need to serve you with a notice. Usually, you get people who post here, ignore their tickets, and act shocked when they are pulled over. The other side will argue that anyone who ignores their fines should know their license will be suspended, notice or not.

If I understood correctly, you ...

He did not read our rights nor ask if he can search the truck. Was my rights being violated?

He doesn't have to ask you to search if he has a reasonable suspicion to do so. The smell of weed is enough for him to search, not to mention your passenger gave up his drugs.

As for whether or not you can play innocent and blame your passenger just ...

All Canadian provinces have a Reciprocal Licensing Agreement. If you have a valid license, it's pretty much a straight swap if you are eligible under the terms.

Each province has their own set of terms (example: How long new residents can use an out of province license before having to exchange).

That being said, your license must be valid. You ...

#1, you cannot tell from the video for sure if I stopped or not, because there's a snow bank that's blocking the view of the road before the sign, you can only see me driving from just before the sign, away - which means it's entirely possible that I stopped before the sign before continuing. This makes me a little bit annoyed with what the cop ...

It's normal to wait up to 8 weeks for disclosure.

Most likely you will be offered disclosure on your trial date and they will put off your trial to another time. Neither side is considered at fault because your trial date just happened to be too close in time to fulfill a disclosure request.

You can send another request if it makes you feel more ...

Reviving from the graveyard, could you in theory choose option 2 (as I recently learned, option 2 does not forfeit your right to a trial), get disclosure beforehand, and then use it at the meeting with the JP?

There's no use for disclosure at a resolution meeting. A resolution meeting is not a trial. They wont hear your arguments against the ...

1. Is there any legal line that would allow me to read the officer's notes before the trial if I initially did not make any written request?

You've had what I'm assuming is several months to make a request. Your trial is not a place to start preparing for your case. You chose to not request disclosure and waited until your trial to make that ...

I'm guessing this may be more likely from meeting at the crest of the hill as I've heard tickets on curves and hills have been thrown out on multiple occasions because some devices can't get accurate readings on non-flat/straight surfaces.

Readings on curves and hills benefit the driver, not the other way around. It'll read your speed lower than ...

An officer doesn't need the ride program to pull you over and ask for license and registration. He can do that anytime anyone is on the road driving a vehicle.

As for the "drunk drivers are getting away" argument, you can make that argument with any ticket in the history of pulling people over.

I might add, I am a young male who was driving an ...

Speeding is an absolute liability offense. If you're going to argue there's "technically no sign", then the speed limit is 50km. Now you're doing 91 in a 50.

I checked the disclosure they gave me and it was missing some of the items I requested. I again requested disclosure of the missing items twice without any answer.

All requested items don't need to be fulfilled, only what is considered enough to satisfy your disclosure request. Be prepared for anything because there's a chance your requests will ...

Good morning, I am a new member here. Talk about speed traps, I live in Ottawa. This morning on the River Parkway there was a flashing speeding sign (for lack of a better word)…. Are these signs equipped with cameras to give tickets?.... If so, there must have been tons of drivers who will get tickets. I guess they just started doing this today ...

bend wrote:Either way, the officer writes "excel 90.....

Sorry, not excel 90. That wouldn't make any sense. I'm not sure what he wrote there.

I'd assume it's the officers abbreviation for "only vehicle inbound".

Either way, the officer writes "excel 90. activ.@ 91, locked @ 90. Sustained until pulled over. Driver said he didn't realize"

He didn't lose track of you. He got all his evidence while following you, which kills that argument.

The notes are missing time stamps / date and time

His notes don't need a date at the top. If you need a date and time, it's listed on your ticket.

Further, the police officer was travelling SB and I was travelling NB.
There were no street lights... the officer had to turn around on the two lane road. One for NB and One for SB traffic before ...

b) what will happen if I don't pay the tow truck storage fee? Will it just keep running?

Anyone, whether a company or individual, has a responsibility to mitigate their damages. They can't let your car sit there for years and turn around and sue you for $1 million. They'll take action sooner or later.

c) is there some type of grace period ...

For what its worth, the parts of the officers notes that are understandable include some major errors. He noted that my truck is Gold (it is actually silver) and that the date was a Saturday (it was a Sunday). In a trial, can I use these errors to discredit the officer and perhaps raise a doubt to whether he actually saw my car make the prohibited ...

Teresa Hardlyy wrote:Needless to say..I am going to fight this just on principle.

Principle or not, you haven't made a defense.

The time spent waiting for an early resolution meeting is considered a "neutral intake period" and doesn't count towards the overall length of delay.

Not sure I understand. The question I'm asking is whether the fine being doubled only applies when workers are actually *at* the site. There were no workers present at the site on the day/time of the ticket.

You haven't proved anything. You say there were no workers and the officer disagrees. You have been given the opportunity to request a ...

Back from the courthouse. The Crown was nice. Did not ask what I plea. Looked through the file. I told him that I don't think that I did it. He looked at the accident report. Told me to go to trial. Told me to order the disclosure package.

He told you to go to trial because you told him you didn't do it. You basically said you weren't guilty. At ...

shuang05 wrote:Is there any chance if can argue that in court? Thanks

no

You're misunderstanding a bit here.

Just because you are in disagreement with the charge, doesn't mean the fine is incorrect. You were charged with speeding in a construction zone and the fine should reflect that.

Speeding carries its own set of demerit points. Speeding in designated zones will increase the fine, but wont change the points.

Your charge carries 3 demerit points. As it seems you are aware, any charge with 4 or more demerit points carries an automatic suspension for a novice driver. You are safe on that front.

I'm pretty sure any 4 or more ...

My apologies if you misunderstood but we are well aware of the requirements to licence and insure our off road vehicles. Yes we do have a plate (green) and yes we do have insurance through our auto insurance company. As I explained a 2 UP machine defined under the HTA Regulation 316-3 it is considered an ORV and not an ATV even though the only ...