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Yes you can go in for him. Get him to give you a signed letter stating that he authorizes you to act on his behalf, just in case anybody questions whether you have his permission to represent him.

I was reading an article on auto insurance and it reminded me of something that I had forgotten about but is relevant to this thread. Most insurance companies are now putting a clause in their contracts that states that you must report all accidents you are in to them even if you don't make a claim. Failing to report the accident can lead to your ...

Prenghisi wrote:But she didnt ask for it. She went behind my back

It sounds like she has not handled this in a very straight forward way. That having been said if her insurance company is demanding your info I think you are obliged to hand it over.

Prenghisi wrote:It just says witness, not insurance

Read section C a little more closely. It gives a list of things that the person in charge of a vehicle has to give to give to: Anyone sustaining loss or injury (that would be the other driver) or to the police or to a witness.

You are required by law to hand over your insurance info if the other party involved in the accident asks for it.

Here is the relevant section of the HTA:
http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h08#BK313
Duty of person in charge of vehicle in case of accident
200. (1) Where an accident occurs on a highway, every person in charge of a vehicle or ...

It is also worth noting that many insurance companies, especially if you are a long time customer, will forgive one minor ticket every 3-5 years. So you may be facing no increase at all. As jsherk said you will have to look at the specifics of your plan to be sure.

Change of venue is only granted in extremely rare circumstances where the defendant can't get a fair trial in the jurisdiction where the offence occurred. Usually this only happens with jury trials where the jury pool in the area is considered too biased, usually due to the trial being a high profile criminal case. I've never heard of change of ...

The officer has up to 30 days to issue you a regular ticket and up to 6 months to serve you with a summons to court. However, he can't mail you a ticket or a summons he would have to come back and serve either of those documents on you in person. I tend to think that if he was going to ticket you he would have done it on the spot, I don't see why ...

To appeal from here you would have to bring your case to the Ontario Court of Appeal. In order to do that you would have to apply to the court for leave to appeal and convince an Appeals court judge that in the particular circumstances of the case it is essential in the public interest or for the due administration of justice that leave be granted ...

The big things you will want are a copy of the other driver's statement and the statements of any other witnesses if there were any. If you don't get those with your initial disclosure package then definitely follow up with a second request asking for them specifically.

I don't think the typo in the date is a big deal, it shouldn't affect anything. When you request disclosure you should only request things that are relevant to your particular case. The disclosure form on Ticket Combat has a long list of things you can request, but a lot of that stuff is only relevant to people who have been in traffic accidents ...

They are supposed to issue a Notice of Impending Conviction is you don't respond to the ticket after 15 days, if the ticket was issued under the Provincial Offences Act. If the ticket was issued under an AMP system then I think they don't have too.

Sounds like a good candidate for the London v Young defence, since the fine doesn't match the offence listed on the ticket.

The vehicle's registration is referred to as a permit in the Highway Traffic Act. You will find the requirement to carry the permit and present it to a police officer on demand in section 7 (5) A and B. http://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/90h08#BK13

The requirement to carry and present proof of insurance is covered under the Compulsory Automobile ...

Theoretically they have 6 months to file charges against you. However, as others have said, I think they probably won't. A busy police force like Hamilton won't usually waste time chasing down minor traffic matters. You might get a warning letter from the Road Watch program but that is probably about it.

It looks like British Columbia is moving towards an AMP system for moving violations, similar to the one proposed here. The first stages of the system are already being rolled out, however the legislation is being challenged at the Supreme Court of Canada. It looks like part of BC's AMP legislation was already struck down by the BC Court of Appeal ...

I would call the prosecutors office tomorrow and find out what happened. Missing an early resolution meeting can result in you being found guilty by default, so you will want to get this mix up sorted out ASAP. When you call be polite, however make it clear that you were available at the agreed upon time but you never heard from them so now you are ...

I don't think you're going to be able to get it down to 3 points, I think the deal you were offered for 49 over is about as good as it is going to get. If you try to talk the prosecution down more they may just withdraw the 49 over deal and send you to trial on the full speed racing charge.

Normally I would say challenge everything, but in this case I think it would be better to just pay it off and count it as a lucky break. You won't get a better deal then this and frankly you don't want the prosecutor looking at this case and deciding to withdraw the ticket in favour of a stunt driving charge.

CrazeeGhost wrote: Cool thanks. Any idea on how/where I can find the officer's name? Or should I just provide the officer and division numbers on the request?

The officer's name should be on the first line at the top of your ticket.

The decision on whether to ignore the ticket or book a trial and then not show up depends on what you are more comfortable with.

As iFly55 pointed out booking a trial and then not showing up means that everything regarding your ticket will be dealt with on the trial date you were assigned. This means you will know exactly when the matter will be ...

I agree with the above, that it shouldn't affect your insurance. It wouldn't make sense for it to affect it simply because it's not something you have the right to dispute, if you're not formally charged, you can't attend a trial and plead your innocence, therefore it would be unconstitutional for it to affect your insurance in any regard.

This ...

If I were you I would book a court date and then request disclosure of the officer's notes. Once you get a copy of the officer's notes you can see where he says he first got a speed reading on your car. If the location where he says he first picked up your car was within the 90 zone, then you have a great defence for court.

Even with the various collection fees imposed on overdue fines I don't see how a $30.00 ticket would morph into $186.00. There must be more then one ticket outstanding. Like others have said I would get a breakdown of exactly what that $186.00 consists of before paying it.

You are not the only one that this has happened to this year, it looks like New Brunswick is cracking down on unpaid tickets. Here is a link to a story about it on CTV: http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/new-brunswick-cracks-down-on-speeding-tickets-from-20-years-ago-1.2314327

As for recourse, I don't think there is any at this point. All the options ...

I think you have a strong case. Given what you have said here I think you can make the argument that you parked in a place that you legitimately thought was not in the disabled parking spot and that had the legally required pavement lines been there this whole thing would not have happened. You will want to print off several copies of the bylaw and ...

The minimum requirements for marking a disabled parking space are set out in the Highway Traffic Act regulation R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 581. Here is the link: http://www.ontario.ca/laws/regulation/900581

Toronto's by-law for the required design of a disabled parking space in off street parking lots is set out in municipal bylaw 903-12 schedule 1. It ...

I think if you take your ticket to trial and then point out the error to the presiding Justice of the Peace you should be acquitted. Make sure to have 3 copies of the relevant laws and regulations, one for the JP one for the prosecution and one for your self. Be prepared to walk the court through your argument and explain exactly where the officer ...

In the absence of the officer the prosecutor will often simply withdraw the charges, since his main witness isn't there to testify. However, in some cases they will try to get an adjournment and reschedule for another date.

The charge looks like it was for driving in an HOV lane and from my admittedly hasty research I think the OP may have a case. The regulations for S. 154.1 only list HOV designations on a number of 400 series highways. However Toronto By-law 950-503 seems to regulate HOV lanes on city streets in Toronto. It looks to me like the officer may have ...