Ontario Highway Traffic Act

-Thanks Simon, that is good to know.

-I went down to Old City Hall today and filed my appeal. I was given a court date of January 9th, so now I'll do some more reading to get all my ducks in a row and wait for my day in court.

Well it looks like the JP running the default docket did not notice the error on my ticket. I received a notice of fine and due date in the mail today saying that I was convicted on July 29th and now owe the city $195.00. I will be heading down to the court house either tomorrow or the next day to file an appeal. I do have one question, is it ...

As the driver you could be charged under section 32. (1) of the Liquor Licence Act, the maximum penalty under this section is a fine of $100,000 or imprisonment for a term of not more than one year or both. Now I doubt you would get something that harsh on a first offence but it still is not worth the risk. I have quoted and linked to the law below ...

Hi Michael,

It looks to me like Regatta Rd. is part of North Shore Park and so I think you have run afoul of a by-law that prohibits parking anywhere in the park except in a marked parking space. This would explain why you were tagged with "Park Vehicle in Park - Not in Designated Area" and not "park signed highway during prohibited times/days ...

Thanks hwybear and Radar Identified for your reply's, they were most helpful. Based on what you both have said, as well as other things I have read, it seems that the London v. Young stratagy is the way to go. So I will ignore the ticket for now and await further developments.

Hi Everybody,

I recently received a ticket for red light fail to stop under section 144 (18) of the Highway Traffic Act at the intersection of Dupont St. and Dufferin St. in Toronto with a set fine of $150 and total payable of $190. I think I entered the intersection on a yellow, however that is not the way the officer saw it. During the traffic ...