Hey Radar, Thanks a lot for the advice! I will definitely try to plea bargain to a disobey sign infraction. However, I had a few questions about this. 1) When would I do this? At a pre-trail conference, on the day of the trail, in the trial itself? Also what's the best method of trying to plea-bargain to something like this? 2) What are the chances of the crown actually doing this? I mean after all I did commit the offense... Would they only do this if they feel as if they don't have enough evidence to convict me? In other words, how likely is this outcome for me? 3) Should I wait to receive d...

No, I know that it is convictions and not points that affect your insurance rates. But if obviously if I get convicted then it also influences my points. What I meant by the statement that you quoted was I don't care how much I have to pay (reasonably of course) I just don't want a guilty conviction that would affect my insurance.

Thanks for your reply Simon! Yeah, I know it was completely my fault, but it really was an honest mistake... The weather report that I printed indicates that it had been snowing that night, however I do not have any pictures that show the sign covered with snow, therefore this may be difficult for me to prove. Worth a shot I guess. If anything, I am hoping to fight under 11 B if they fail to provide disclosure adequately and promptly and/or if the officer isn't present at the time of the trial. At the very least, a reduction to a by-law infraction (where my demerit points aren't influenced) wo...

Hello all, After doing quite a bit of research, I stumbled across this forum and thought it would be a good idea to get some opinions about the situation that I currently find myself in. Hopefully some of you may have experienced this in the past and can provide me with some guidance for the best course of action. Thank you in advance for all your help. I greatly appreciate it. So here's what happened. On a Friday night in January of 2010 at around 2:00 AM I was leaving my friend's house in Downtown Toronto. I was driving eastbound on Dundas St. approaching Yonge. I unknowingly made a left tur...