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The paralegal I used charged me $250 plus tax to handle my red light ticket. Another one quoted me $350 + tax. It might cost you more depending on the number of tickets you want to fight.

You most likely can plea guilty and get no demerit points, but like Stanton says, it really doesn't make any difference to your insurance premiums. For example ...

Do a search, there are plenty of topics discussing this on this forum, and around the internet.

The form you want to file is an 11b, however there are certain 'demands' that need to be met for it to be filed successfully. If you do a search for "filing a 11b form in ontario'" or something similar, you should get the info you are looking for.

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Don't plead guilty, cause if you plead guilty, then you have to pay the fine, take the demerit points, and get the insurance hike.

You've just been handed the winning ticket that most people hope for! lol so don't plead guilty! That'd be like winning the lottery and throwing the ticket away!

If your unfamiliar with how to file an 11b, or don't ...

I've heard of people getting dinged for this, then taking the new sticker to court and getting off the charge (or possibly reduced in some way, I honestly can't remember). I'm not sure if blaming it on your wife would do you any favours (in court or at home, lol), as your supposed to make sure that the vehicle you're driving is legal in all aspects ...

It couldn't hurt to send a second request, just make sure you have proof of the requests you sent in (time and date stamped). It would (presumably) show your due diligence.

I checked a little more into my previous situation, and I received the notice of trail May 2nd or 3rd, but the date on the notice said it was issued April 19. In any case, my ...

If you look at http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/french/elaws_statutes_90h08_f.htm#s141s7 , it basically states that when making a turn from a designated turning lane (there are signs there, like stanton said), you must turn into the corresponding lane on the roadway you're turning onto. Failure to do so is why you got the disobey sign ...

Well you make some interesting points although.........

I realize that someone could still get a stunt driving charge with even a 100km/h speed governor on city streets, that's seems pretty obvious - it was controlling the 'flow of traffic' [speed] on the highway where the use of governors I beleive would make a definite positive outcome ... less ...

How long before your court date did you request disclosure? If you gave them an appropriate amount of time and they didn't get it to you with enough time to prepare a defence, or before your court date, then you could request an adjournment of the case, but make sure it's placed as a result of the courts failure to provide you with time to go over ...

Well, I remember driving west on the 401 from the DVP to Dixon/Martin Grove a year or two ago in blinding rain, and couldn't see the orange (construction) lines worth a shiznit, and judging from the other cars driving all over the place, no one else could either, until the white lines showed up again.

I remember in elementary school, around grade 4-5, the cops set up a program with our school, where they pulled over the speeders, and then had the little kids (us) write the warnings and hand them to the speeders, emphasizing the fact that they could of killed us by speeding (as there had been a couple of fatal car vs pedestrian accidents at the ...

I just want to say that yes a paralegal is "expensive", at least the up front cost is.

However, consider the impact that a Careleess Driving conviction carries: Heavy fine, 6 demerit points, possible loss of license (unlikely in your circumstances but could happen if you already have demerit points.)

PLUS here is the big one: Your insurance ...

You can report it to the police, but nothing can really be done. The cops may watch out for a car matching his description for a short while (to see if they can catch him in the act), but not much else they can do. Though I've heard of instances where people have gotten so many complaints against them that they get a letter sent to their house ...

Definitely seek legal representation. Like you seem to be aware of, your insurance rates will likely double if convicted (especially with an accident and possible injury in the mix). If you think long term costs, the paralegal may save you a lot of money (and stress).

Yea, sometimes it's just not worth it (and next time consider checking your rear-view mirror first ;)) . Did the officer say if he clocked you with radar?

I'd suggest you pick option 3 (trial option) and request disclosure, to see what evidence the officer has. You might be able to get it dropped to a lesser charge. A paralegal would be able to ...

Well, you've asked a general question, to which the general answer would be "Yes, fight it. And consider hiring a paralegal since careless is a serious charge".

Can you provide some more information? Such as:

- Time of day
- Type of road, speed limit on said road
- location
- your speed

+ anything else you can think of that would explain your ...

I don't doubt it, lol. You could probably sit there with your lights flashing and still catch people. Hell, when I first got my license at 17 I ran a red light down the street from a police station with a cruiser right behind me (D'oh!). I started paying more attention after that.

In most cases I see personally (in Toronto) they're usually hiding ...

Well, the police usually hide when doing radar, they wouldn't catch many people of they sat in plain sight..... and consider your self lucky, I never heard of anyone getting dealt with that quickly. Like the others said, request all the info you want when you ask for disclosure. I don't see how he was trying to cover anything up. Was probably ...

Honestly I dont really care about the $110 dollars fine, if i can get out of this with a plea of no demerit points im happy. Since I have 14 days to reply a response in which option I would like to take. Should I go to the court and pick option 3 and file for notice of intention to appear in court, ASAP? Plus the longer I can delay this the ...

$250 + tax to represent (included filing the ticket, appearing in court to represent me (twice), then another $50 to file the paperwork for the 11b. I could of done the paperwork myself if I wanted to, but I didn't want to risk screwing it up (since the ticket could affect my career), and didn't want to be bothered taking the time to do it, so I ...

Wanted to share my experience as people ask about this a lot.

*Please note that I chose a para legal service to represent me and file the 11b for me, as this is my first time going to traffic court, and was unsure of the procedures*

- Got a ticket for failing to stop at a red light at O'Conner Dr and Woodbine Ave. back in September 13, 2010 ...

The above suggestions seem sensible to me.

I was reading thru the forum and came across http://www.ontariohighwaytrafficact.com/topic1287.html I was hoping to use his advice to use (option 3) so that I can request for the disclosure and delay my trial date. In hopes that I may request for adjournment because of due to the lack of full disclosure ...

Not really, lots of places offer that service. OTT Legal outside of the Markham court house offers to do it for 10$ or something around that price, I'm sure other para.'s do it as well.

The fact that you didn't see the sign, or ignorance to the existence of a such a sign isn't much of a defense (as you seem to realise)...... What does the officers notes say? And (assuming you went back there to check what the sign said) what was the sign? According to google maps zoom in view, the only sign there is for northbound Bay that says no ...

Where did this happen (exact location)?

Your post doesn't make sense, first you state the officer is there pulling cars over, then claim he's handing out tickets in the middle of the street? Then you saw the officer motioning for cars to pull over and thought he was waving you through the turn? Then you were caught in the intersection and had ...

Just an FYI, Eglinton is 50 km/h west of laird. Travelling eastboud, it goes up to 60 as you go down the big hill. Cops are always doing radar along the stretch between Laird and Bayview (and along most of Eglinton east of there up to Victoria Park, for that matter). So for future reference, don't speed along Eglinton, or drive in the bus lane ...

I am looking for advise what to do with a cellphone fine received couple of days ago while standing in red light, looking at the phone for address. I have explained it to the cop but nothing helped.?
Wireless communication devices
78.1 (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a highway while holding or using a hand-held wireless ...

Technically speaking even if the other person illegally used the turn lane, you could still be charged for failing to yield from a private drive. Under insurance fault determination rules which are separate from the HTA, you'd be 100% at fault as well I believe.

Good point. I believe in my friends case, the reason he wasn't charged was because ...

With regards to your drinking coffee while driving inquiry, it would make sense that you could get a ticket for it. I've never heard of it happening, but I have heard of people getting a ticket for eating (a sandwich) while driving. Where do you really draw the line between the two?

So I've been reading the HTA (http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm) as I was curious about whether or not a couple things were illegal, and I can't find any reference to them in the HTA. If someone more knowledgeable could point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it!

1. Changing lanes in an ...