Hello All, Today I was driving in an unfamiliar area in York Region (Markham). I was driving westbound in the inside lane on a 2 lane road in heavy traffic. I turned into a dedicated left turn lane and made the turn immediately due to the opening in oncoming traffic. Once I made the turn, I noticed a police officer parked in their typical "quota grab position" already speaking to another driver he had caught. As he leaves the other drivers window, he signals me to pull over. I am not sure what he saw because he was preoccupied by the other driver. It is not illegal to drive straight through or make a right onto the street in question. At this point, I had not figured out that I had done anything wrong, aside from the fact that I was being pulled over. The officer tells me that left turns were not allowed between the hours of 7-9am (it was 8:30am). I questioned him about where the signage was and he attempted to point it out to me. I could not see the sign from where I was stopped. He claimed that this sign had been there for more than 4 years, even though the person that I was meeting denied that claim, it was fairly new, not that this was important. He gave me (and the car in front of me) the ticket for 182 (2) and I went about my business. On my way out of the area I went back to the site to see where this sign was and take photos. I noticed that there was a sign on the curb side grassy area on a telephone pole directly across 3 lanes from the dedicated turn lane. In other words, you would already be in the left turn lane before even seeing this sign and this is assuming that your view of the sign was not blocked by the 2 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic to my right. However, there is another sign on the southbound road about 5 feet down the street on the far side, it is difficult to see from the turn lane unless you know to look down the street for it and likely have already begun your turn. One would imagine that these signs could be better placed to inform drivers. They are perfectly placed for being hidden. As additional information, there is a relatively new cement median to my left and it was surrounded by construction pylons obviously taking some of my attention away from signage. Of course, the median would have been a perfect place for a clear no-turn sign but there was none. Needless to say, had either of these signs been visible, I would have avoided the turn. I do plan to fight this in court using the typical disclosure process, so I have a few questions: 1) I know that "ignorance of the law" is not a defense but the placement of these signs made it extremely difficult to see and the median would have been a much more reasonable and visible place for such a sign. Is there any case to be made that even though I broke the law, it was due to poor signage? A side note, are there any laws that regulate where/how signage must be placed? 2) On the ticket there are the typical 2 options: guilty/pay and trial. But there is an option "early resolution" to meet with a prosecutor to try and deal with this ahead of time. It has been a while since my last ticket and I am not sure if this option is new? I do know you meet with a prosecutor before your court date but I don't recall this option on tickets before? It says that "Choosing this option DOES NOT forego a trial". Does choosing this option and then choosing to go to trial cause any difficulty to the regular process of trying to get disclosure and when it is not provided ask for the case to be tossed out? Thanks! Mike
Hello All,
Today I was driving in an unfamiliar area in York Region (Markham). I was driving westbound in the inside lane on a 2 lane road in heavy traffic. I turned into a dedicated left turn lane and made the turn immediately due to the opening in oncoming traffic. Once I made the turn, I noticed a police officer parked in their typical "quota grab position" already speaking to another driver he had caught. As he leaves the other drivers window, he signals me to pull over. I am not sure what he saw because he was preoccupied by the other driver. It is not illegal to drive straight through or make a right onto the street in question.
At this point, I had not figured out that I had done anything wrong, aside from the fact that I was being pulled over. The officer tells me that left turns were not allowed between the hours of 7-9am (it was 8:30am). I questioned him about where the signage was and he attempted to point it out to me. I could not see the sign from where I was stopped. He claimed that this sign had been there for more than 4 years, even though the person that I was meeting denied that claim, it was fairly new, not that this was important. He gave me (and the car in front of me) the ticket for 182 (2) and I went about my business.
On my way out of the area I went back to the site to see where this sign was and take photos. I noticed that there was a sign on the curb side grassy area on a telephone pole directly across 3 lanes from the dedicated turn lane. In other words, you would already be in the left turn lane before even seeing this sign and this is assuming that your view of the sign was not blocked by the 2 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic to my right. However, there is another sign on the southbound road about 5 feet down the street on the far side, it is difficult to see from the turn lane unless you know to look down the street for it and likely have already begun your turn. One would imagine that these signs could be better placed to inform drivers. They are perfectly placed for being hidden. As additional information, there is a relatively new cement median to my left and it was surrounded by construction pylons obviously taking some of my attention away from signage. Of course, the median would have been a perfect place for a clear no-turn sign but there was none. Needless to say, had either of these signs been visible, I would have avoided the turn.
I do plan to fight this in court using the typical disclosure process, so I have a few questions:
1) I know that "ignorance of the law" is not a defense but the placement of these signs made it extremely difficult to see and the median would have been a much more reasonable and visible place for such a sign. Is there any case to be made that even though I broke the law, it was due to poor signage? A side note, are there any laws that regulate where/how signage must be placed?
2) On the ticket there are the typical 2 options: guilty/pay and trial. But there is an option "early resolution" to meet with a prosecutor to try and deal with this ahead of time. It has been a while since my last ticket and I am not sure if this option is new? I do know you meet with a prosecutor before your court date but I don't recall this option on tickets before? It says that "Choosing this option DOES NOT forego a trial". Does choosing this option and then choosing to go to trial cause any difficulty to the regular process of trying to get disclosure and when it is not provided ask for the case to be tossed out?
I filed for a trial and received my court date in 4 months. Today I dropped off my request for disclosure. I did not provide a phone number with my request, as per the suggestion by TicketCombat.com. When I submitted my paperwork, the receptionist made a point to say "we will not be mailing disclosure, we will contact you by phone to pick it up". Does this verbal disclaimer give them a valid excuse to not provide disclosure? Should I have given a phone number? I plan to provide a second request in a couple of weeks when I do not receive, should that one contain a phone number? Thanks!
I filed for a trial and received my court date in 4 months.
Today I dropped off my request for disclosure.
I did not provide a phone number with my request, as per the suggestion by TicketCombat.com. When I submitted my paperwork, the receptionist made a point to say "we will not be mailing disclosure, we will contact you by phone to pick it up". Does this verbal disclaimer give them a valid excuse to not provide disclosure? Should I have given a phone number?
I plan to provide a second request in a couple of weeks when I do not receive, should that one contain a phone number?
Sign placement and visibility is covered by regulation 615 of the HTA: https://www.canlii.org/en/on/laws/regu/ ... g-615.html. There are requirements for how far back signs must be visible from, etc. Im personally of the belief you should provide your phone number. If the Court office told you they would call and you intentionally left off your phone number, how will you argue it the Crowns fault you never obtained disclosure?
Im personally of the belief you should provide your phone number. If the Court office told you they would call and you intentionally left off your phone number, how will you argue it the Crowns fault you never obtained disclosure?
Thanks for the reply.. I was concerned about their "We dont mail... We will call" was a tactic to have a "valid" excuse for not provide disclosure. I would much prefer written communication to provide proof of communication or lack-thereof. I fear that this method of "we will call you" can lead to them not providing disclosure and then claiming "we called and you never showed up" when the trial comes. Since there is no written communication, what proof would I have to go against their claims that they called? Maybe I will provide my phone number in my next disclosure request unless someone suggests otherwise..
Stanton wrote:
Im personally of the belief you should provide your phone number. If the Court office told you they would call and you intentionally left off your phone number, how will you argue it the Crowns fault you never obtained disclosure?
Thanks for the reply..
I was concerned about their "We dont mail... We will call" was a tactic to have a "valid" excuse for not provide disclosure. I would much prefer written communication to provide proof of communication or lack-thereof. I fear that this method of "we will call you" can lead to them not providing disclosure and then claiming "we called and you never showed up" when the trial comes. Since there is no written communication, what proof would I have to go against their claims that they called?
Maybe I will provide my phone number in my next disclosure request unless someone suggests otherwise..
Thank you Bend... I think I may do that. But I have some time before my second round of disclosure to decide if I want to include my phone number or not. Another question for you all. I recall somewhere (maybe TicketCombat) that every sign erected by the city has to have a by-law for it. Can I demand this with my next disclosure request? Does the prosecution have to provide me with proof that this sign was "legally" installed? If not included, will this constitute incomplete disclosure? Thanks, Mike
bend wrote:
Leave an email address.
Thank you Bend... I think I may do that. But I have some time before my second round of disclosure to decide if I want to include my phone number or not.
Another question for you all. I recall somewhere (maybe TicketCombat) that every sign erected by the city has to have a by-law for it. Can I demand this with my next disclosure request? Does the prosecution have to provide me with proof that this sign was "legally" installed? If not included, will this constitute incomplete disclosure?
If they are persistent on leaving a number, i'd probably just leave one. It's not that big of a deal. I understand you want something written down, but it's not going to matter much. They can claim they mailed you something just as easily as saying they called you. If you leave an email address along with a physical address, it cuts down on the excuses on trial day. Better than leaving just an address and without a phone number. You'll have to pick up disclosure though if they aren't willing to send it.
mikeyb wrote:
I have some time before my second round of disclosure to decide if I want to include my phone number or not.
If they are persistent on leaving a number, i'd probably just leave one. It's not that big of a deal. I understand you want something written down, but it's not going to matter much. They can claim they mailed you something just as easily as saying they called you. If you leave an email address along with a physical address, it cuts down on the excuses on trial day. Better than leaving just an address and without a phone number.
You'll have to pick up disclosure though if they aren't willing to send it.
Ticketcombat is an excellent resource and starting point, but dont take it as gospel. Posters on this forum have reported mixed results arguing the requirement to provide a bylaw for signs. The Crown will typically argue the sign itself is evidence of the bylaw. Unfortunately I dont know what case law says on this point. Be prepared to argue why the sign itself shouldnt be considered sufficient evidence for the Court. It also might not hurt for you to do some research and see if a bylaw actually exists for the sign.
Ticketcombat is an excellent resource and starting point, but dont take it as gospel.
Posters on this forum have reported mixed results arguing the requirement to provide a bylaw for signs. The Crown will typically argue the sign itself is evidence of the bylaw. Unfortunately I dont know what case law says on this point. Be prepared to argue why the sign itself shouldnt be considered sufficient evidence for the Court.
It also might not hurt for you to do some research and see if a bylaw actually exists for the sign.
Thank you Stanton, I was just curious. I did actually find the meeting where the sign was approved online. I assumed it was legitimate but thought that maybe a lack of by-law in disclosure would aid in a case for lack of disclosure. It was worth a shot. I have another possible defense in mind... Thank you all,
Stanton wrote:
Ticketcombat is an excellent resource and starting point, but dont take it as gospel.
Posters on this forum have reported mixed results arguing the requirement to provide a bylaw for signs. The Crown will typically argue the sign itself is evidence of the bylaw. Unfortunately I dont know what case law says on this point. Be prepared to argue why the sign itself shouldnt be considered sufficient evidence for the Court.
It also might not hurt for you to do some research and see if a bylaw actually exists for the sign.
Thank you Stanton,
I was just curious. I did actually find the meeting where the sign was approved online. I assumed it was legitimate but thought that maybe a lack of by-law in disclosure would aid in a case for lack of disclosure. It was worth a shot. I have another possible defense in mind...
I only suggested you check in case no bylaw existed. Regardless, if the Court agrees that the Crown has an onus to prove the existence of the bylaw, thats their responsibility in Court. The fact that youre aware of its existence doesnt negate that.
mikeyb wrote:
I was just curious. I did actually find the meeting where the sign was approved online. I assumed it was legitimate but thought that maybe a lack of by-law in disclosure would aid in a case for lack of disclosure. It was worth a shot.
I only suggested you check in case no bylaw existed. Regardless, if the Court agrees that the Crown has an onus to prove the existence of the bylaw, thats their responsibility in Court. The fact that youre aware of its existence doesnt negate that.
Hey All, Today I submitted my notice for constitutional question to the prosecution and the court since I have not received any disclosure and my trial is roughly 16 business days away. I was pretty nervous when the clerk at the prosecution office found out what I was submitting and told me to hang on as she walked away to speak with someone. I was sure she would come back saying that they will provide me with my disclosure right now. I didn't know how I would react to this? Take it? leave it and say "too late"?... Thankfully, she returned from either finding out what her job required for this procedure, or double checking that they did not have my disclosure and accepted my documents and sent me on my way. So, I plan to argue for a Stay based on not receiving disclosure. From what I read, I simply have to ask for the stay, walk the court through my documents, what I asked for and when. However, I would assume that the prosecutors will not take too kindly to giving up on trying to win and may have some tactics to present me with disclosure on the spot and set a new court date? Do I require any case law to prove that a stay should be granted based on lack of disclosure or is this an "automatic" thing based on my rights being violated? Are there any tips or tricks I can use to be sure that I am not forced to come back to another court date. I have already taken time off work, the punishment of more days off work and lost income would be unreasonable due to the prosecution not doing what is required by law. I fear being put on the spot and the court or prosecution trying to force me into coming back again, this time with the disclosure that they did not provide in the 3 months of pre-trial time. Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated.
Hey All,
Today I submitted my notice for constitutional question to the prosecution and the court since I have not received any disclosure and my trial is roughly 16 business days away.
I was pretty nervous when the clerk at the prosecution office found out what I was submitting and told me to hang on as she walked away to speak with someone. I was sure she would come back saying that they will provide me with my disclosure right now. I didn't know how I would react to this? Take it? leave it and say "too late"?... Thankfully, she returned from either finding out what her job required for this procedure, or double checking that they did not have my disclosure and accepted my documents and sent me on my way.
So, I plan to argue for a Stay based on not receiving disclosure. From what I read, I simply have to ask for the stay, walk the court through my documents, what I asked for and when. However, I would assume that the prosecutors will not take too kindly to giving up on trying to win and may have some tactics to present me with disclosure on the spot and set a new court date? Do I require any case law to prove that a stay should be granted based on lack of disclosure or is this an "automatic" thing based on my rights being violated?
Are there any tips or tricks I can use to be sure that I am not forced to come back to another court date. I have already taken time off work, the punishment of more days off work and lost income would be unreasonable due to the prosecution not doing what is required by law. I fear being put on the spot and the court or prosecution trying to force me into coming back again, this time with the disclosure that they did not provide in the 3 months of pre-trial time.
Any thoughts or help would be greatly appreciated.
IMO you wasted your time and money filing the stay for non-disclosure. Although you have asked for a stay, I wouldn't pursue it because you may be pigeon holed into proceeding directly to a trial. The courts do not grant stays for traffic disclosure issues; a stay is a remedy for a charter challenge; in your case the remedy is giving you disclosure. You're complaining the crown hasn't given you disclosure, the courts will then order the crown to give that to you. You'll be getting disclosure (officer's notes) on your trial date. The danger is that the crown will make you introduce your charter challenge after you're arraigned. If you accidentally plead "not guilty" and then start talking about stays... it's already game over. You've proceeded to trial w/o getting disclosure. You have to do a lot more research into how to introduce a charter challenge, because based on what you wrote about simply walking in and going through disclosure requests, you have no idea. After you're arraigned you're at the mercy of the JP, he may not adjourn the trial to a different date. Some JPs sympathize with self-represented defendants, but others will look at you trying to make complicated charter challenges and think you're a wolf under sheep clothing. You may have to proceed to trial on the same day. It's going to be kangaroo court after you're arraigned.
mikeyb wrote:
From what I read, I simply have to ask for the stay, walk the court through my documents, what I asked for and when. However, I would assume that the prosecutors will not take too kindly to giving up on trying to win and may have some tactics to present me with disclosure on the spot and set a new court date? Do I require any case law to prove that a stay should be granted based on lack of disclosure or is this an "automatic" thing based on my rights being violated?
IMO you wasted your time and money filing the stay for non-disclosure.
Although you have asked for a stay, I wouldn't pursue it because you may be pigeon holed into proceeding directly to a trial.
The courts do not grant stays for traffic disclosure issues; a stay is a remedy for a charter challenge; in your case the remedy is giving you disclosure. You're complaining the crown hasn't given you disclosure, the courts will then order the crown to give that to you. You'll be getting disclosure (officer's notes) on your trial date.
The danger is that the crown will make you introduce your charter challenge after you're arraigned. If you accidentally plead "not guilty" and then start talking about stays... it's already game over. You've proceeded to trial w/o getting disclosure. You have to do a lot more research into how to introduce a charter challenge, because based on what you wrote about simply walking in and going through disclosure requests, you have no idea.
After you're arraigned you're at the mercy of the JP, he may not adjourn the trial to a different date. Some JPs sympathize with self-represented defendants, but others will look at you trying to make complicated charter challenges and think you're a wolf under sheep clothing. You may have to proceed to trial on the same day. It's going to be kangaroo court after you're arraigned.
This is disappointing but thank you for your input. I would not have put so much time and effort into fighting this if the courthouse wasn't 5 minutes from where I live. Filing papers and whatnot could be done without any real hardship to my time. What I am looking to do is explain to the court that I was expecting to defend myself to the charges against me and I followed all proper procedures and timelines that it seems is part of the trial process. Whereas the crown, who have much more resources than I, did not follow their required duties. Had they fulfilled their obligation to provide me with my disclosure in a timely manner, I would have 1 court date that we (court, crown and I) agreed to. Based entirely on their lack of following procedure, I will now be forced to appear in court with lost wages for the day only to be given my disclosure and given the option to speak to the charges unprepared or take another day of lost wages. This makes no difference to the crown but a hardship to me. This does not seem "fair". I understand that the system is far from "fair" towards citizens but I would like to try and show the JP that neither of these options are acceptable to me and there is no other option but to grant a stay. I assumed that I would likely receive some type of resistance to my attempt to stay the proceedings but what would my options be if/when I am told either come back another time or defend myself without preparation? By the way, I am far from a pro in this area, thankfully I have never had to deal with these types of things. I am going on the advice from TicketCombat. Obviously, I simplified what I will have to do but was just trying to ask if I require to bring in case law for a stay request? Also what to expect the Crown to say or do in order to trick me. You did give me a number of tricks that they will use to try and trick me. Any further help, what to expect, etc. is appreciated.. Thanks.
iFly55 wrote:
IMO you wasted your time and money filing the stay for non-disclosure.
This is disappointing but thank you for your input.
I would not have put so much time and effort into fighting this if the courthouse wasn't 5 minutes from where I live. Filing papers and whatnot could be done without any real hardship to my time.
What I am looking to do is explain to the court that I was expecting to defend myself to the charges against me and I followed all proper procedures and timelines that it seems is part of the trial process. Whereas the crown, who have much more resources than I, did not follow their required duties. Had they fulfilled their obligation to provide me with my disclosure in a timely manner, I would have 1 court date that we (court, crown and I) agreed to. Based entirely on their lack of following procedure, I will now be forced to appear in court with lost wages for the day only to be given my disclosure and given the option to speak to the charges unprepared or take another day of lost wages. This makes no difference to the crown but a hardship to me. This does not seem "fair". I understand that the system is far from "fair" towards citizens but I would like to try and show the JP that neither of these options are acceptable to me and there is no other option but to grant a stay.
I assumed that I would likely receive some type of resistance to my attempt to stay the proceedings but what would my options be if/when I am told either come back another time or defend myself without preparation?
By the way, I am far from a pro in this area, thankfully I have never had to deal with these types of things. I am going on the advice from TicketCombat. Obviously, I simplified what I will have to do but was just trying to ask if I require to bring in case law for a stay request? Also what to expect the Crown to say or do in order to trick me. You did give me a number of tricks that they will use to try and trick me. Any further help, what to expect, etc. is appreciated..
Hello All, Sorry for re-replying to this old thread. I have still not received any disclosure from the prosecution. My trial will be coming up shortly and just want a definitive answer to a couple questions. 1) Should I ignore my attempt for a stay based on lack of disclosure? Is there any chance of this being accepted or considered by a JP? 2) Should I expect the court to require another trial date after being given disclosure on the spot and by "accepting" this new trial date, do I harm my chances at getting an 11b? Can they claim that I "agreed" to the later trial date and therefore can not claim unreasonable time? Thanks, Mike
Hello All,
Sorry for re-replying to this old thread. I have still not received any disclosure from the prosecution. My trial will be coming up shortly and just want a definitive answer to a couple questions.
1) Should I ignore my attempt for a stay based on lack of disclosure? Is there any chance of this being accepted or considered by a JP?
2) Should I expect the court to require another trial date after being given disclosure on the spot and by "accepting" this new trial date, do I harm my chances at getting an 11b? Can they claim that I "agreed" to the later trial date and therefore can not claim unreasonable time?
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! To everyone on here that devote their time to helping others.... I went to court today prepared to only ask for an adjournment due to a lack of disclosure. After some of the comments on here, I was planning on ignoring the charter question and wait for another trial. When I met with the crown, he opens the file and right on top is my charter challenge paperwork.. My heart dropped. He goes through the paperwork and says "1, 2, 3 request for disclosure.... and it has been 1,2,3,4 months.... That is adequate time for disclosure, I am going to withdraw your case. Go have a seat". I was speechless but still nervous something could go wrong... I was thinking maybe since my police officer was not there, they would just let this go. But the officer (pretty sure it was him) showed up a bit later. I saw him check in, have a word with the crown and then he said goodbye to the other officers and left. This is when I thought for sure I was free and clear. When I was called up by the JP, the crown told the JP that there was a charter challenge and the JP looked at me and asked "Do you want to give up your charter challenge..." I was not prepared for this. I was really scared there was some type of trick here. I tried to be as clear as possible so I do not do anything wrong. "If the charges are withdrawn, I will not continue with the charter challenge". And I was FREE TO GO! Thank you to everyone!
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! To everyone on here that devote their time to helping others....
I went to court today prepared to only ask for an adjournment due to a lack of disclosure. After some of the comments on here, I was planning on ignoring the charter question and wait for another trial.
When I met with the crown, he opens the file and right on top is my charter challenge paperwork.. My heart dropped. He goes through the paperwork and says "1, 2, 3 request for disclosure.... and it has been 1,2,3,4 months.... That is adequate time for disclosure, I am going to withdraw your case. Go have a seat". I was speechless but still nervous something could go wrong...
I was thinking maybe since my police officer was not there, they would just let this go. But the officer (pretty sure it was him) showed up a bit later. I saw him check in, have a word with the crown and then he said goodbye to the other officers and left. This is when I thought for sure I was free and clear.
When I was called up by the JP, the crown told the JP that there was a charter challenge and the JP looked at me and asked "Do you want to give up your charter challenge..." I was not prepared for this. I was really scared there was some type of trick here. I tried to be as clear as possible so I do not do anything wrong. "If the charges are withdrawn, I will not continue with the charter challenge".
Good job! And also the Prosecutor should be recognized for dropping the charge based on the fact that you made a reasonable effort to obtain disclosure, and then did the time calculation and decided not to pursue it further. It was the right thing to do.
Good job!
And also the Prosecutor should be recognized for dropping the charge based on the fact that you made a reasonable effort to obtain disclosure, and then did the time calculation and decided not to pursue it further. It was the right thing to do.
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Received a notice from the police that a motion is being put forward to adjourn upcoming trial date. Notice indicates that an officer has sworn an affidavit that the crucial witness cannot attend date trial is set for (we know there is a social engagement at 7:30 pm for the witness, trial time is 1:30 pm). This further delay is a big problem to my daughter's case. She is moving away to…
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I was driving my families older car and got pulled over, and the police officer informed me my plate was dirty. He issued me a ticket of $110 for the 13(2) act and obstruct plate as the offense. He informed me that such a plate could be used to avoid red lights as well as 407 tolls, also that buying a new plate can help to lower the ticket if I fight the charge, and that he also took a picture…
I received a red light camera ticket. In the picture, you see an ambulance in front of me with flashing lights. I had moved to alleviate the traffic behind me for the emergency vehicles coming behind it.
Is this a possible defense, if so, does anyone know any good case law to justify this position?
what happens if they charge someone for driving at 151Km/hr in montreal and they put for trial, appear after some months and sadly lost the trial ?
In montreal its $300 fine and 5demerit points ...
I heard Ontario and Qubec share the information. So once the trial is over ( and when the file moved to ontario) will his car gets towed and licence get suspended for 7days (later to 30 days ) ? and he…
I got a notice in the mail that trial is set four weeks from today, so it's time to request disclosure. I have zero chance of getting an 11b since trial is less than two months after the offense date and the officer did not reduce the charge. I really want to try and create delays on the trial, to reduce the chance of the officer showing up on multiple occasions. Is there any known loop-holes…
This weekend my father was involved in an accident with a transit bus in Burlington, ON. After the police showed up he was charged with "Fail to obey stop sign" Sec. 136(1)(a). At this particular intersection there NO stop signs but there are traffic lights. There is construction going on there so one of the light posts is smaller.
Driving conditions were terribly wet and visibility was low.…
So my boyfriend and I recently started dating. I have a vehicle that was insured. Insurance cost too much and I found it was just as easy to walk to work due to how close it was. But I didn't want to get rid of my car just yet, plus I'm still making payments on it as well. When we moved into our appartment together, I had it towed to my parking spot out back.
I was making a left hand legal turn on a green light, a driver came through the lane I was supposed to be going into ran the red and hit me head on as I was turning into my lane. When the officer came he was telling me that I was racing and driving recklessly because apparently there was reports of street racing in the area. I was not charged on the scene for this but I'm scared i am going to be…
I got a ticket for failure to surrender insurance because I did not have my new insurance stubs with me, just a bunch of expired ones. My policy number has not changed, so I asked the officer to just run the policy number so I could prove that I was in fact insured. He said they don't have that ability, handed me the ticket and reminded me that my car could have been impounded.
So I'm in a bit of a pickle and would appreciate if someone could clarify something for me.
I'm less than a month away (test on April 6th) from getting my full G license, and got a speeding ticket recently. The ticket was for 49km/h over the posted limit of 100km/h on the 403 in Oakville/Halton region, but was reduced from the initial ~60km/h over.
