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Not sure you'll be successful with the touching the phone argument. I would imagine the counterargument would be that you should have securely mounted the phone in a position much higher up than a cup holder and that looking down at the phone in the cup holder is in fact dangerous. Good luck

Ignorance of the law is no excuse. I doubt this argument will work

What was the original charge (the charge before the offer from the prosecution)?

Thank God for the Partridge. As an LEO I always lay the Careless. But I never get a court slip for trial. It always and I mean always gets negotiated down. I recommend early resolution and see what the offer is. Likely follow too close.


If it always gets negotiated down then very simply you're laying the wrong charge. You're wasting the time ...

K so I called an insurance company anonymously to inquire and the individual said it results in a "minor conviction," and that indeed it will result in an insurance increase.

So I keep hearing that non-moving violations don't result in an increase but this doesn't appear to be true. Any excuse these jackals can get they will take apparently ...

You knew the rules and you broke them. The situation has no bearing on things and does not need to be considered. What you need to do now is try to find a way to minimize the effects of this charge, and if I were you I would not bring up the situation as you described it at all - no one will be sympathetic to your sob story.

How can you say you don't deserve this? You chose to drink the sips of alcohol and then chose to drive.

bobajob wrote:actually did a little perusing on the web

is constant , green or amber allowed ?

Why would you want to add extra lights that only serve to draw attention to your car.? I like to be as inconspicuous as possible.

As far as green, I know that's the colour used by volunteer firefighters.

Amber should be allowed, yes, but not flashing.

Hey guy's any advise,
driving to the US from TO (Rochester) 3 night trip, pleasure
have a UK passport / PR card

* do I need a visa
* Car wise .. any specific's insurance wise
* Specific Accident insurance / health insurance
* anything to watch out for or be careful about

txs again

I believe Canadian insurance automatically provides coverage in ...

That's a long winded rant and I'm sure you feel you've accomplished something by writing it but at the end of the day what you did was not a mistake. I make mistakes all the time. I occasionally forget to take my drivers licence with me when I drive. I occasionally make mistakes in my work. But you deliberately chose to drive with no insurance ...

This reminds me of another question regarding private driveways: if you are waiting to turn right but there is a long line, and also a business like a gas station at the corner with entrances on both roads, it is lawful to "skip the line" and go through the parking lot? I don't see why it wouldn't be (aka lawful but rude) but some people seem to ...

I would not imagine that the court will go easy on you given your record of prior use of hand held device convictions and that you flipped off the officers. So unless there is a fatal error on the ticket or if there is something in the officer's notes that will help my guess is you will be convicted of this. The excuse of taking kids to the doctor ...

Your thread title indicates you think this was entrapment by police. It was not. As for it being entrapment by the other driver, I don't believe it is. For this to have been entrapment the police officer and the other driver would have had to colluded to convince you to pass. Which means the officer and the other driver would have had to have ...

Has there been a series of injuries and fatalities in school zones recently that has prompted the cameras? I doubt it!

It's all about income generation... tax the people until they revolt!

No doubt there is the lure of revenue that is appealing to authorities with photo radar. But I think there is an issue, or at least a perceived issue, of ...

If he was going to get a ticket, they would have pulled him over right then. 120 on the 400 is not going to make them sit up and take notice unless the weather conditions are bad...They are looking for the high milers...

Agreed. In good weather I always set my cruise to 120 on the 400 series and I have passed many OPP cruisers either parked on ...

sorry not true, 50+ brit here, and that's simply not true
since the introduction of speed cameras, driving is more dangerous,
people speed UP to the camera then slam on there anchors.

speed limits on some spots have "suddenly" changed and cameras put up

it's a taxation for the government, stats have shown, little to no improvement in road safety ...

I seem to remember reading somewhere (either HTA or Police Services Act) that OPP has exclusive jurisdiction on the 400-Series highways. Did I read that incorrectly or has that been repealed? I can't find the reference.


Well, I've seen drivers pulled over on 417 in Ottawa my Ottawa Police AND by military police. I spoke with a member pf the ...

If the real reason of the proposed cameras is safety rather than revenue generation then I would hope that there is a sign warning drivers of the cameras.

I have searched the forum but I can't find a definitive answer to the following:

1. Does the insurance card carried in a vehicle have to be original or is a photocopy okay?

2. Does the ownership/permit carried in a vehicle have to be original or is a photocopy okay?


I ask because I am currently borrowing a car from my sister and she has only ...

I would be concerned with section 13.1 of the CAIA with regards to an "invalid insurance card".

So say you put your new card in the vehicle but it is not valid yet, and your old one is still valid. Or the new one becomes valid, but your old one is still in the car and it is invalid now. In theory you can get a $10,000 fine for this!

Possession ...

I've never heard of anything regarding carrying two insurance cards, as long as you show the correct and valid card.

Perhaps you're thinking of having two different licenses, which you can't do.

I was going to make this very comment.

A little anecdote: A few years back I was driving my father's car and I was rear ended. Police were called ...

Fine is unpaid, licence is suspended thereby invalidating insurance, traffic stop is made and vehicle towed, family safe at a restaurant.


The first time I heard about the story the news reporter made it sound like a car was towed because of an unpaid parking ticket. On further investigation it appears the lady acknowledges receiving a letter ...

Yep, it is "legal" robbery... they have the guns and jails so they can legally rob you!

Now more on this...

...initial alleged offense and never proven in a court of law...

So I am confused by this... you were never convicted of the speeding charge?

I am pretty sure that insurance can not use a roadside suspension against you. You have to ...

Nice registered letter came in the mail 5 days after initial TD phone call making the cancellation official. "1 or more major conviction within the last 3 years".
Got my first ins. quote back from a BROKER was $900/yr, now will be $2,400/yr for next 2 yrs. So $3,000 insurance total penalty over 2yrs on top of $800 towing/7days storage during ...

Hello friends, so here is what happened when I was going to Ottawa from Etbicoke, I was driving my car on 120 spped on 100 speed zone but just for some time to pass the traffic I speed up to 150 in 100 zone, my bad suddenly I saw cop car was on my shoulder and pulled me over right way. Suspend my licence and impound my car for seven days as per ...

Ah! It seems I might have misunderstood. I assumed you had a valid sticker on both plates. Are you now saying that that not only was the wrong sticker on the licence plate but that the wrong sticker had also expired? Or that the sticker originally intended for the plate on the car in the parking lot had in fact expired but he sticker on the plate ...

So what would have caused the officer in this case to further investigate the numbers on a seemingly valid sticker? Is it normal police procedure to verify these numbers or is it likely that there was something the OP did/said that would warrant a further and a very much in-depth investigation?

I'd love to know that as well. I suspect this is ...

In the fall of last year my daughter, a G2 driver, ran into the back of another driver on a Friday night while driving my car The right front corner of my car hit the rear left corner of the car in front. My daughter told me she was distracted by a friend playing with the sunroof - not a valid excuse in my books but there you have it.

My car ...

Maybe I'm mistaken but it seems to me there is more to this story than we are being told.

Consider that the OP owns two cars and for each car there is a valid (in terms of expiry date) sticker on each licence plate. The only thing wrong is that the very tiny, hard to read unless one gets up close and personal with the licence plate, numbers on the ...

My wife got a speeding ticket in Quebec. 29 km/hr over the limit in a 100 km/hr zone. According to the Quebec demerit point system this offence (to which my wife will plead guilty due to how far away from home she was when she was pulled over) accrues 2 points on her licence. A similar offence in Ontario accrues 3 points. So my question is will my ...