Professional Traffic Ticket Representation:

Question: What should I do in Ontario if I’ve been charged with a serious traffic ticket and I’m worried about higher insurance rates, demerit points, and a possible licence suspension?

Answer:   If you were charged with a major traffic offence in Ontario, Sharda Paralegal can help you understand the likely consequences (fines, surcharges, demerit points, and potential licence suspension) and prepare a defence approach focused on reviewing disclosure, assessing risks, and using effective hearing strategy to aim for the best possible outcome; call to get started with a free initial consultation. We provide no public services offered at current time, but our Ontario-focused traffic defence assistance is available across the province, including Mississauga, Peel Region, Oakville, Bolton, Vaughan, Orangeville, and Toronto, and we can also help you identify which facts and questions matter most when dealing with witnesses and courtroom process so you are better positioned before your court date.

Providing Strategic Defence Advocacy

A major offence, especially when combined with minor infractions or other major charges, can lead to steep increases in insurance rates and, when accompanied by prior convictions or multiple infractions, the possibility of licence suspension due to demerit points as well as large fines. It is important to have a professional review of the potential consequences as well as the case specific facts and the applicable defence theory options, upon receiving a charge for any major driving offence.

Protecting Against Significant Consequences

A major traffic offence conviction generally brings about heavy fines and surcharges as well as the likelihood of significantly higher insurance premiums lasting for at least three years. For drivers with prior offences, there is also a risk of licence suspension and other penalties.

Factors Tending to Aggravate Penalties

The affects of conviction for a major driving offence can be significantly further aggravated:

• When a driver was previously convicted within the past three years on another charge;
• When a driver is on the cusp of having accumulated too many demerit points and this latest major charge now puts the driver at risk of a licence suspension, among other penalties; and
• When a driver is required to maintain a good driving record as a condition of employment.

Conclusion

Traffic tickets of the major charges type pose serious consequences involving substantial fines plus victim surcharges as well as demerit points that may be the straw that breaks the camel's back resulting in a license suspension.  Additionally, a major charge may result in substantially increased insurance rates including the potential for loss of access to standard insurance market and substitute placement into the highly priced Facility Association.

Accordingly, when charged with a major traffic ticket offence, hiring a professional who knows how to question witnesses, especially which questions to ask and which questions to avoid, and who knows the law, knows the paperwork processes and courtroom procedures, and knows how to make judicially persuasive arguments on the applicable legal principles, is highly important.