Why you need to fight Speeding Tickets
For many traffic tickets, it’s tempting to just pay the fine instead of going through the hassle of fighting the ticket.
Speeding Convictions Cost More than You Think – For speeding offences, the potential cost to you is much higher than the fine on the ticket. From the damage to your driving record due to demerit points, to the financial burden of higher vehicle insurance rates for at least three years, the real costs start if you plead guilty and pay the ticket.
Penalties for Speeding Tickets
In the Highway Traffic Act, speeding tickets can be found in Section 128. Speeding charges can result in demerit points being added to your driving record. The number of demerit points added to your record is based on how many kilometers over the speed limit you are found guilty of travelling.
- 0-15km over: 0 demerit points
- 16-29km over: 3 demerit points
- 30-49km over: 4 demerit points
- 50+ km over: 6 demerit points
Who sets the fines for Speeding
Although the Highway Traffic Act states different amounts, police officers are required to issue traffic tickets with the proper fines, set by the Chief Justice of Ontario.
Where the wrong fine has been used, the court may consider the mistake a fatal error and cancel, dismiss or quashed the ticket.For traffic tickets in Construction Zones or Community Safety Zones the officer may double the fine.
Penalties for Novice Drivers
Any speeding ticket for more than 29km/h has a licence suspension for G1 Drivers.
As a new driver, if you have:
- speeding 0-15km/h
- no demerit points
- insurance increase of fifty (50) percent or more
- speeding 16km/h to 29km/h
- three (3) demerit points
- insurance increase of fifty (50) percent or more
- speeding more than 30km/h
- 4 demerit points
- 30 day licence suspension
- 100% insurance increase
- 6 demerit points
- vehicle seizure for 7 days
- immediate licence suspension for 7 days
- mandatory court appearance
- possible 2 year licence suspension
- possible jail up to 6 months
- fine up to 10,000 dollars speeding more than 50 km/h
- Penalties for Demerit Points
Penalties for Demerit Points
When your licence is suspended, you will get a letter from the Ministry of Transportation. It will tell you the date your suspension takes effect and that you need to surrender your licence. If you do not surrender your licence, you can lose your licence for up to two years.