Hello, I am hoping to find out how long police have to lay a charge under the HTA after an accident has occurred. In case it matters, lets assume the accident was fully reported the day it happened by both parties. An officer was needed on scene, and the accident was reported at a collision reportin...

Greetings, Admin, am understanding your initial reply correctly? If a driver is a G2 holder, gets a ticket, that by itself or in combination with previous convictions is greater than 4 points - so long as they obtain their G license prior to the conviction of the most recent charge, they will not be...

Hello, I sincerely hope you are feeling less stress now, after a few days. I too have been charged with careless driving, and know how hard it is to conceive how it can be just when you feel you were being careful, and met with unfortunate circumstances. It would seem that there are officers acting ...

Thank you for posting the follow up, this is very helpful to know. I am very glad it was a good outcome for you. I wouldn't feel bad about not asking that it be thrown out, there is a good chance that they would have adjourned to allow you time to review disclosure; you paid the $85 and it is done, ...

Hello, Received a ticket for careless following a collision. On the ticket Y/O is indicated for collision involved, but is not indicated for witnesses. Is the driver who's car I hit, not a witness? The prosecutor's case will be difficult to prove, and impossible without her I would think. I do not y...

Hello, My husband just received his reinstatement notice yesterday, after his license being suspended following a head injury 13 months ago. Here's what we experienced: - License suspended following accident - He discussed getting it back with Dr. and all agreed he was ready. MTO medical forms compl...

Thank you Stanton. I also appreciate your mentioning the amount of case law. With that I started digging and came up with http://www.canlii.org. Is this the best source for looking at judgements? In reading through many that involve Careless Driving I noticed very few (in fact only found one so far ...

I am thinking paying for the damage out of pocket is not likely to lead to the charge being dropped, and if you are going to defend yourself on the basis of there being no damage, or an accident not happening paying for repairs will not help your defence (only a personal opinion) Here is a case wher...

Was looking for ticketing guidelines and came across this: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-tips/do-the-rules-of-the-road-apply-in-shopping-centre-parking-lots/article4216574/ If the ticket she received is under Highway Traffic Act, it may not apply to a parking lot. I'm only raising t...

I can understand your concern, the charge laid is one that I believe is considered serious by insurance providers and carries 7 demerits if convicted. I cannot speak to successful defenses to her situation, and hope someone here can. If she is a G2 driver she is also looking at a suspension under th...

Thank you. With the novice driver escalating sanctions program, will the G driver's license be suspended for 30 days then? The way the G2 would have been. Also am I understanding it properly that with the program, after the suspension is served, there are no demerits attached to the license? Would t...

Hello. My spouse's license is under medical suspension following a head injury. I have been stopped twice in a few months by officers insuring the suspended owner of the car is not driving. They have checked my identity and sent me in my way, not even asking for insurance and ownership so I know it ...

Hello, The feedback received thus far has been helpful and I am wondering about when demerits are applied, and how with the graduated licensing system. Given that it can be months between a charge being laid and a conviction, or a plea deal being agreed upon, are demerits applied only after convicti...

Hello. I'm wondering if anyone has been charged with an offence under the HTA after reporting a collision at a designated reporting centre? If so, with what? Also, if people are not charged with offences after reporting at a centre, anyone know why? I have no interest in more people getting charged ...

The ticket is a form 4…if that matters Do I understand this correctly, if I pick Option 2 - Early Resolution or 3 - Trial, I will likely be offered a plea deal? I thought this was possible at Early Resolution, but once I select trial it was all or nothing. I understand I can do Early Res...