Just wanted to bump this up and see if anyone else has suggestions for my charge...thanks!

Thanks for your replies. Since I frankly only care about any possible insurance rate increases, I think I will contact my provider, obviously anonymously. How would you best suggest I do that - that is, provide information without providing details? As for fighting the charge, aside from it being in Niagara Falls, which is a ways away for me, I don't know what grounds I would fight it on. I could go to Niagara, ok, but what if the cop does show up - then what? Also, since it' Niagara Falls, I would think they'd have the court date sooner rather than later... Any suggestions are welcome, thanks

I've noticed there isn't much talk about this relatively new offence. As I got a ticket for it just days ago, I wanted to ask those who may know on this forum a few questions which would help me out greatly: I got the ticket on the QEW near Fort Erie. There's no doubt I was looking at my phone, because it was ringing a lot as I crossed the border back to Canada. My phone was off for a week and I got a whole lot of texts, and all I was doing was checking them. Before I go on, I want to say that I actually never text nor fiddle around with my phone while driving, and I hate it when I see others ...

OK thanks, I actually got my abstract online and realized I made an error in what I wrote earlier and in what I thought! I was actually convicted of FAIL TO PROCEED AS DIRECTED BY GREEN LIGHT instead of Improper Left Turn. It carries 0 demerit points but is on my record. So now that I know what, I'd like to ask another question for those who may know: how can this conviction plus a DEVICE - HAND HELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE impact my insurance rates? I would fight the DEVICE charge but the ticket was issued in Niagara Falls and I live in Toronto, so it would be a total hassle to get out there. Th...

Thanks for your replies.

To get a copy of my driving abstract (conviction history), is that possible through the Ministry's kiosks that I see in shopping malls?

Thanks!

Hi, I have a question about driver's records and convictions. Recently, I went to court for an Improper Left Turn ticket which resulted in a guilty plea to a lesser offence: a City of Toronto Bylaw of failing to clear an intersection. My question is: because this is a guilty plea to a bylaw of Toronto and not the OHTA, would that still show up on my driver's record? I ask, because just two days ago I got dinged with a Hand-Held Communication Device (78.1(1)) and I am trying to figure out whether to fight it or not, seeing is how I would tolerate one offence on my record but not really two (for...