License Plate Sticker...
Hello all,
I was on the 401 on Friday afternoon going from Ottawa to Toronto. As I'm driving in the left lane at around 115 km/h near Brockville, a cop speeds up to me. I pass by a car that's in the right lane, signal and switch lanes to let him pass.
There wasn't much room between the two cars but the cop follows me into the lane. He began tailgating me, I guess to get close to view my license plate. He saw my sticker was expired and pulled me over and issued me a ticket. I wasn't speeding and he obviously singled me out. I find it strange that he decided to follow me into the lane, especially because if he had seen my sticker had expired before I switched lanes he wouldn't have waited until I switched to put his siren on. In fact he still waited a full minute before pulling me over.
I simply forgot to get my sticker renewed (it expired in September). I just arrived back in town from Toronto so I'm going tomorrow morning to get my sticker.
So I have a few questions:
1) If I contest the ticket and ask for disclosure, does the cop have to explain the events as to why he pulled me over? If he doesn't provide all the details, such as that he followed me into the lane, does that constitute failure to disclose all the facts?
2) Is the ticket considered a traffic or parking fine? Because a plate sticker ticket can occur when the car is parked if the cop notices it.
3) If I take my sticker and the ticket to the court, has anyone had their ticket cancelled?
Thanks for the advice,
Mike