Professional Traffic Ticket Representation:

Question: I’m facing a major traffic ticket in Ontario that could affect my licence and insurance; what should I do first?

Answer: To protect your licence, insurance, and driving record after a major Ontario traffic ticket, start by getting a prompt legal review of the disclosure, witness evidence, and the exact allegation so your defence strategy can target likely outcomes and reduce aggravating factors such as prior convictions, demerit-point risk, and employment-related good-driving conditions.   Lynxs Paralegal provides strategic defence advocacy for major traffic charges, including preparing for court and challenging witness evidence and paperwork issues in a way that aims to limit the real-world consequences, and you can call (647) 249-6676 to book an initial consultation in Ontario.

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Providing Strategic Defence Advocacy

When major charges occur, either alone or alongside other charges, concerns for the likelihood of soaring insurance rates arises, and when combined with previous convictions or additional infractions, concern for possible licence suspension due to demerit point accumulation, plus severe fines, also arise. A comprehensive professional evaluation of the facts, the potential outcomes, and the available defence strategies, is highly recommended.

Protecting Against Significant Consequences

Upon conviction for a serious traffic offence, a driver is usually hit with substantial fines and surcharges, and the driver can also expect insurance rates to rise considerably for the following three years. A poor prior driving record may also lead to a potential licence suspension or additional 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.