“Hey, it’s just a failure to stop ticket, right?”
“It’s nothing too serious.”
“It’s my first ticket in years, so it’s not a problem.”
“I don’t need to spend money on a lawyer, I can defend myself.”
If you’ve thought or said something like any one or all of the above after getting a traffic ticket, you may not be aware of the benefits of hiring a traffic ticket lawyer. Or, more accurately, you might not realize the cost of not having professional legal representation to defend against a traffic ticket.
Consider the Following When Thinking About Hiring a Traffic Ticket Lawyer
Interestingly, the cost of hiring a professional traffic ticket defence team doesn’t have so much to do with the actual cost of hiring a professional traffic ticket defence paralegal. If you don’t have legal representation, it could cost you a lot more.
- Fines & Demerit Points – The first cost of a traffic ticket that a lawyer can help you avoid is the direct costs of the fine for the ticket, and the demerit points that will be added to your driving record. Its a mistake to think that demerit points don’t have a cost. First, your car insurance rates may go up based on the number of points you have. Second, your driver’s license could be suspended after only 9 demerit points (6 points for new drivers with G1 and G2 licenses), and it will be suspended for at least 30 days after you get 15 demerit points (9 for new drivers).
- Car Insurance Rates – This may be the largest cost of being found guilty of a traffic charge. The guilty verdict stays on your driving record for three years. There’s no saying how much your insurance rates will go up, if at all. But, even for a first-time minor speeding charge, rates can increase by 10%. The second ticket could bump things up by 25% – and rates could go up by 100% for a third conviction.
- Even if Your Car Insurance Rates Don’t Go Up, You Still Have to Worry About Cost – Some car insurance companies offer a feature where your first minor speeding ticket will not affect your rates. That’s good to know. But watch out if you get a second ticket in the next three years.
To learn more about how to protect yourself against speeding tickets, check out our post “What To Do If You Get Caught In A Speed Trap”.
Hi there,
Happy holidays and Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I was pulled over for speeding on Friday December 21st coming off the 410 merging into Highway 10.
The problem is that I have been suspended for 1.5 years due to a medical condition (Type 1 Diabetes). At the time of the suspension I immediately went to the doctors and got the information/documents required. Afterwards, i continued driving as I knew there were no grounds for me to be suspended as I had completed all the prerequisites to continue driving. Fast forward a couple months and I go to get my G2 license, I failed 5 times, and on the sixth go I got my G2 license.
So the problem is that I’m somehow suspended even though this problem (medical) was resolved, and simultaneously – how was I able to get my G2 license if I was suspended.
Additionally, if I was to pay a reinstatement fee why did no one inform me and how is it my responsibility to know what the expectations are to become “Reinstated”. From what I have read from Government resources is that a medical condition doesn’t come with a reinstatement fee – therefore; how am I suspended, how did I get a G2 license with a suspended G1 license, and thrice, how do I resolve this problem?
It seems to me that someone at the MOT office (medical/health division) did not reinstate my license and therefore I am in the sin bin. To confirm, I am not questioning or challenging the speeding ticket as I am at fault and I am expected to adhere to the rules of the road/highway to which I did not do.
My only concern is with the suspension and how I can resolve this issue without going to jail, paying $1,000+++ for driving with a suspended license, and how to reinstate my license due to a medical suspension that was resolved 1.5 years ago – or so I thought.
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My son was resesenly charge with impaired driving. The was serious sercomstance the to place just prior this dui charge. My was jumped, sucker punched by this man I this man was considerable larger the my son over100 lbs heavier. This individual jumped on my son an punched he se verbal times in the head
. Up to 20 times vicious
Hold my son where he could defend himself. My son described going in and out conscious and believed this individual was going to kill him. He feared for his life. The fight was broken up after his friend found out what was going on about a minute of this beeten to the head. My son had me arrangements to stay the night. As he previously had be. This time he ran too his care to avoid a further sever beating that he that would likely kill him. At this time people we kicking and beating on his car. He is not sure who was doing this. He was so frightened ( fight or flight? Or concussion. He was charge with dui and processed . We took him to hospital after 4 to hours. In police sustained. He was found to have a sever concusion and a fracture nose boon. Soar jaw and several co tusion on back of head. It has been over a week and he suffers dramatic head. Head aches and sensitive to light
He is an avid sports man a can’t play any. Not sure how long this will last he hast last year of high school and planning to attend Fleming college fort Heavy Equipment operation courses. Withe the impaired charge this will not happen. I fear will this concussion heal and when? Will he be able to finish high school this dui was total out of character for him
I truely be believe if he wasn’t. viciously beating and ffear for his life he would not drove pthis evening.. is there any thingy out would suggest or case law I could read. I would appre.
To ciate any . Help and advise me what.
Thank you
Chris Myers CCAC CPGC RP
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