Professional Traffic Ticket Representation:

Question: What are the real risks of a major driving offence charge in Ontario, and how can a paralegal help me defend it to protect my licence and insurance?

Answer: In Ontario, a conviction for a major driving offence can mean substantial fines and surcharges, higher auto insurance premiums for about three years, and added risk of licence suspension if you have prior convictions or are nearing a demerit-point threshold, especially where employment requires a good driving record.  A paralegal at White Owl Legal can quickly assess the disclosure, evaluate defence theories, and help you question witnesses and avoid common procedural pitfalls that can weaken your case.  For prompt Ontario traffic-ticket defence help, call (289) 839-3075.

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Providing Strategic Defence Advocacy

Major charges individually, or in combination with minor charges or another major charge, may result in significantly increased insurance rates, and when in a combination with other charges, or past convictions, a possible licence suspension for accumulation of too many demerit points as well as significant fines.  Accordingly, a careful, professional, review of the various consequence scenarios as well as the facts and law applicable to a major charge is well deserved.

Note: Please contact White Owl Legal by phone at: (289) 839-3075 to discuss any specific questions that you may have.

Protecting Against Significant Consequences

A major traffic offence conviction generally brings about heavy fines and surcharges as well as the likelihood of significantly higher insurance premiums lasting for at least three years. For drivers with prior offences, there is also a risk of licence suspension and other 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.