NPTT Legal

Drinking and Driving

Drinking and driving is one of the biggest road safety issues in Ontario. During the past decade over 2,000 lives have been due to an impaired driver. Deaths, injuries and personal tragedies are real factors when impaired driving occurs.

The MTO offers a full statistics sheet.

Nearing the end of October of this year, four young teens lost their lives due to a collision with a 21 year old who had
been drinking and driving. These four young teens were all 16 years of age or under. Should we as a province and country start demanding tougher laws againstdrinking and driving or should we be making more outreach programs to help young drivers make better decisions?

As of 2010 Ontario`s young drivers willface some of the toughest age restrictions on drinking and driving in Canada. Drivers under 21 years of age are not allowed to consume any alcohol before getting behind the wheel.
There is now a zero tolerance limit to drivers under the age of 21. For thefull article in the Toronto Star  click here.

Driving while suspended in Ontario is one of the most serious types of traffic violations. It is nearly the worst kind of traffic tickets in Ontario to receive can be detrimental to your wallet, your freedom, and your driving record. The law in Ontario states that anyone operating any type of motorized vehicle must have a driver’s license and if they do not, they are guilty of driving with a suspended license.
If you have unpaid Ontario traffic tickets, if you did not respond to a notice of conviction in the mail by the due date, if you have received a suspension notice in the mail, if you did not attend a Driver’s Interview that the Ministry of Transportation set up, or if you have 15 demerits of more on your license, you are very likely guilty of driving while suspended in Ontario. Since many notifications occur via mail, many people who are driving while suspended in Ontario are not even aware of this fact.
The penalties for driving while suspended are stiff and can include a hefty fine, imprisonment, or both. In addition, it results with addition suspension time to your license. Fines can go as high as $5000. If you are caught driving while suspended in Ontario, it is critical that you find legal help as soon as possible in order to get your license back and reduce the charge so that you do not have to face large fines or even worse, jail time.

Driving while suspended in Ontario is one of the most serious types of traffic violations. It is nearly the worst kind of traffic tickets in Ontario to receive can be detrimental to your wallet, your freedom, and your driving record. The law in Ontario states that anyone operating any type of motorized vehicle must have a driver’s license and if they do not, they are guilty of driving with a suspended license.
If you have unpaid Ontario traffic tickets, if you did not respond to a notice of conviction in the mail by the due date, if you have received a suspension notice in the mail, if you did not attend a Driver’s Interview that the Ministry of Transportation set up, or if you have 15 demerits of more on your license, you are very likely guilty of driving while suspended in Ontario. Since many notifications occur via mail, many people who are driving while suspended in Ontario are not even aware of this fact.
The penalties for driving while suspended are stiff and can include a hefty fine, imprisonment, or both. In addition, it results with addition suspension time to your license. Fines can go as high as $5000. If you are caught driving while suspended in Ontario, it is critical that you find legal help as soon as possible in order to get your license back and reduce the charge so that you do not have to face large fines or even worse, jail time.

Ontario Traffic Tickets are divided into 3 classifications: minor, major and serious convictions, this  may include criminal acts. Regardless of traffic ticket classifications, or demerit points, a conviction can affect your insurance rate.

Minor Toronto Traffic Tickets can include:

 • Failing to Yield to A Pedestrian

• Failure to Surrender Your License

• Failure to Produce Evidence Of Insurance

• Failure to Produce or Carry Insurance Card

• Following Too Closely

• Improper Lane Change

• Speeding

• Stop Sign Infraction

• Traffic Light Infraction

Major Tickets

• Failing to Report An Accident

• Failure to Report Damage To Highway Property

• All Insurance Offenses

• False Statement Of Insurance

• Operating Motor Vehicle with No Insurance

Serious & Criminal OntarioTraffic Tickets

• Driving Impaired, Blood Alcohol Over .08

• Careless Driving

• Driving While Under Suspension

• Failing To Remain At An Accident Scene

• Racing

• Refuse Breathalyzer

• Stunting

1. Do speeding tickets increase  my car insurance rates?
2. Should I try to fight the traffic ticket?

Answer

Some insurers may not increase your insurance premiums, if you have an otherwise clean driving record. However every automobile insurer is different and accordingly have different policies on rate increases for moving violations like speeding tickets, careless driving or driving while suspended. Going to traffic court, with the assistance of a licensed Ontario Paralegal or lawyer is your best defence in fighting traffic tickets.

Using their knowledge of the Ontario Traffic Court system and Highway Traffic Act, they are often able to help in the reduction of demerit points or with beating a traffic ticket completely.