When we drive by the same place for many years and suddenly the roadsingns and marking are modify and becomes more restrictive, we can easily get caught… Can we say that we had good intentions ?

Here is Marc’s story that got a ticket because of a new roadsigns and marking.

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Hello,

I got a ticket for big excessive speeding in a new marking zone. It’s right at the entry of the village, the zone goes from a 90km/h speed limit to a 50km/h speed limit. By the mid-June of 2009 (source verified with the ministry of transportation), the 50km/h zone was enlarge.

I rarely drive by in the area and on September 15 2009 I didn’t see the new roadsing. The officer arrested me and showed me the radar lecture of 92km/h. He told me that I was losing my licence right away for 7 days. I asked him more information and he told me that it was going to cost me 488$, 6 demerits points and that my fill will have this information for 10 years. So 10 years where, if I make an other big excessive speeding (40km/h over the speed limit) I will lose my license on the spot.

I work with my vehicle, so I tried and insisted on reducing the speed at 88km/h (speed that is not a big excessive speeding). The officer didn’t want to.

I wanted to plead not guilty and take an arrangement with the prosecutor for reduced sentence, but I just learned that this is not possible anymore.

I had my licence for 14 years and never got a ticket.

How could I reduce my sentence in court ?
And how much will it cost me if I win or lose in court ?

Thank you !

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Argh! When you’re destined to get caught, you are going to be caught… That what Dominique is probably telling herself since she got a ticket driving on a bicycle…

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Hello,

Last summer, I passed on a red light while driving my bicycle. The officer arrested me right as I was starting to get across, so I taught he was letting my pass. I lost 3 points and 50$. I have a probationary licence and I am allowed only 4 points. I don’t know if it is worth it and if I got any chances.

Thank you !

Dominique
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When everything is going wrong, it is going wrong… Take about it to Jacynthe that almost accumulated tons of ticket after here identity was stolen… She doing not so bad, but the thing that hurts the most is the ticket for unpaid registrations.

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Hello,

I was arrested on Thursday two weeks ago for speeding (129km/h on highway 40). I told to the officer that I only had a temporary paper licence without any photo and any other identity proof with photo since I noticed that all my identity papers were stolen (SAN card, hospital cards, driving licence, assurance card…) in my purse on our summer vacations. The Monday before my arrest I took a day off in order to have my licence reemit at the SAAQ, GVT, phoned to see if there was any risk that my identity could be stolen, phoned the police to do my deposition… However, I still had my registrations and car assurance paper since I don’t keep them in the same place in my purse.

The officer was far from comprehensive and took the paper that I got and came back telling me that there was going to be more than one ticket ! I didn’t understand what he meant. He told me that I was going to have two more tickets since my registrations that were due at the end of August (2 weeks before) was not signed and furthermore that WAS NOT PAID FOR !?!

I was convinced that I had paid for it in August with the other monthly payments, and I had my good registration in my purse (but not signed). I went at the SAAQ 3 days earlier and no one told me that my registrations were not paid !? Read the rest of this entry »

It is always frustrating to get arrested… so when we see an error on the ticket that the officer gives us, we are always ready to contest… but is it enough ?

Marc’s story :

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Hello,

I received a ticket for driving 87km/h in a 50km/h zone and the exit of a village on road 132. Three (3) demerit points and 209$ to pay. However I noticed on the ticket (brief infraction report on the ticket) that there were 3 errors :

1- The color of the vehicle
2- The occupants (I was alone when it is written that we were two M/W circled)
3- Location of the interception: the location written on the ticket is at 1.2 km from the place that I was arrested.

On the report it is written that the operational beam strength is 100m. The officer was parked in front of the fire station at 900m perpendicularly from the interception location written on the report.

So my question is : Depending of those 3 errors named previously am I sure of winning my case ?

I am sure that I was not driving at that speed; furthermore, I remembered that a car drove by me at the entering of the village since I speed down when I saw the 50km/h roadsing a few meters ahead.

I thank you in advance for your attention.

Marc

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The “American” stop is often made in Quebec… But sometimes our stops are well made… Like in Claire case…

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I got a ticket on September 30 for not stopping the vehicle in front of a stop sign.

I am certain that I did my stop. I looked on my right (no car) on my left a car is coming towards his stop and he has a defective light, I then notice that it was a police car. I turn in the Metro’s parking lot and I was surprise to see the police car behind me thinking why.

The officer tells me that I slipped my stop. I told him at that moment that he got a defective front light. His colleague goes and checks it out.

Do I have some chances of winning if I contest this 154$ and 3 demerit points ticket ?

I haven’t got a ticket since 1981.

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We can’t even sleep peacefully without being interrupted by the cops ? Sylvain story that got a mailed ticket for illegal parking…

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At my own surprise, I got a ticket from the city court for a unpaid ticket ! Since I never got the so called ticket on my windshield, I looked for the date and hour. I received a ticket for illegal parking at midnight on a week night at an intersection that I don’t even know ! I am sure that I was never parked there! I looked at my agenda : I work really early (I get up at 5am and I live in the suburban area!) I don’t have any friends in that part of the city and nothing in the surroundings that could have made me go park in that area.

That ticket is impossible ! I just don’t understand !

And I never lend my car !

How could I park my car in that part of the city at that time of the day when I am in my bed at 40km from there !

I got in touch with the person in charge (!), and faxed my side of the story and they decided to go on with the pursuit against me (even with my wife attesting that I was home). It is easy to prove when you’re at work, during the day, but at midnight, beside my spouse, how could I prove that I was in my bed! Finlay… I knew that the city was having financial problems, but that is a rip off !
I will contest !!!

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Sometimes, I have the impression that officers are blackmailing us… Read this story about Linda !

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Hello,

I got a ticket from a Montreal City officer that is accusing me of driving on a red light (Highway 359) at a 60km/h speed in a 50km/h zone (3 demerit points). The officer arrested me two or three blocks further and at the moment the light turned yellow I didn’t see any officer around so I didn’t know exactly where he was standing.

I am 9 months pregnant (I was driving) and I was with my sister when I was arrested, the officer was alone. I think the light was yellow when I cross the line, so I would like to contest the 154$ ticket.

At the moment of the infraction, the officer ask for the assurance papers and I didn’t find it, I am assured it’s just that I couldn’t find the little paper… The officer told me that he was going the ticket saying that he saw the assurance papers, he said that I could got a 800$ ticket for that.

At the end, the officer tells me : YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTEST THE TICKET BUT IF YOU DO, I WILL BE OBLIGED TO SAY THAT YOU DIDN’T HAVE THE ASSURANCE PAPERS.

When I told him that I drove on the yellow light, he told me that the lights were synchronised and that I passed on the red light.

My question is : IS IT POSSIBLE TO BACK OFF AFTER CONTESTING A TICKET AND ASK FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF THE PROOF SINCE THE COMMUNICATION OF THE PROOF MAKES ME LOSE IN COURT. I PREFER TO STOP NOW AND PAY MY TICKET INSTEAD OF PAY FOR OTHER FEES IF I LOSE ???

IF I LOSE, HOW MUCH ARE THE FEES ??? THE TICKET IS 154$

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Taking the train is a bit different from taking the bus. It is easy to get in without a ticket… but sometimes the controller can pass and give you a fine for not having the train ticket… gulp… Fahad story…

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Hi,

I just received a fine for not having the train ticket. It is 110$. I want to contest. My main argument is that I contest since at the central station, the line was way to longue and I was going to be late so I didn’t buy my ticket.

Do you think that it is a good argument ?

Please answer as quickly as possible. I can’t wait to hear your opinion.

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My answer :

Tu,tu,tu, this is absolutely not a good answer… It’s not even an argument… It was up to you to get your ticket earlier (the day before for example) or to get to the station sooner or to take the next train…

It was probably not a national emergency… so I believe that you don’t stand a chance with that kind of defence !

Good luck and pay your ticket from now on !

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That we were looking for trouble or not, getting a parking ticket is always frustrating… So imagine if you get two parking tickets in 24 hours just like Rosalie…

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Hello,

Lately, I got two parking tickets in less then 24 hours.

I heard that you can’t get 2 tickets for the same infraction in a 24 hours period.

Is this true ?

Thank you !

Rosalie

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My opinion :

An infraction is an infraction… if you were not parked in the same place… You didn’t specify it in your story if the car was parked at the same location for both tickets… if it did, you will have to see… what was the time period on both tickets ?

If not, you don’t stand a chance…

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Andre’s question is about a ticket for a stop… but in his case, the stop sign was not visible…

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S.O.S… Help me please.

First of all good morning or good evening !

Thank you for this marvellous site of yours; it gave me the courage to contest my ticket.

However, I have a question to ask you.

Here is my situation…
I was on my working hours in my vehicle; I was following my work colleague that was driving the company’s truck for who I work in front of me. There was a stop sign but I pass by without stopping just like the two vehicles that were in front of me.

For the simple reason that the flashing light was on the right of the road hidden by a van and his 53feet trailer… it was impossible to see that there was a stop since the flashing light was hidden.

Is my case one that can be won because of the fact that the flashing sign was not visible and that the boulevard center divider strip stop was nonexistent ?

Thank you to take the time to help me and all the other people that are falsely accused.

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