Posts Tagged ‘Error On Ticket’

Inquiry:  I recieved a Speeding ticket today, it’s only for 15 over. 105 in a 90. The officer Wrote the wrong time on the ticket. I was pulled over this morning before noon, He wrote the time of the stop as 11:55 pm. Meaning I technically have yet to commit the offense because it is only 11:16pm. Would this ticket be valid. Technically he wouldn’t be on duty at the time of the ticket.

Reponse:  It is very unlikely the the minor discrepency in time would be a grounds to have the charge thrown out.  There may however be other more substantial issues with the evidence.  At 15 km/h over the speed limit, the charge does not carry demerit points but will show on your driving history as a conviction in determining your insurance rates.  Given the speed that you were charged with, I would suspect that the Officer also reduced your rate of speed at roadside from an original higher rate of speed.  If so, these cases can be more difficult to defend and I’ll usually reduce our standard pricing to accomodate for that.  We could at the very least review the Prosecutor’s disclosure to see if there is any ground to have the charge dropped.  If you would like to review your case further, we offer a no-cost initial review via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager (London)

Inquiry:  Hello, I received a speeding ticket in Ontario and upon review of the ticket I noticed that the license plate number on the ticket is not my license plate number. Does this void the ticket?

Response:  Unfortunately not.  However, we generally do want to be aware of such issues incase any leverage can by gained by them at Court.  For the vast majority of Speeding charges we can either have the charge reduced to a lesser offence, or where a grounds can be found, have the charge eliminated completely.  If you would like to review the specifics of your case, we offer a no cost initial review of cases via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager (London)

Inquiry:  Hello, I was pulled over for speeding. The officer said I was doing 72km/h in a 50km/h zone. I was shocked as I was sure it was a 60km/h zone. The officer wrote me a ticket for 65km/h in a 50km/h zone. Later I checked the limit and it is clearly a 60km/h zone. Is this reason for dismissal of the charge?

Response:  Not necessarily.  Once the matter has been set for a trial date, we would be requesting disclosure of the Prosecutor’s evidence.  The contents of that disclosure package will have the specific information about where your vehicle was when the speed was measured.  To look at your case in more specific detail, we offer a no-cost initial review of cases via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager (London)

Inquiry: Got a speeding ticket with no points, but under the offence section of the ticket the officer just wrote “speeding”, nothing else like 80km in a 60km zone, is this a fatal flaw that can have the ticket dismissed

Response: It may potentially be a fatal flaw and if so will need to be handled carefully. Some errrors on the face of an offence notice may be ammended at Court, others are not ammendable. I would recommend speaking with one of our staff via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299 for a no-cost initial review of the matter.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager, London

Inquiry:  hello. i was issued a speeding ticket on Friday February 16th. i was charged with doing 105 in a posted 90. The officer made a mistake on the licence plate number. my licence plate reads 3yp but on the ticket it is 3xp. i was wondering if i have a chance at fighting it. it also look like he put my last name in the wrong place but my drivers licence number is correct. any advise is appreciated.

Response:  The errors you describe will likely not be fatal errors to the Prosecutor’s case.  There may however be other issues that can be looked at in potentially having the charge eliminated.  I would recommend speaking with one of our staff via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299 for a no-cost initial review of your matter.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager (London)

Inquiry:   I recieved a speeding ticket for driving 15 over in a 40km zone, the officer failed to write my name correctly on my ticket. Do i have to pay it?

Response:  If you do not respond back to your ticket by paying it or requesting a court date, you risk being convicted of the charge and having your licence suspended for non-payment of the fine.  While there may be an incorrect spelling of your name, it is likely that the other unique identifier of your driver’s licence number is correct.  If you would like to review defending your charge with one of our staff, we offer a no-cost initial review of cases via our toll-free number 1-866-801-8299.

Sincerely,
Greg Currie
Office Manager (London)