Traffic Tickets

Information related to traffic tickets and traffic court.

Q&A - CVSE Measured Speed, RCMP Wrote Ticket.

Q&A ImageI was recently stopped for a speeding violation of going 122 kph in a 80 kph zone but I was going just slightly over 80 when I noticed the officer in the middle of the highway to wave me over and as I looked in the rear view mirror there was a black Honda approaching me at very high rated of speed suprisingly he pointed at me to pull over (I have a black VW Golf) When he approached my vehicle he told me I was going 122 kph and

VIEWPOINT - My Day in Traffic Court

SoapboxI've recently attended traffic court for a speeding in a municipality charge. When I arrived the officer greeted me in the hallway outside the courtroom and invited me into a small meeting room. He then asked me what my intentions were, and after a quick run down of the possible options, I replied that I was here to plead not guilty.

Officer Did Not Sign Traffic Ticket

Q&A ImageQuestion: I received a traffic ticket in July 2012.  I disputed the ticket. After reading articles on this site I decided to write to the officer requesting disclosure to prepare for traffic court. I pulled out the ticket and discovered that the officer did not sign the ticket. I've read posts on this site indicating that this renders the ticket invalid.

Q&A - Ticket Dispute Problems

Q&A ImageQuestion: I received a traffic ticket for not having entries for the previous two weeks in my log book. I explained to the officer that I did not normally drive trucks that required me to keep a log book and he wrote me the ticket anyway. I submitted the form for my dispute and then forgot all about it. A collection agency is chasing me for the fine now. What should I do?

Who Gets the Seatbelt Ticket?

image of a seatbelt being wornQuestion: If I am the driver of a motor vehicle and I have an adult passenger who refuses to wear their seatbelt and I drive them somewhere in my vehicle who will receive the ticket? What happens if that person has no valid drivers license and has no formal ID??

Disputing An Excessive Speeding Ticket

Q&A ImageWest Vancouver, Highway 1, going East. Speed limit is 90. Snowboarders in a van with WA plates zip ahead pushing 140 going back home. Following the van I catch myself going pretty fast and slow down. A couple of seconds after that I see a patrol car with lights on in hot pursuit behind me. I though he was after the WA van, but he pulled me over instead... I had my wife, a baby and mother-in-law in the car.