G1 Drivers & Speeding
Any speeding ticket for more than 29km/h over the limit has a thirty (30) day licence suspension for G1 Drivers, which will dramatically affect insurance rates.
Penalties for G1 Drivers
Neither the police nor the courts are required to advise novice drivers of the hidden penalties for novice drivers from speeding tickets
Novice drivers have strict penalties with lower thresholds from class G drivers, including thirty (30) day licence suspensions for:
- licence suspension for speeding more than 29km/h over the limit
- licence suspension for four (4) or more demerit points
- licence suspension for accumulating six (6) or more demerit points
Any licence suspension will dramatically affect insurance rates.
Penalties Per Speed Recorded
Any speeding ticket for more than 29km/h has a licence suspension for G1 Drivers.
- speeding 0-15km/h
- no demerit points
- insurance increase of fifty (50) percent or more
- speeding 16km/h to 29km/h
- three (3) demerit points
- insurance increase of fifty (50) percent or more
- speeding more than 30km/h
- 4 demerit points
- 30 day licence suspension
- 100% insurance increase
- speeding more than 50 km/h
- 6 demerit points
- vehicle seizure for 7 days
- immediate licence suspension for 7 days
- mandatory court appearance
- possible 2 year licence suspension
- possible jail up to 6 months
- fine up to 10,000 dollars
Any speeding ticket or traffic ticket a G1 Driver receives will affect insurance rates for three (3) years.
Licence Suspensions
Any ticket with four (4) demerit points has a thirty (30) day licence suspension for G1 Drivers.
Where a G1 Driver accumulates six (6) demerit points the driver loses their licence for thirty (30) days.
Where the driver loses their licence for an accumulation of demerit points and then subsequently goes over the demerit point limit a second time, the suspension shall be for ninety (90) days.
Any ticket for more than fifteen (15) kilometres over the limit has demerit points.
Insurance and Speeding
Speeding tickets and licence suspensions can affect your insurance rates.
Although one minor ticket may not affect your insurance rates, any accumulation of traffic tickets will cause the insurance company to consider the driver to be a higher risk and can increase the rates.
Read More about Insurance and Speeding Tickets >
Long Term Implications
If convicted, any traffic ticket goes on the driving record three (3) years.
Driving records are available to any person, insurance companies or an employer from the Ministry of Transportation by knowing the drivers licence number and paying the online fee.
Anyone can access a driving record if they know the drivers licence number.
Although the driving record is normally only available for 3 years, the police and Ministry of Transportation keep all records of speeding convictions for life.
Information about Speeding Tickets
The purpose of this page is to provide information about speeding tickets. As the law and enforcement for speeding is constantly evolving and changing, OntarioSpeeding cannot be responsible for any information that has changed or is out of date. Any person who is charged with an offence in Canada is permitted to have their day in court, to meet their accuser, to have a judge make a decision as to guilt or innocence and to fight their speeding ticket. If you are considering fighting your speeding ticket, we recommend that you seek legal advice that is readily available from the thousands of licensed paralegals in Ontario.
Unfortunately, too many motorists don’t know their rights, listen to the wrong people and do not understand the insurance implications and penalties of a speeding ticket in Ontario. OntarioSpeeding.com recommends OTT Legal Services for fighting speeding tickets in Ontario.