Penalties for Speeding Tickets
The police nor the courts are not obligated to tell you about penalties like demerit points, suspensions and insurance implications.
Penalties for Speeding Tickets
The police are not obligated to tell you about demerit points, suspensions and insurance implications for your ticket.
Penalties Based on Class of Licence
The penalties for speeding depend upon;
- the rate of speed,
- what class of drivers licence the driver has,
- your personal driving history,
- previous demerit point accumulations.
The lower the class of licence the more severe the penalties.
- Class G1 Drivers
- Class G2 Drivers
- Class G Drivers
Where there are previous convictions the insurance implications compound.
Hidden Penalties for Speeding
All speeding tickets have hidden penalties that the police nor the courts are obligated to tell you about including;
- Fines that increase with the amount of speed.
- Demerit Points for any speed over 15km/h.
- Possible driver licence suspensions.
- Possible insurance increases.
- Affects on employment for commercial or professional drivers.
- Jail for high speeds
Any ticket for more than fifteen (15) kilometres over the limit has demerit points.
Drivers with class G1 or G2 face a 30 day licence suspension for any traffic ticket with four (4) or more demerit points.
Insurance Implications
If you pay or are convicted of speeding the ticket goes on your driving and insurance record for three (3) years.
The insurance company uses driver abstract to assess their risk of you having an accident where they have to pay a claim out. Read more about insurance implications for speeding tickets >
Drivers Records
Driving records are available to any person, insurance companies or employer from the Ministry of Transportation. Anyone can access a driving record if they know the drivers licence number.
When applying for jobs many employers will obtain a copy of the abstract to determine driving risk. Convictions for speeding and traffic tickets can affect your employment.
Although the driving record is normally only available for 3 years, the police and Ministry of Transportation keeps all records of speeding convictions for life.
Learner Licences & Novice Drivers
Drivers with learner licences , Novice Drivers includingClass G1 and Class G2 Drivers under the “Graduated Licence System” have restrictions placed upon them that affect them if they receive traffic tickets.
- Any speeding ticket with four (4) or more demerit points has a thirty (30) day mandatory licence suspension.
- Any accumulation of speeding tickets to six (6) demerit points has a thirty (30) day mandatory licence suspension.
- Speeding more than 50km/h over the limit:
- immediate seven (7) day licence suspension
- immediate seven (7) day vehicle seizure
- possible six (6) jail
- possible two (2) suspension on conviction
- fine 2,000 to 10,000 dollars
Any speeding ticket that a novice driver receives will dramatically affect insurance rates, including “high rise” premiums for three (3) years.
Any driver who has a G1 or G2 licence is not allowed to accumulate 6 demerit points, or for any one traffic ticket 4 demerit points.
If a learner licence holder, a G1 or G2 Driver violates any of the conditions of their licence, there is an automatic 30 day suspension for a first offence, and subsequent offence incur repeated suspensions for longer periods of time.
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.