The first thing that comes to your mind as soon as you've got a speeding ticket is to pay your fine and get rid of it. Just don't fall for that statement! It's an absolutely wrong decision! If you pay your speeding ticket you automatically admit your guilt. Trust me the consequences will be really bad. What you will face in a heart beat is:
-you'll have demerit points added to your driving record
-you may expect you insurance premium soar instantly
-you'll spend a large sum of money to cover your fine
In the worst possible case speeding ticket in Toronto may result licence suspension. You really don't need this to happen, do you?
Start with becoming more rule-obedient on Toronto roads. It is vital to stick to the rules not to get in trouble and have a perfect driving record. Without keeping to these rules you can easily get a fine!
But if it happened that you've got a speeding ticket in Toronto, you need to know how to behave in the right way. So what to expect when you break a speed limit and get a speeding ticket?
First of all you need to know some basic things about speeding tickets in Toronto. They can be of two types:
-speeding tickets under 50 km/hour over the allowed speeding limit
-speeding tickets more than 50 km/hour over the allowed speeding limit
The first type of speeding ticket in Toronto is known as a total payable fine. It is an originally defined one. In this case you can choose out of three ways to follow:
-You can plead yourself guilty
-You can plead yourself guilty with explanation
-You can deny your guilt and go for the trial
If you don't want to stand a trial choose the second variant. As you plead yourself guilty with explanation you will end up getting a lower fine. It won't decrease your demerit points though. As a rule, your speeding violation will be marked on your driving record.
If you disagree with the charge you got from the policeman then refuse to plead yourself guilty. Stand a trial and prove you're right. This is a chance for you to dismiss your speeding ticket and demerit points.
The second type of speeding ticket in Toronto (for breaking more than 50 km/hour over the lawful speed) is more of a high profile case. This means that you will receive a notice to appear in court. It's obligatory you appear in court to answer this charge.
And if you're convicted by court for speeding your driving licence will be suspended for 30 days. To avoid that happening you'd better be on the safe side and hire a professional paralegal to represent you in court.