Professional Traffic Ticket Representation:

Question:How can a paralegal help me defend a minor driving offence in Ontario?

Answer:VP Legal Services & Notary provides paralegal and notary services to help Ontario drivers defend minor driving charges when a dismissal or reduction can help protect your demerit points, insurance rates, and avoid possible licence suspension when combined with prior convictions.  If you were convicted or charged recently, or demerits put you at risk of suspension, or you must keep a fully clear record for work, the right traffic-court strategy can make a meaningful difference.  Call (437) 286-1499 to discuss your ticket and get a focused next step, including what to challenge and how to present your case effectively.

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Defending Minor Driving Offences

Minor charges, individually, appear merely as a relatively minor fine and pose little risk to the potential for significantly increased insurance rates or possible licence suspension for accumulation of too many demerit points.  In many circumstances, going to the trouble and effort to fight a minor charge appears as an unworthy endeavour; however, there are circumstances where an aggressive stance to a minor charge is prudent and warranted.

Note: For immediate help, please contact VP Legal Services & Notary by phone at: (437) 286-1499 to retain services or to discuss any specific questions that you may have.

Providing Strategic Advocacy

The circumstances, among others, that may warrant aggressively defending minor charges include:

• When a driver was convicted within the past three years for other minor, major, or serious, charges and where another conviction, even for just a minor infraction, will result in significantly adverse affects;
• When a driver was charged within the past two years for other charges and the accumulation of demerit points now puts the driver at risk of a licence suspension, among other significant penalties; and
• When a driver is required to maintain a fully clear record as a condition of employment.

Although relatively minimal affects, generally, result upon conviction for a minor traffic ticket charge, a multitude of minor charges, or a single minor charge that will be combined with prior convictions, may result in significant adversity making a strongly mounted defence worthy in the effort to fight a minor charge.

Minor Charges Include:

Conclusion

Traffic tickets of the minor charges type may still pose significant risk to a driver with potentially serious consequences whereas a minor charge in combination with prior convictions becomes 'the straw that breaks the camels back' resulting in substantially increased insurance rates including possible loss of standard insurance market and placement into the 'Facility Association', potential license suspension for accumulating too many demerit points, among other things.  Accordingly, even for a minor charge, hiring a professional who knows how to question witnesses, including which questions to ask and which questions to avoid, and who knows the law and is ready to make persuasive arguments on the applicable legal principles, is highly important.  For representation that puts your best interests first, contact VP Legal Services & Notary today.