captpierre Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Got caught by OPP coming the other way on HWY 35 south of Lindsay. He told me I was going 115km/hr. Limit is 80. I may have been going a little fast but not 35 over. Ticket is $271 and 4 pts. I'd like to fight this. There has been a lot of talk on CBC about radar calibration problems. I wonder if there are added accuracy issues with the OPP car also moving towards me as well. I'll be talking to my insurance broker tomorrow. Anybody have any suggestions? X-COPPER? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Pay it, move on and don't change insurance brokers for at least 3 years. Life's too short to sit in court Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porkpie Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 See if they have early resolution, set an appointment with the prosecutor and see what they offer you. Most often you can plead out on your own without paying a paralegal. Most of them are mopes anyway. If you don't like the deal the prosecutor offers you, tell them you need to retain council and get a paralegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 7, 2016 Report Share Posted February 7, 2016 Just talk to the crown, im almost positive they will knock it down on the spot. No court, no wasted time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 what the CBC was talking about was the antiquated RCMP equipment. There's nothing wrong with the OPPs equipment. Make a phone call and book a first appearance date with the crown. Plea to 15 over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crappieperchhunter Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Pay it, move on and don't change insurance brokers for at least 3 years. Life's too short to sit in court X2....not the way I ever wanna spend 1 second of my free time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esoxansteel Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 No x copper or any other agency, go to court explain yourself and they almost always knock it down, suprised the cop didnt knock it down to save you points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmilley Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Got the time. I suggest you go see the jp at the court house first thing plead.guilty usually its lnocked down to 15 over and $42 Used the traffic guys and get the same fine plus there $450 fee i know this all the hard way in this area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Pay it, move on and don't change insurance brokers for at least 3 years. Life's too short to sit in court x 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adempsey Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I've never done it for a ticket from OPP, only metro. Not sure it makes a difference or not. If you can take the time off work, just go in to court. It won't make it worse, and may get you off completely. Basically you plead guilty and they most likely will give you a lesser charge. If the officer doesn't show up, you get off completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Going to the crown is 100x easier. No court just a quick meeting and he'll lower it on thè spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespinnerbait Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Since you don't know how fast you were going, how do you know you weren't going 115 ? Pay the ticket lesson learned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meely Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 PM Sent Meely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Just pay it if you're gonna have to drive up there, use gas and lose a day of pay. It works out in the wash! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4bassin Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I understand what some are saying in paying the ticket and moving on but I will advise you not to do that , especially with a 4 point ticket . Not sure if you are aware of how infractions work but a 4 point ticket is considered a major infraction with your insurance company and you don't want that . Any infraction under that is considered a minor infraction and that is what you want to get the ticket reduced to . Remember the point system is a ministry of transportation thing and really has nothing to do with your insurance company so any major infraction like yours and your premium will almost always go up . Also when the police say to you no points with your ticket , that's fine but it is still a minor infraction with your insurance company and that is what really counts and as long as you don't have a string of infractions on your record you should be ok . So your best bet is to fight it yourself by calling for a first appearance and talking to the crown on your appearance date . Been several times and have always had my infraction reduced. Good luck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 they may as in most cases reduce the fine but never the points.....been there done that if you plead guilty with explanation as they call it,you will get the dollars reduced but NOT THE POINTS...that's the problem... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 If you get it dropped to 15 over there is no points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
206 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 they may as in most cases reduce the fine but never the points.....been there done that if you plead guilty with explanation as they call it,you will get the dollars reduced but NOT THE POINTS...that's the problem... X2....had a $268 dropped to $90 but they couldn't reduce points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Pike Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 If you have a clean driving record, it's probably worth your time to try get it dropped. Several years ago, I got clocked speeding and the Police Officer told me that due to my good driving record, there was a good chance I could have my fine reduced and points dropped. so I took her advice and was happy I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Going to the crown is 100x easier. No court just a quick meeting and he'll lower it on thè spot. How do you do that? Who you gonna call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captpierre Posted February 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Spoke with my insurance broker. ( a friend) He said just to pay it. He said unless the ticket is dismissed the points remain even if the ticket is reduced. Said insurance rates will likely not go up unless they check my record. Which us unlikely since I'm a long time client with no claims. If I do claim for an accident or lose more pts I could be screwed. Thanks Everybody for your inputs. Always good to get several opinions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Bacon Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Spoke with my insurance broker. ( a friend) He said just to pay it. He said unless the ticket is dismissed the points remain even if the ticket is reduced. Said insurance rates will likely not go up unless they check my record. Which us unlikely since I'm a long time client with no claims. If I do claim for an accident or lose more pts I could be screwed. Thanks Everybody for your inputs. Always good to get several opinions. If the cop doesn't show up; the ticket will be dismissed. If he does, you may be able to plead guilty to a lesser charge and fewer or no points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIFTER_016 Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 The last speeding ticket I got in Ontario I just threw away!! It was on the way home from my vacation there in January. They can come and get me if they want the $$$. Ahhhhhhh, the joys of out of province living. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishing n autograph Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Um... Unfortunately your friend is wrong. If you are convicted of the speed your were travelling or 16kmph or higher above the speed limit then yes you would receive points. If you plead to 15kmpj over or under that speed then you receive no points. That being said, insurance companies look at convictions not points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubbles Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 I used to question fighting tickets and never did it when I was younger, now they can affect my job so when I was hit with a ticket similar to the one you are talking about I decided to fight it. Man am I ever glad I did. Showed up to court, the crown calls my name and brings me into an office, reviews what I am there for, I agree, he says he would reduce it to "failing to obey a sign" 2 points, I said I was hoping for no points as it affects my job, he said to take what I am offered and to remember this; when your insurance company asks you if you have any speeding tickets you can still say no because you now have a ticket for failing to obey a sign.......nice guy Into court I go, judge reads our agreement and asks me if I am good with it, I agree, pay the fine and I am done. I could have went in there and said yes 3 times and left, I was all prepared with my long winded explanation to fight it...no need. In and out in 20 minutes, WELL worth my time. Fight it, they don't put up much of a fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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