Probibited Turn, Disobey Sign Traffic Ticket

Prohibited Turn Traffic Tickets -Turning Violations

Traffic tickets for turning violations can have up to four different penalties

The fine attached to a turning violation traffic ticket, like most moving violations, is not the only penalty for the offence. Any traffic ticket for a turning violation has four or more different penalties.

Although many turning violation traffic tickets, may be an oversight, or not seeing a sign, any turning violation traffic ticket if not fought will go on your driving record for three years.

Your insurance company perceives this as a "line" or conviction on your driving abstract, and bases your rates on whats on your driving record.

As well all turning violation traffic tickets have at least two demerit points, and some under certain sections of the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario have three demerit points.

Even traffic tickets issued under a municipal bylaw have two demerit points.

Going to Traffic Court

The case to prove a disobey sign charge sounds simple, was there a traffic sign and did the motorist disobey it?

Actually a trial for a disobey sign charge can become quite involved, and to be properly represented and to win your case qualified legal help at OTT Legal Services is the best way to fight your ticket.

At court we ask questions that neither you or the police may not know, e.g. Is the sign clearly visible and properly erected. What distance was the sign visible for? What do the Ontario Regulations say about traffic signs? These and other questions help OTT Legal Services to win your ticket.

If there was a motor vehicle accident involved expect the prosecutor to want to have a trial. If you do not know how to run a trial, make legal arguments, or have appeared in traffic court before? Professional qualified assistance of OTT Legal Services can provide you with the best possible defense for your traffic ticket.

The prosecutor is a trained professional who represents the interests of the municipality, their job is to get a conviction against the motorist. Most Prosecutors are extremely fair individuals however they are not there to help you. OTT Legal is there to win your traffic ticket for you!

Prohibited Turn - Proceed Contrary to Sign at Intersection

Prohibited Turns are traffic tickets such as,

Highway Traffic Act 144.9,

The provisions of this section are subject to any sign, as prescribed the the regulations, forbidding a left, right turn, through movement of combination thereof that is posted at an intersection and every driver shall obey every such sign.

Highway Traffic Act 182.2,

Every driver or operator of a vehicle shall obey the instructions or directions indicated on any sign.

Municipal By-Law Turn Traffic Tickets say,

Every driver or operator of a vehicle shall obey the instructions or directions indicated on any sign so designated by any city bylaw.

Every disobey turn traffic ticket has 2 demerit points attached to it, including bylaw turn tickets, regardless of what the police officer may have told you!

If you pay one of these types of traffic ticket the conviction goes on your driving abstract and is available to your insurance company for 3 years.

As your insurance company bases the rate you pay for insurance partly from your driving abstract, it is important to keep your driving record clean and free of traffic tickets.

OTT Legal knows how to fighting traffic tickets and prohibited turn tickets in Ontario. Call us toll free at 1-888-668-8946 or visit one of our nine Ontario offices.

For more information regarding turning offences please see;

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