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Careless Driving Offences
A careless driving charge is one of the most serious traffic offences under Ontario law, often leading to severe penalties that can impact your driving record and insurance rates. Traffic Ticket Advocates’ professionals are here to provide personalized legal strategies to contest your charges and protect your record.
What Careless Driving Means
Careless driving can be defined as operating a vehicle on the road or highway without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the road.
Examples of acts of careless driving that one could be ticketed for include tailgating another vehicle, passing another vehicle in an aggressive manner, failing to yield to pedestrians on a crosswalk, and many more.
What We Review in a Careless-Driving Case
We review the charge wording, officer notes, witness accounts, collision details where applicable, road and weather conditions, diagrams, photographs, disclosure, and the overall prosecution theory. In many cases, the key issue is not whether something happened on the road, but whether the available evidence truly supports a careless-driving conviction.
Our experienced careless driving lawyers will provide personalized legal strategies and handle every aspect of your case with care and expertise.
What Happens When You Receive a Careless Driving Charge?
A careless driving charge can have lasting consequences and should not be taken lightly. In addition to fines and demerit points, it can increase your insurance premiums and stay on your driving record for three years. This can make everyday tasks like commuting or insuring your vehicle more challenging and costly. Taking action quickly is essential to avoid these long-term impacts.
Penalties for Careless Driving in Ontario
Careless Driving – Section 130 of Highway Traffic Act
- Any person who drives a motor vehicle carelessly without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway
- Usually involves a collision but does not require one
- This offence is a major offence and carries six demerit points and a set fine of $400
- There are several other sections under the Highway Traffic Act that also reference collisions
- All should be discussed with a licensed paralegal so that you know your options
Why Early Action Matters
A careless-driving charge should not be handled casually. Early review can change the strategy, preserve options, and help the client understand whether the case should be challenged at trial, negotiated, or handled another way based on the evidence.
Get Expert Legal Help
If you have been charged with careless driving, send us the ticket before you make a decision. Traffic Ticket Advocates will help you understand the risk to your record, your insurance, and your licence, and we will explain the strongest next move based on the facts.
Why Choose Us to Fight a Careless Driving Charge?
At Traffic Ticket Advocates, we understand how overwhelming it can be to fight a careless driving charge. You deserve legal support that prioritizes your rights, your driving record, and your future. Our team is committed to providing clear, reliable guidance from start to finish.
Expertise in Traffic Law
Proven Track Record
Personalized Approach
Stress-Free Process
Protect Your Insurance and Record
How We Handle Your Case
From the moment you choose Traffic Ticket Advocates to fight a careless driving ticket, we take care of everything to give your case the attention it deserves. You can rely on us to:
- File your ticket and set a trial date within 6-10 months.
- Once retained, we will file your ticket. A trial date will be set, and we will order the evidence of the case from the charging officer.
- Obtain and review the evidence from the charging officer.
- We will review this evidence with you and discuss all the reasonable options.
- Discuss all options with you, which may include:
- Challenging the officer’s evidence at trial to seek a dismissal.
- Negotiating with the Crown for a reduced charge, fewer demerit points, or a lower fine.
- These options range from running a trial and challenging the officer’s evidence and pushing for a withdrawal, or we can negotiate a reasonable resolution with the Crown to reduce your demerit points and fine.
Contact Traffic Ticket Advocates Today
Don’t let a careless driving charge put your driving record at risk. Traffic Ticket Advocates offers reliable legal support to help you contest your ticket and reduce penalties. Contact us today, and our team will guide you through every step of the process.
With over 30 years of experience, we proudly serve clients from Newmarket to Barrie and across York Region, Toronto and the GTA. Call or text us at 416-702-7337 today.
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