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Careless Driving
Careless Driving, HTA 130
“Every person is guilty of the offence of driving carelessly who drives a vehicle or street car on a highway without due care and attention or without reasonable consideration for other persons using the highway and on conviction is liable to a fine of not less than $400 and not more than $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term of not more than six months, or to both, and in addition his or her licence or permit may be suspended for a period of not more than two years”
In addition to the penalties described above for Careless Driving, your insurance rates will very likely skyrocket, (in many instances an increase of over 300 per cent!). In addition, six demerit points are assessed against your driver’s licence. If you are a G1 or G2 driver you will be interviewed by the Ministry of Transportation regarding a potential suspension of your license. If you are a G licensed driver with 3 or more demerits on your record, you will then be interviewed by the MTO.
Notwithstanding the significant repercussions if convicted of careless driving, what bothers our clients most is the fact they have been charged with an offence they are not guilty of. Just the principle of being told by an officer that you are a careless driver, is very upsetting, and in many instances, unjust.
For the past 26 years, POINTTS has successfully defended tens of thousands of motorists throughout Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta charged with this offence, often without our clients ever having to attend court.
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