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Driving With A Suspended License?

By Bethany Mammo

Republish: EasyPublish™ Published: 12Dec2011 Word count: 429 Viewed: 83 time(s) Get Free Content For Your Site

Driving with a suspended license is a very serious traffic ticket offence that falls under the Highway Traffic Act that governs our roads in this province. Driving while under suspension conviction will affect your insurance premiums, guaranteed. A drive while under suspension may also cause your insurance company to cancel your policy and label you to as uninsurable, a situation that will make you unfit to drive.

In the old days, if your Ontario driver's license was suspended, the suspended driver would receive a registered letter from the Ministry of Transportation. The letter would have to be signed for or pick-up at post office with a piece of ID. There was no question about it. If you were under suspension you knew it and if you didn't know it, the ministry knew it.

In an effort to possibly cut spending by the province, it was decided to send these important notifications to the suspended driver by regular mail. Unfortunately, the legal world has been getting these kind of calls ever since:

"I didn't know my driver's license was suspended; I never got the letter." "I got the notice of suspension, the day after I was charged with the offence." "I moved and I think the notice of suspension went to my old address, so I never got it."

A new 7 day vehicle impoundment can now apply to all drivers if any of the following violations applies to you:

1. Non-payment of Family Support
2. Administrative Driver Licence Suspension (ADLS)
3. Careless driving
4. Driving while suspended
5. Warn range Blood Alcohol Concentration from .05 to .08
6. Street racing
7. Failure to complete remedial measures
8. Default on family support payments
9. Novice driver violations
10. Demerit point accumulation

Driving While Under Suspension Penalties (Broken down)

A fine not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000: A possible term of imprisonment of not more than 6 months

(2nd offence or more) A fine of not less than $2,000 and not more than $5,000: A possible term of imprisonment

Driving while under suspension convictions carries a mandatory six-month suspension of your drivers licence. There is no way around it.

Offences related to the Criminal Code have higher fines of not less than $10,000 and not more than $50,000. This is not an offence that should be handled without the expertise of legal representation. Shop around, ask questions. A good representative will always be willing to explain anything you do not understand.

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