well got my first ticket yesterday.. sigh....
i have some questions if some one can answer me.. in the ticket there is a part called "Section". there is a list of Plate #,year,province, collisoin,witnesses.
The police put these stuffs. Plate number : *** *** Year 05 , province Ontario, Make DOD( i was driving dodge caravan at that time not TSX). Collision No. vitnesses No. My question is YEAR 05?!.... year 05 caravan is not out yet... i will go to court.. should i say is it a fatal flaw for the ) 05 year? please help me out.

 

The '05 Caravan is out in the US, I'm not sure about Canada. I really doubt that they will care, but it's worth trying.

 

the year doesnt refer to the year of your car but your renewal sticker...so i take it your plates are renewed til 05? even if its not... the ticket will still stand FOR SURE

 

The year won't do it, even Driver's Name won't do it. i personally witness it once in courtroom where a ticket mis-spell the driver's name but the Judge still upheld the ticket. i think it all depend on the Judge, most Judge will trust the information provided by police; good luck. hope your Police did not attend. if you do trial in GTA, check if police is there or not, then you may nego with cours to settle lower fee and point there.

 

go to see a lawyer now.. see that they can do for me.. since first time get a ticket, don;t know what to do..

 

So what was the damage?

 

ya, what's the story?

 

I got a ticket a long time ago and the police wrote down the wrong street name where he stopped me. I went to court with copies of a street map to share with the judge and the police. I asked the police to point out on the map where he stopped me. I then asked if he can clarify the info written on the ticket. At that point, the police knew he doesn't have a case and the judge threw out the ticket on technicality.