Have you ever stepped on the gas to get to that important meeting or to keep your commitment to your friends and associates? If the answer is ‘yes’ then it will not be surprising to know that you have been issued a speeding ticket, and that you are looking for ways to eliminate such negative records from your driving record.

Taking care of speeding tickets is the most important aspect in keeping your driving record clean as accumulation of these tickets can have negative consequences for both your insurance rates and your license. Before you decide to pay a speeding ticket, you should learn more about the penalties. If this seems like a daunting task, it’s not; you just may need some legal advice on getting through such inconveniences. Here are a few facts you need to know:

Speeding tickets are issued demerit points (0-6 depending on the ticket). You can accumulate demerit points but after 6 points you will be sent a warning letter. At 9 points, the Ministry of Transportation can call you for an interview and may suspend your license immediately. At 15 points your license will be suspended. It will be impossible to get auto insurance at a reasonable rate with this kind of driving record.

It is always better to contest a speeding ticket because you never know whether the ticket was issued for an actual offense or due to some error in the speed-measuring equipment used by police officers. Moreover, since most insurance companies can drastically hike your insurance rates based on demerit points and convictions, which you accumulate as a result of such tickets, you should take corrective action as soon as possible before speeding tickets start affecting both your finances and your well-being.

Contact Legal Action’s Traffic Tickets Team for a quick guide on how to beat a speeding ticket in Toronto.