Also if the photo you received is blurry and it s hard to identify who it is that s driving the vehicle you may be able to get your ticket thrown out.
Can you fight a red light camera ticket in ontario.
These tickets have a larger fine amount attached to them but no demerit points.
To fight a red light camera ticket you can have your case dismissed if someone else was driving your car when the photograph was taken.
You should also check the license plate in the photo.
Ontario red light camera tickets cost the same across the province.
As of january 1 2010 a red light camera ticket cost is 325.
Although fighting a red light ticket may sound simple just going to court and telling the justice that you didn t go through the light won t get the ticket canceled.
In doing so the officer has established your identity.
A conviction to this results in a loss of 3 demerit points a conviction on your record and a 325 00 fine.
Red light camera tickets are not given by a police officer but are mailed to the owner of the vehicle.
Red light camera tickets are the only moving violations issued in ontario where the ticket is issued to the owner of the vehicle and not the driver.
The trial option is the only way to fight for dismissal of the ticket or for a drastic reduction in the fine or demerit points.
You need a legal defence to the charge.
They can now state in a courtroom that you personally were the one who traveled through that red light.
This is because the driver cannot be positively identified in the photograph.
The difference between this and a red light camera offence is simple.
Red light camera tickets.