Whether you have a speeding ticket of 5 km/h over or 35 km/h over the speed limit, your auto insurance premiums will likely increase at renewal. Speeding tickets do not carry demerit points until you are travelling 16 km/h or more over the posted speed limit. You should always have your speeding tickets looked at by one of the licenced paralegals working at Bulwark Legal Services in Guelph. We will advise you on the best course of action to fight a speeding ticket.

What is the charge?

The Highway Traffic Act defines Speeding as:

128. (1) No person shall drive a motor vehicle at a rate of speed greater than,

(a) 50 kilometres per hour on a highway within a local municipality or within a built-up area;

(b) despite clause (a), 80 kilometres per hour on a highway, not within a built-up area, that is within a local municipality that had the status of a township on December 31, 2002 and, but for the enactment of the Municipal Act, 2001, would have had the status of a township on January 1, 2003, if the municipality is prescribed by regulation;

(c) 80 kilometres per hour on a highway designated by the Lieutenant Governor in Council as a controlled-access highway under the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act, whether or not the highway is within a local municipality or built-up area;

(d) the rate of speed prescribed for motor vehicles on a highway in accordance with subsection (2), (5), (6), (6.1) or (7);

(e) the maximum rate of speed set under subsection (10) and posted in a construction zone designated under subsection (8) or (8.1); or

(f) the maximum rate of speed posted on a highway or portion of a highway pursuant to section 128.0.1. 2005, c. 26, Sched. A, s. 17 (1); 2006, c. 11, Sched. B, s. 6 (2); 2006, c. 32, Sched. D, s. 4 (1).

Fines and Penalties:

The penalties for Speeding are as follows:

0 – 15 km/h over = 0 points

16 – 29km/h over = 3 points

30 – 49 km/h over = 4 points

50+ km/h over = 6 points

The fines for speeding tickets are calculated based on the km/h over the posted limit.

1-19 km/h – the amount over x $2.50= the fine.

20-29 km/h – the amount over x $3.75 = the fine

30-49 km/h – the amount over x $6.00 = the fine

50 km/h+ (speeding) the amount over x $9.75 x$1.25 = the fine

For speeding 50 km/h over the limit you could also face a 30-day suspension of your driver’s license.