Driving While Your License Is Suspended? Here’s What You Need To Know

Offences related to Driving can take several forms. One of those forms is where one drives when his/her driving license is suspended. Driving with a suspended license is an offence in Ontario and one can be convicted for it.

What Is A Suspended License?

Suspension of license means when an individual is temporarily banned to drive or operate any vehicle. Suspension of license is a temporary disqualification from driving.

Driving with a suspended license is actually discrediting law enforcement’s order and disregard of public safety. The duration of suspension is conditional on the type of violation that has been caused. Driving with a suspended license can cause serious havoc and can result in fines, penalties, and even jail time.

Penalties For Driving With A Suspended license

As per the Highway Traffic Act of Ontario, there are three possible consequences if you drive with a suspended license:

1. You could be liable to pay a fine of $1000 to $5000
2. You may face jail time of up to 6 months
3. You may face further license suspension

Reasons For Suspension Of A Driving License

There are a couple of reasons for which your driving license could be suspended and you could be temporarily disqualified from driving. These reasons could include:

• Driving while intoxicated
• Neglected to pay fine or traffic tickets
• Failure of not stopping when signaled by police
• Charged for any other driving offence
• Accumulation of demerit points
• Careless driving
• Medical Reasons making you unfit to drive

Contact The Lawyers At Ayaz Mehdi Professional Corporation!

Suspended licenses need to be taken carefully. One must fulfill their suspension time and pay fines to reinstate the suspended license timely. To discuss your case, get in touch with our lawyers at Ayaz Mehdi Professional Corporation.

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