Failing to Signal
About This Charge
Section 142 of the Highway Traffic Act requires drivers to signal before turning or changing lanes where the movement may affect another vehicle. A conviction brings a total fine of $110 and two demerit points. Because the section is tied to whether the movement could reasonably have affected another driver, a charge laid without evidence of any other vehicle in the vicinity is not automatically sound. R.S. Walia reviews whether that element is actually made out before a client accepts the ticket.
Potential Consequences
- Total fine of $110
- 2 demerit points on conviction
- Requires evidence another vehicle could have been affected
Why Representation Matters
A traffic charge is not proven simply because it was laid. The prosecution has to satisfy a number of technical requirements — accurate officer notes, properly calibrated equipment, a stop conducted the way the law requires. Where one of those is missing or flawed, a charge can be reduced or dropped. Mr. Walia goes through the disclosure on every file precisely to find that ground before the case is ever called.
Licensed paralegals are fully entitled to act for drivers in Provincial Offences Act matters. It means you can have an experienced advocate in your corner without paying what a lawyer would cost.
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Describe what you are facing and Mr. Walia will give you a clear, honest read on your options. There is no fee for the conversation and no obligation afterward.
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Before you decide how to handle this charge, let Mr. Walia look at it. He will lay out the realistic outcomes and tell you exactly what he can do — and you owe nothing for the asking.