Value of Parking Ticket: $150

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johnscruiser said:
Did you read the thread? They won't reduce your ticket. You'll have to full on fight it and either be found not guilty or pay it in full.
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In my experience it will just disappear. Of the 6 tickets I've submitted for a court date I've never heard back from any of them.
 
johnscruiser said:
Did you read the thread? They won't reduce your ticket. You'll have to full on fight it and either be found not guilty or pay it in full.
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Did YOU read the thread?

Everyone has been telling the OP to fight the ticket because it'll either a) get dropped because there's a huge backlog, or b) it will likely get reduced if you plead guilty.
 
Looks like he read the thread. You may wish to review.

New parking regulations will come into effect just after midnight on Jan. 23.
Key elements of the program include:

Increased fines

Fines for illegally stopping, standing or parking a vehicle on key rush hour routes or bicycle lanes will increase from a suggested fee of $60 to a fixed fee of $150.
The fine increase, coupled with heightened police enforcement, "shows the importance of maintaining unimpeded traffic flow," Minnan-Wong said.
Fixed parking fines
Implementing fixed fines is meant to streamline the court system, Minnan-Wong said. Offenders won't go to trial expecting a fine reduction, because judges will no longer issue reduced fines.
In court, a contested fine for a parking violation will either be dropped or will be the same price as written on the ticket, never reduced. Minnan-Wong expects fewer trial requests as a result.
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SLaP said:
Looks like he read the thread. You may wish to review.
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In which I have reviewed. Regardless of what law is in place, it is better than not trying and paying 150$ out of my pocket. As if Toronto isn't already greedy enough.
 
Sure, go ahead and schedule a court date. You have every right to a trial.
Just be prepared and don't expect it to be reduced because of an "honest mistake".
 
SLaP said:
Sure, go ahead and schedule a court date. You have every right to a trial.
Just be prepared and don't expect it to be reduced because of an "honest mistake".
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Pretty sure OP and I are very well informed of all possible outcomes after reading and responding to this entire thread.
 
Set fine = not worth a day off work and loss of wages IMO. Ignorance is not an excuse in court, especially when it is posted on a sign street side.
Best of luck to both of you...


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