Nicolas got a ticket… but what to do when the police give a Ticket to a minor…

His story :
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i was coming back from school and i was going 54 in a 50 zone which then fell to a 30 zone and i didnt notice because i wasnt paying attention so i got a ticket… but on the ticket the police officer wrote the wrong license plate and also didnt check the box that says im a minor since im 17 even if he wrote my date of birth on the ticket… what should i do? does the ticket get void because of this? or should i tell them the mistake since i hear it takes a year to get the ticket back which would let me be extra careful for a couple month before i get my real license with 15 points allowed on it?

thank you, Nicolas

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My answer…
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What are our options when there is an error on the ticket?
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Hello,

I got a ticket for driving at 93km/h in a 70km/h zone and the police officer gave me 90$+ 25$fees + 10$contribution fine for a 125$ total. When I went on the SAAQ’s website, I notice that for this excessive speeding, the police officer should had gave me a 75$ fine instead of 90$.

Do I have any resort against this error? Would that cancel the ticket? This would be unfortunate!!! Hahaha!!!

Thank you for your answers.

Eric
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Quoting from SAAQ website:

If the speed excess from 21 to 30 km/h the allowed limit then the fine is = 15$, plus 15$ for every 5 km/h exceeding.

In your case, it should be 75$ instead of 90$. You can contest the amount if you want and you will win, that’s for sure, but you still are guilty of the infraction… which is driving at a 93km/h speed in a 70km/h zone… it is up to you to see if the process is worth that 15$. In your case, the demerit points don’t change. However that is if you don’t contest the ticket? An error on the amount of the fine is not like an error on the driver or the vehicle. Nothing however is stopping you from getting in touch with a lawyer…

Keep us updated on your story…

Mathieu wife got unfortunately caught for an inattention error… However they noticed an name mistake on the ticket… is it enough to contest…
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Hello, my wife was caught for turning left at a crossroad while it was prohibited between 7h00 and 9h00 (it was 8h30). She didn’t do it on purpose, she pass there sometimes, but never on the prohibited hours. Furthermore, she was following three other cars that all turned left. Unfortunately, the three others were in luck, we got arrested. I admit she did an infraction, but it wasn’t on purpose.

Is there a way to get out of this ?

Furthermore, when we inspected the ticket, I notice that her name was spelled wrong, she got a two word name and since there is a missing letter, this give an other name. Ex: Marie-Line instead of Marie-Aline.

Thank you

Mathieu
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My opinion: (more…)

A driver got a ticket for excessive speeding. Then, few days later, he got a letter saying that there was an amount error on the ticket given by the officer… Is this an opportunity to contest the ticket?
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My 17 years old daughter got a ticket for excessive speeding on July the 3rd and today July 14th, she received a letter saying that the amount wasn’t exact, that it should have been 103$ instead of 110$ can I contest it ???

My daughter is a just starting to drive and she is allowed only 4 demerit points, this ticket gives her 2 points…Thank you very much for your instructive website…

Can I contest??? Thank you very much
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My opinion :
I am not sure that an amount error can cancel the ticket… Maybe it can… Some anomalies can automatically cancel a ticket… You will need to consult a lawyer to be sure… It is not a big amount… it’s more for the demerit points and the consequences on the car insurance…