Distracted Driving

A distracted driving conviction for a commercial vehicle driver can impact your personal licence, CVOR record, and could even lead to job loss. Convictions can result in fines, demerit points, and CVOR points.

If you have received a CVOR ticket for “Drive — Hand Held Communication Device”, submit it using our online form and one of our Fight My Ticket legal experts will get to work planning your legal defence.

What Is a Distracted Driving?

Distracted Driving: Defenition

“Distracted driving” isn’t the actual name of a charge under the Highway Traffic Act, but it’s a common term used by motorists to the charges given for using a cellphone or any other hand-held communication device, entertainment device, or GPS while driving. For cellphones, in particular, this can include texting, talking, scrolling, or even just holding your phone.

Distracted driving charges apply whether you're moving or stopped at a red light or in traffic. Ontario has some of the strictest distracted driving laws in Canada.

Examples

Holding or using a cell phone, tablet, or GPS device
Texting, dialing, or checking notifications
Watching a video, checking a map, or scrolling social media
Even holding a phone or placing it on your lap can count

Penalties & Punishments

If convicted of “Drive — Hand Held Communication Device”, you will get 3 demerit points for the first offence, and 6 demerit points for subsequent offences.

If convicted of “Drive — Hand Held Communication Device”, you will be fined between $615-$3,000.

If convicted of “Drive — Hand Held Communication Device”, you will lose your licence for 3 days for first offence, 7 days for second, and 30 days for subsequent offences.

If convicted of “Drive — Hand Held Communication Device”, the operator will receive 3 CVOR points.

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