Driving While Suspended

Driving while your licence is suspended is a serious offence that can result in steep fines, extended suspensions, and even jail time.

If you have received a driving while suspended summons, submit it using our online form and one of our Fight My Ticket legal experts will get to work planning your legal defence.

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What Is Driving While Suspended?

Driving While Suspended: Definition

Driving while suspended means operating a vehicle after your driver's licence has been suspended. Suspensions can result from demerit point accumulation, certain traffic convictions, unpaid fines, impaired driving, or court orders. Regardless of the reason, driving during a suspension period is an offence under the Highway Traffic Act and, in some cases, under the Criminal Code.

Examples

  • Driving after being suspended for unpaid traffic fines.
  • Operating a vehicle while your licence is suspended for impaired driving.
  • Driving during a mandatory suspension from a prior offence (e.g. careless driving or stunt driving).
  • Failing to comply with a court-ordered licence suspension.
Penalties & Punishments

Fines

If convicted of driving while suspended, you will be fined between $1,000-$5,000 for your first offence and $2,000-$5,000 for subsequent offences.

Loss of Licence

If convicted of driving while suspended, you will face an additional license suspension of 6 months.

Jail Time

If convicted of the offence of driving while suspended, you could face jail time of 6 months.

Insurance Hike

If convicted of a prohibited turn offence, insurance companies may determine you are a high-risk driver, which could lead to higher insurance premiums.

How we help this type of ticket

Fines reduced

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Charges dropped

We will fight to get your charges withdrawn or reduced, saving your record.

Avoid jail

We will fight to ensure you don’t go to jail or your sentence is minimized, saving your freedom.

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What should you do if you get a driving while suspended ticket?

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