Traffic Ticket

[88may]

Hi I have a sorta unique situation that I needed help with.

Last week I got a traffic ticket for failing to yield at a left turn and I was wondering if this could stop my enrolment? I've been hearing mixed advice on this as some are saying that my file will be closed until this is resolved while others informed me that I would likely just delay my enrolment. Since I was driving my parents' car they've asked me to appeal the ticket so our insurance wouldn't take so much of a hit. The ticket is only for about $80 but my insurance would go up by a couple hundred if I plead guilty. I checked the DOAD and it said that the "legal obligations" section only pertained to criminal charges or sentencing but I'm unsure if this counts. I've been reading through the threads on here and reddit but most of them are specific to speeding or DUIs which, I know can sometimes turn into criminal charges here in Ontario. I'm all for informing my recruiter about this and being transparent but I just wanted to know if this would cost me the enrolment? I just want to be prepared. Thank you!

 

[lenaitch]

I'll let others speak to the recruiting impact, but 'rules of the road' violation, such as failing to yield or speeding are violations of Ontario's Highway Traffic Act. Impaired driving ("DUI") is a criminal offence; always has been.

Whether a single provincial violation impacts you insurance is up to your insurance company. Unless you plan to represent yourself in court, I suppose you would have to weight the cost of a lawyer/ticket agent against the premium increase.

I'm unclear why you wouldn't talk to the recruiter. The ticket will either have no bearing, or put it on hold until it is resolved one way or the other. The risk is trying to look deceptive.

 

[OldSolduer]

Pay the ticket. Tell your recruiter. This should have no impact

 

[da1root]

"Legal Obligations" are not just criminal charges - this could be as complex as a DUI, or something as simple as you being a witness to a crime where you're going to be called as a witness at trial. With the failing to yield ticket, if you're going to fight it, you'll need to find out if you need to appear in court. Approx 10 years ago I fought a speeding ticket (won), but never had to appear to in court. Think of it this way, if you're in St. Jean on training and need to attend court (for any reason) you're going to miss training - this is why the CAF needs to know about it.

 

[NavyHopeful]

"Legal Obligations" are not just criminal charges - this could be as complex as a DUI, or something as simple as you being a witness to a crime where you're going to be called as a witness at trial. With the failing to yield ticket, if you're going to fight it, you'll need to find out if you need to appear in court. Approx 10 years ago I fought a speeding ticket (won), but never had to appear to in court. Think of it this way, if you're in St. Jean on training and need to attend court (for any reason) you're going to miss training - this is why the CAF needs to know about it.

^^ THIS ^^

When I enrolled, I had found out that I had a suspended licenence in Ontario on file (apparently, it had been suspended AFTER I moved to Quebec and switched my licence over, but never got any information on it in the 7+ years after it was "suspended").

When they did my background screening and found it, I was instructed to go pay the fine and get it reinstated, or it would delay my file going to the merit board. So I payed it, took the receipt and proof of record to the recruiting center, and continued on with my life.

As to the hit on your parents' insurance, unless you are listed as a primary driver on the vehicle, the hit on the insurance shouldn't be as impactful as one would think. To that end, the cost of fighting an $80 ticket (that only counts as what, 2 demerits?) is a lot more of a headache than just admitting you made a mistake and paying up for it.

If it really is a sticking point for your family, maybe you need to have a bigger talk about some things that don't seem to involve your recruitment file.

Just my 2 cents.