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act on a wide variety of motor vehicle related offences, from Driving
While Prohibited to traffic tickets.
In British Columbia, Driving While Prohibited charges normally carry
a mandatory 7 day jail sentence, as well as a further one year prohibition
and a $300 fine. To prove this charge, the prosecution normally
has to prove three things: One, that you were driving, Two, that
you were prohibited from driving at the time, and Three, that you
knew about the prohibition.
There are a surprisingly large number of potential defences to this
charge. It is also possible in some cases to negotiate a plea to
a much less serious motor vehicle offence such as driving without
a license, which only carries a fine of $115 and no jail sentence
or driving prohibition.
We have defended clients on a large number of motor vehicle tickets
on a variety of charges. The face value of a ticket is only the
beginning of the eventual cost to a driver. ICBC charges penalty
points that add up surprisingly quickly on offences. For example,
a person convicted of failing to stop at a stop sign, failing to
yield to a pedestrian and driving without their required glasses,
all in a one year period would receive an additional $640 in penalty
points in addition to the ticket fines. Drivers with multiple traffic
tickets are also subject to driving prohibitions from the Superintendent
of Motor Vehicles.
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