Plain-English answers to the parking, ticket, accident and towing questions Ontario drivers actually ask — written by the team behind Drivee.
The set fine and points for every km/h band, the 40, 50 and 150 km/h stunt driving thresholds, what a conviction does to your insurance, and when a paralegal is worth it.
$328.25, sent to the owner, and no demerit points. How the city’s Administrative Penalty System handles camera tickets since January 2025, and the 30-day window to dispute.
The UVIP the seller owes you, the safety certificate, liens, the VIN match, an independent inspection, and the 6-day transfer at ServiceOntario with 13% retail sales tax.
Where the VIN is, what a free decode and recall check show, and when you need the $20 UVIP, a lien search or a paid history report instead.
A step-by-step walkthrough of Toronto's Administrative Penalty System — screening review, hearing review, and the grounds that actually win. With the deadlines that quietly cost people their right to fight.
What to do at the scene, when you actually have to call police (the threshold is now $5,000), where Toronto’s collision reporting centres are, and the 7-day insurance deadline most people miss.
Six demerit points, a $490 ticket, and an insurance hit that lasts years. What the charge means, your three options in the 15-day window, and when fighting it pays for itself.
How fault is really decided, how long an at-fault accident follows you, the minor-accident rule that can protect your rate, and what the July 2026 accident benefits changes mean.
Permit, rush-hour, snow-route, no-stopping, no-standing, no-parking — they all look similar and they mean very different things. A reference you can actually use on the street.
Where Toronto pounds are, how much you'll actually pay, what documents you need, and how to dispute the tow if it was wrong — without making the bill bigger by waiting.
A by-zone breakdown of Green P rates across downtown, midtown, and the east end, with the free-evening lots most people don't know about and the after-hours flat rates that beat downtown street parking.
From the 15-day mark to the licence-plate denial that blocks your sticker renewal — the real penalty schedule, the late-fee timing, and the one window where ignoring a ticket actually doesn't make it worse.