Fines and Penalties

Fines for driving over the speed limit (as of June 2020)

How much over the speed limit

Fine per kilometres per hour over the speed limit:

• less than 20 kilometres per hour - $3.00

• 20 to less than 30 kilometres per hour - $4.50

• 30 to less than 50 kilometres per hour - $7.00

• 50 kilometres per hour or more - $9.75

For example, if you drive 40 kilometres per hour over the speed limit, you will be fined $7, times 40, for a total of $280.

Aggressive driving

Aggressive or careless drivers who put themselves and others at risk can be charged with careless driving. If you are convicted of careless driving, you can face:

• fines of up to $2,000

• six demerit points

• a maximum of six months in jail

• a driver’s licence suspension of up to two years

If you are convicted of careless driving causing bodily harm or death you can face:

• fines from $2,000 to $50,000

• six demerit points

• a maximum of two years in jail

• courts can impose a driver’s licence suspension of up to five years

• a mandatory driver improvement course, upon conviction

Stunt driving or street racing

Drivers who are involved in stunt driving or street racing are subject to:

• an immediate 30-day driver’s licence suspension

• an immediate 14-day vehicle impoundment at roadside (whether it is your vehicle or not)

• a minimum fine of $2,000 and a maximum fine of $10,000

• a jail term of up to six months

• a post-conviction licence suspension of:

  • a minimum of one year and a maximum of three years for the first conviction

  • a minimum of three years and a maximum of 10 years for a second conviction

  • a lifetime suspension, reducible after 10 years under certain criteria, for a third conviction

  • a lifetime suspension, non-reducible, for a fourth and subsequent convictions

• six demerit points

• a mandatory driver improvement course, upon conviction