Many tickets can be negotiated down to a lower offence or fine. Should there be a discretionary penalty, that penalty can be negotiated down to a lower amount. The penalties can range from fines, to demerit points in the case of driving related tickets, to license suspensions, to jail time.

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Few tickets come with penalties of jail time, but they can be costly, and affect your employment, your insurance rates, and your ability to drive. Often fighting a traffic ticket can involve many hours waiting in line or in court to be heard, only to have your matter put over to another date to come back to run a trial.

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Should an accused person wish to run a trial and contest the ticket entirely, the process runs similar to a criminal trial. Procedures and rules of evidence are imported from the criminal courts. The assistance of a defence lawyer can increase your chances of success by putting these rules and procedures to work for you.