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No Insurance Ticket in London
Charged with driving without insurance in London? There's no fine to pay off the ticket — this goes to court on a summons, with a minimum penalty of $6,250. Understand what's actually at stake before doing anything else.
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Driving Without Insurance in London — how it actually works
Whether the OPP stopped you on Highway 401 or 402, or London Police Service on Wonderland, Wharncliffe, Highbury or Veterans Memorial Parkway, a driving-without-insurance charge under s.2 of the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act is prosecuted from the same office — London Provincial Offences Court at 824 Dundas Street East.
This is not an ordinary ticket. There is no set fine — the matter goes to court on a summons, and the minimum penalty on a first conviction is $5,000, which becomes $6,250 once Ontario's mandatory 25% surcharge is added. No demerit points attach, which is exactly why the charge is so often underestimated. How this charge is defended in Ontario covers the full penalty range and the due-diligence defence in detail.
Most drivers don't arrive at this charge deliberately — a cancelled policy, a lapsed renewal, or a borrowed vehicle assumed to be insured. Bank records showing premium payments and correspondence with your insurer are typically the starting point.
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Driving Without Insurance in London
How much is a no-insurance ticket in London?
There's no set fine. The minimum on a first conviction under the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act is $5,000, and with Ontario's mandatory 25% surcharge the real floor is $6,250 — set provincially, not by the local court.
Where is a London no-insurance charge heard?
London Provincial Offences Court at 824 Dundas Street East. Every Highway Traffic Act and related charge laid within the City of London is prosecuted from that single court, on a summons rather than a payable ticket.
I couldn't produce an insurance card at the stop in London — is that the same as no insurance?
No — failing to produce a card and driving without insurance are different things.
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This may not be the whole picture — here's how we handle other charges in London, and how Driving Without Insurance plays out in other Ontario cities.
Other charges in London
Driving Without Insurance elsewhere in Ontario
Legal information, not legal advice. Laws, fines and demerit points change; check the current Highway Traffic Act and the Ontario Court of Justice set-fine schedule before relying on a figure. Using this site or sending a form does not create a paralegal-client relationship.