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Red Light or Stop Sign Ticket in London
Ticketed for a red light or stop sign on Highbury, Wharncliffe, or elsewhere in London? The $325 fine is the smaller cost — 3 demerit points and a conviction on your record for three years is the larger one. Understand what you're actually paying before you pay it.
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Red Light / Stop Sign in London — how it actually works
Whether the OPP ticketed you on Highway 401 or 402 or London Police Service on Wonderland, Wharncliffe, Highbury, or Veterans Memorial Parkway, an officer-issued red light charge under s.144(18) or a stop sign charge under s.136 of the Highway Traffic Act is prosecuted at 824 Dundas Street East.
The set fine is $260 for a red light ($325 with costs) and $110 for a stop sign ($150 with costs), but that's the smaller part of the cost — a conviction carries 3 demerit points and sits on your driving record, visible to insurers, for three years. How these charges are defended in Ontario covers the amber-light defence and the officer's-vantage-point questions.
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Red Light / Stop Sign in London
Is a London red-light ticket from a camera or an officer?
That distinction matters. An officer-issued ticket carries 3 demerit points and goes on your record; a camera ticket carries no points and is administrative, directed at the plate holder. We defend the officer-issued charge, not camera tickets.
Where is a London red light or stop sign ticket heard?
London Provincial Offences Court at 824 Dundas Street East — every Highway Traffic Act charge laid within the City of London is prosecuted from that single court.
Should I just pay a London red-light ticket?
Paying is a guilty plea. The $325 is the smaller cost; the 3 demerit points and the conviction sitting on your record for three years is the larger one, especially if you already have a minor conviction in that window.
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This may not be the whole picture — here's how we handle other charges in London, and how Red Light / Stop Sign plays out in other Ontario cities.
Other charges in London
Red Light / Stop Sign 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.