Originally posted by ntv1980
The process is the same for any traffic ticket. You plead not guilty, and go to court.
There are two options:
1. On that date, before the trial, come early and talk with the crown prosecutor -- the guy who sits in the court and call your name before the judge comes out-- explain your situation, it may help to show your clean driving record, and drive-ed. Telling the inaccessibility of taking out your driver license that you had to unbuckle the seatbelt. Also, how you signal to change lane to a merge lane. It may be possible that the cop does his shoulder checking while you're signalling out. With this option, either the crown prosecutor will drop the charge (unlikely unless you have a winning case), or he will reduce the fine to 1/2 and you don't have a point demerit.
2. Prepare your case and fight it in front of the judge. With every possible details that you can think of that made the cop distracted from being able to see your signalling. Also anything that make you unbuckle the seatbelt to get your driver license.
Good luck!
that sums it all up pretty much and if worse comes to worse and you are found guilty just ask for either no demerits, time to pay or reduction in fine, you usaully can get 2 out of three
Do you understand the words that are coming out of your mouth?