Parking ticket screening review
Request for a screening review of a municipal parking penalty notice.
What is included
- Reviewing the parking ticket or penalty notice and its deadline
- Requesting a screening review and preparing your submissions
- Requesting a hearing if the screening decision stands
- Representing you at the review or hearing, where your service includes it
What is not included
- The fine, victim fine surcharge and court costs if there is a conviction
- Insurance rate changes, which your insurer decides
- An appeal, unless your service is an appeal
- Criminal Code driving charges such as impaired driving, which are referred to a lawyer
- Licence reinstatement and other government fees
Who this service is for
- Drivers and vehicle owners with a municipal parking ticket
- Businesses with company vehicles
Information to have ready
- 1The parking ticket or penalty notice
- 2Photos of the location, signs and your vehicle
- 3Any permit, receipt or payment slip that applies
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost?
The fee is $150 plus 13% HST ($169.50 in all) for the work described on this page. Court, tribunal or government fees and other disbursements are extra. We confirm the scope and the fee in a written retainer agreement before any work starts.
What happens when I check out?
You book a time for your intake call, then save a card on Stripe's secure page. Nothing is charged today: the card is only charged later, for an invoice for work already done, as your retainer agreement sets out. A licensed paralegal confirms the details, checks for conflicts of interest and, if we can act for you, sends the retainer agreement. Fees paid before the work is done are held in our trust account.
Do parking tickets give demerit points?
No. Parking tickets are issued to the vehicle, not a driver's licence, so no demerit points are recorded.
Is a municipal parking penalty the same as a court ticket?
Not always. Many Ontario municipalities deal with parking through an administrative penalty system, with a screening review and then a hearing officer, instead of the Provincial Offences court.
General information only, not legal advice. NEO Legal Services Professional Corporation is a licensed paralegal firm regulated by the Law Society of Ontario.
Important limitations
- No outcome can be guaranteed; a withdrawal, reduction or acquittal is never certain
- The court, not the firm, sets trial dates and decides the result
- Bring in your ticket early so the deadline on it can be met
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