Upon reaching nine (9) demerit points the Ministry of Transportation will send the driver a letter in the mail requiring them to attend at the Ministry of Transport for a Demerit Point interview.
When called to attend for an interview the driver must attend or the Ministry will suspended the drivers licence until the driver appears for the meeting.
At the demerit point interview the officer will want to discuss your driver abstract history and any convictions for traffic or speeding tickets.
The officers concern is the pattern of bad driving, and to ensure that the driver will take corrective action in their driving. The Ministry officer will want to impress upon the driver that driving in Ontario is a privilege not a right and the ability to drive on the roadways can be revoked at anytime.
At a demerit point interview the Ministry Officer Can;
Demerit points are added to the driver’s licence only after the driver has been convicted of the traffic ticket, or the driver pays the ticket.
Drivers can reduce the amount of time demerits are on the driving record by applying for a trial date. The demerit points do not go on the driver record until the court date, which maybe three (3) to twelve (12) months from the offence date, depending upon the court.
Demerit points are kept on the driving record or driving abstract for two (2) years from the date the driver received the ticket, but the demerit points only go on the driving record upon conviction or payment.
The conviction or sometimes called a “line on your abstract” for the traffic ticket goes on the driving record for 3 years from the court date, or 3 years from the date the ticket was paid.
Class G drivers licence holders are allowed to accumulated a total of 15 demerit points.
