DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED IN ALBERTA.
This is the charge where your licence, your job, and potentially your freedom are all on the table at once.
EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE AT ONCE.
A conviction for unauthorized driving carries a mandatory suspension and the court has no discretion to skip it. There's a substantial fine up to $2,400, and more depending on your record.
If you're reading this because you've been charged, do not pay this ticket, and do not miss your court date.
WE VERIFY YOUR LICENCE STATUS & NOTICE.
We verify your licence status and the notice you were given, line by line these charges frequently turn on exactly those questions.
Our guarantee doesn't extend to this charge type so we earn your trust the direct way: an honest assessment up front, and 23 years of experience on exactly these files.
UNAUTHORIZED DRIVING QUESTIONS.
Quick answers to the questions we hear most about driving while suspended.
Send Us Your Ticket →Jail is possible depending on your driving record and the circumstances, particularly on repeat matters. This is why these should not be handled casually or paid off.
There’s a mandatory suspension on conviction. [There’s a mandatory minimum 6 month to 12 month suspension…] The court cannot waive it, which is precisely why avoiding the conviction is the priority rather than arguing about the penalty afterward.
No, though people are sometimes charged as though it is. An expired licence is a different situation from a suspension or disqualification, and the consequences are very different. Send us the ticket.
Possibly, through Alberta’s Restricted Driver’s Licence Program, depending on the type of suspension. Ask us.
No, pleading guilty triggers the mandatory suspension. There's no version of pleading guilty that is a quick, easy option. Contact us for a free professional consultation.
The deadline is printed directly on your ticket. Do not miss this date, because if you fail to attend, then a warrant will be issued for your arrest. Once retained, we handle the appearances so you do not need to attend. If you have been charged with driving while suspended, acting immediately is critical. Contact us as soon as possible for a professional consultation.
HOW THE TRAFFIC TICKET GURU HELPS.
1. Send us your ticket
A photo is enough. Free, and no obligation. You can submit it online through our website form.
2. We tell you where you stand
What the charge means, what it’ll do to your insurance, and whether it’s worth fighting. If it isn’t, we’ll say so.
3. We get the evidence — and test it
We verify your licence status and the notice you were given, line by line — these charges frequently turn on exactly those questions.
4. We handle it
In most cases you never see the inside of a courtroom. We appear on your behalf and keep you informed at every step.
5. Backed by our guarantee*
Our guarantee doesn’t extend to this charge type — so we earn your trust the direct way: an honest assessment up front, and 23 years of experience on exactly these files.
Guaranteed Work. Every Ticket.
We’re the first and only Traffic Ticket Defence Agency confident enough to guarantee our work on every ticket we fight. If we can’t improve the outcome of your ticket(s), then:
* - the following tickets are not included our guarantee: speeding 51 and over, drive while unauthorized/suspended, and uninsured charges.
FREE CASE REVIEW
SEND US YOUR TICKET. GET REAL ANSWERS.
Send us the details through the form — it goes straight to our former prosecutors who will tell you honestly what your ticket carries and how we can fight it.