Cell Phone Tickets – TheTrafficTicketGuru

BEFORE YOU PAY

THE TICKET IS NOT THE REAL COST.

A distracted driving ticket is $390 and three demerit points. That's not the only cost.

The part that isn't on the ticket is that most insurers treat distracted driving as a major conviction, not a minor one. It sits in the same category as Hit and Run or excessive speeding. That is a different conversation with your insurer at renewal than a small ticket, and it can follow you for around three years.

We've handled 1000 of these, with a 99% track record in having these tickets not appear on people’s records (it’s actually 99.8% - 2 losses in over a thousand). We handle 1-2 every week. losses in over a thousand).

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KNOW THE STAKES

WHAT A DISTRACTED DRIVING TICKET COSTS YOU

Verified against Alberta Traffic Safety Act regulations.

Specified Fine

$390 fine

Demerit Points

3 demerit points

Insurance Rating

Major Conviction (same category as uninsured driving)

Insurance Lookback

Roughly 3 years

Demerit Expiry

2 years from conviction date

HELPFUL ANSWERS

Cell Phone Tickets QUESTIONS.

Quick answers to the questions we hear most about distracted driving tickets.

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$390, plus three demerit points. The fine went up from $300 on March 13, 2026.

Yes. Alberta’s law applies while you’re stopped in traffic. Being stationary is not a defence.

Yes. Hands-free use is permitted where the device isn’t held in your hand and is activated by voice or a single touch. Earphones are fine if used hands-free.

Usually, yes. Most insurers class distracted driving as a major conviction, where a modest speeding ticket is minor. That’s a meaningful difference in how you’re rated and, in some cases, in who will insure you.

A conviction carries three demerit points, which stay on your driving record for two years from the conviction date.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT

HOW THE TRAFFIC TICKET GURU HELPS.

1. Send us your ticket

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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 test the observation itself — what the officer could genuinely see from a moving vehicle, at that distance, in that light — because “holding a phone” is often an assumption, and assumptions don’t survive scrutiny.

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.

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If we can’t improve the outcome of your ticket, we’ll pay the fine up to the value of our fee, or credit you toward a future one.

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