Besides the risk of both injuries and fatalities, distracted driving also comes with a hefty price tag. Think texting is the only distraction while driving? Think again. Accumulating too many demerit points can affect your ability to drive, the cost of driving and the cost of insurance.
Be street smart by keeping this crash course on demerits in Alberta in mind and keep those roads safe! Failing to stop at both a stop sign, and an intersection where the lights are flashing red will earn drivers 3 demerit points in Alberta.
In Alberta, the number of demerit points that are incurred depend on how fast, or how many kilometres over the speed limit, that you were driving at the time of the offence. Demerit points will begin to accumulate on your licence from the date of conviction and will remain on your driving record for 2 years from the date of conviction.
To see all associated demerit points to certain traffic offences, refer to Schedules 1 and 2 of the Demerit Point Program and Service of Documents Regulation. You may find out how many demerit points you have against your licence at any Alberta Registry.
You may take an approved defensive driving course before you reach 15 demerit points on your licence which will result in 3 points being taken off your licence. This can only be done once every 2 years. Depending on the severity of the traffic conviction, the number of demerits accumulated, your licence could be suspended. You are considered convicted of an offence when you :. Your conviction date is the date when any one of the above three actions occurs. They are applied to your driver record and the demerit points will remain on your record for two years from the date of conviction.
Under the Traffic Safety Act , fully licensed Class 5 drivers are allowed to accumulate up to 15 points before their licence is suspended. Fully licensed drivers can accumulate up to 15 points before a licence suspension.
This is also applicable to other classes — licence classes 1 to 6. If you receive a total of eight or more but less than 15 points , you will receive a cautionary notice in the mail. If you want to find out the summary of these actions, you will have to obtain your drivers abstract.
Once your suspensions are over, you licence will be reinstated with seven demerit points which will remain on your driving record for two years, beginning on the date of reinstatement. After the two years, the points will be removed from your record. Drivers with a class Class 7 are afforded fewer demerit points than fully licensed drivers.
Other important information for new drivers :. There are three traffic violations GDL licensed drivers need to be aware of. Introduction Demerit points are recorded against your driving record when you are convicted of a driving offence.
Contact Connect with Driver Fitness and Monitoring: Driver fitness monitoring contact form Phone: Toll free: before the phone number in Alberta Hours: am to 12 pm, and 1 pm to pm open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays. Was this page helpful? Yes No.
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