Have You Been Involved in a Hit and Run Calgary?

A Hit and Run is the most serious charge in Alberta's Traffic Safety Act. Even more serious than Careless Driving!

What is the Punishment for Hit and Run in Calgary?

The punishment for a hit and run in Calgary and throughout Alberta can be 7 demerits, a license suspension, and fines reaching as high as $2000.00. That sounds bad, but even worse is your insurance premiums that will be massively escalating by 50-100% more for the next three years!

How Does a Hit and Run Affect Insurance?

Any time you have an accident, your insurance company keeps track of your insurance risk. If you don’t have a ‘first accident forgiveness’ clause, your rates can go up by 25-50% for at least three years. Have two accidents in the span of 3 years and you can count on even higher rates. What's worse is if that hit and run ticket is not dealt with properly, it's a major conviction on your driving record and your insurance will go up an additional 50-100%.

It keeps doubling for each serious traffic safety violation occurrence and by the time you reach 6, you're paying a whopping 800% more on your insurance rates!... better start taking the bus.

Hit and Run Criminal Code in Alberta

The next step up are hit and run criminal charges. What usually determines a hit and run criminal code violation on your Alberta driving record is whether anyone was hurt and/or whether alcohol was involved. Your insurance company treats the criminal version of Fail to Remain and the Traffic Safety Act version the same for insurance premium purposes and they will double, triple or even quadruple your insurance premiums for at least the next 3 years!

What is a Hit and Run in Alberta?

Find out a little more about the different scenarios that can earn you that really expensive charge in Alberta courts.