Reinstate a suspended driver’s license
Did you receive a notice of suspension of your driver’s license from the SAAQ after failure to pay a statement of offence? Find out how to have your license reinstated.
You have 30 days to pay or contest a statement of offence. After 30 days have passed, the court can declare you guilty of the infraction. You will then receive a notice with a deadline for making your payment.
If you can’t pay by the due date on the notice, the court will send a notice of unpaid fines to the Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ), which will then suspend your license.
Consequences of a license suspension for unpaid fines
Your license will be suspended on the date provided by the SAAQ and will remain suspended until your debt is paid.
During this time:
- Your vehicle registration is also suspended.
- You cannot buy or sell a vehicle.
- You cannot register a new vehicle.
- No one can drive a car registered in your name.
How to have a driver’s license suspension lifted
For your license to be reinstated, you must pay the statements of offence that are linked to the suspension.
As soon as we receive payment in full from you, we will notify the SAAQ, who can then lift the suspension on your license.
Give the SAAQ a few days to update your file. Contact the SAAQ to find out if your driver’s license has been reinstated.
You can apply for a payment agreement to settle the unpaid fines that led to the suspension of your driver’s license to avoid additional fees and legal proceedings. However, the suspension will not be lifted until all amounts related to the suspension have been paid in full.
Pay a statement of offence
Pay online before the due date on the notice of unpaid fines.
If you missed the deadline to pay online, you must pay your statement of offence by postal mail or visit one of the points of service below.
Montréal, QC H2Y 3Y8
Second floor
Montréal, QC H1N 1E9
Suite 301
Montréal, QC H8N 1X7
Montréal, QC H4L 2H4
You can also pay your statement of offence by the due date on the notice of unpaid fines at an Accès Montréal office or a service counter for neighbouring municipalities.
Cour municipale de Ville de Montréal
succursale Centre-Ville
Montréal, QC H3C 4Y2
Methods of payment
- Postal money order made payable to “Ville de Montréal”
On the back of your money order, write your name in capital letters, the number on your ticket and your driver’s license number.
Plan on additional processing time for this method of payment.
Cash payments and US currency payments are not accepted.
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