Traffic Complaint

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• What do I need to know about making a traffic complaint?

  If you phone our Call Centre at (613) 236-1222, extension 7300 with a non-emergency complaint after the incident has occurred, you will have to provide the following specific information.

  Please note that if you do not have the correct licence plate number matching the vehicle description, there is a limit to the amount a police investigation can do.

  1. Incident:

      -Date

      -Time (specify A.M. or P.M.)

      -Location

      -Direction of Travel

  2. Driver Information:

      -Driver description

      -Male

      -Female

      -Age

      -Hair

  3. Vehicle Information:

      -Licence Plate #

      -Province

      -Vehicle Year

      -Make

      -Model

      -Colour

      -Car

      -Truck

      -Bicycle

      -Other (please specify)

      -Other Features

   

  4. Details of Incident

  5. Your Information:

      -Name

      -Address

      -City

      -Province

      -Postal Code

      -Phone (home, business, mobile)

      -Date of Birth

   

  If the above information is provided and found to be correct (and the complainant is able to identify the driver and willing to go to court) a charge will be laid. A member of the Call Centre will take a report over the phone and ask some very specific questions that are required by a District Traffic Officer to follow-up with the case.

• How do I report an aggressive driver?

  Any person who witnesses a driving offence such as "aggressive driving", can call the Ottawa Police's other emergency line at 230-6211 to make a report. If the incident is in progress and if the driving is serious enough that other persons - whether motorists or pedestrians are at risk, you can call 911.

   

  If you call 911, you will be asked where the aggressive driving is occurring (i.e. name of road, direction of travel), a description of the driver and vehicle along with your name and phone number.

   

  The car may be pulled over within a kilometre of the incident, but the driver at that time may be driving properly - following the rules of the road. The driver may be impaired, and officers will act accordingly. If you witnessed the offence - YOU ARE REQUIRED FOR COURT.