Illegal remunerated passenger transportation by automobile
ChangeTo reacquire your driver’s licence after it was suspended for illegally operating a taxi or an automobile comparable to a taxi, you must file an Application to lift suspension of a driver’s licence or the right to obtain one with the Court of Québec.
If you offer or provide remunerated passenger transportation by automobile without holding the appropriate licence class or being a qualified driver, a peace officer or an authorized municipal employee will suspend your licence or your right to obtain one for 7, 30, or 90 days depending on whether you have committed this offence in the past 10 years. The vehicle you are driving will be seized and impounded for a period of time equal to that of your licence suspension.
A driver’s licence suspension means your licence is no longer valid for the length of the suspension period
If you drive with a suspended licence, you face:
You must file with the Court of Québec an application to have the suspension of your driver’s licence (or your right to obtain such a licence) lifted. The only justification that can be used is that you did not offer or provide remunerated passenger transportation by automobile without holding the appropriate licence class or being a qualified driver.
Go to an SAAQ service centre to have the suspension lifted.
You must file an Application for Vehicle Release from Seizure with the Court of Québec.
Go to the pound where your vehicle is being held with the judgment from the Court of Québec. You can recover your vehicle on payment of towing and impoundment fees as well as the applicable taxes. Your licence suspension will be lifted by the SAAQ during our business hours.
You must wait until the impoundment and/or licence suspension period is over. Then you may begin to drive again without having to go to an SAAQ service outlet.
However, you will have to go to a service outlet if:
Last update: May 13, 2022