City of Vaughan Verified Automated Speed Camera SCAM

Got my first infraction for 46 km/h in a 40 (lol) in like 15 years. Overall, poop happens, we ALL speed. However, things got a little interesting when I started looking into this infraction more, and it led me to believe there’s a deliberate, well-known attempt by the City of Vaughan to scam motorists just to raise money.

1. Let’s talk about the scam automated speed infraction fee.
$60 for the penalty.
$15 for the “victim surcharge.” WTF...
$8.25 for the plate search fee...
$83.25 total — clearly shown on the ticket along with how to pay.

BUT… did you know there’s also a magical “fee” fee of $2 on top of that, which only shows up once you’re ready to pay?! It’s magical, comes out of nowhere, and they don’t even bother giving it a scammy name like “victim surcharge.” They just call it… $2 fee.

2. The camera placement is a joke.
It’s about 100 meters from the intersection where you turn from a 50 zone into a 40 zone with two lanes. There are two nearly back-to-back 40 km/h signs . One about ~20 meters in, the other in about 20 more meters from the 1st sign and from the intersection after you turn, before the camera.
And it may have been ok for those going straight, but those signs are nearly invisible who suppose to see them after they turn to that street from 50 to 40!!!

Now here’s the fun part: You’re turning from a busy two-lane street onto another busy two-lane street. Cars are constantly turning from the opposite lane into their right, and as you turn from 50 to 40 to the left, traffic spreads into two lanes. If you’re behind a vehicle moving into the second lane, you might NOT see the signs because they’re blocked by those vehicles OR illegally parked vehicles, at times. And during a tight turn, your brain isn’t looking for signs anyway as it’s making sure your vehicle actually makes the turn into the right lane without hitting someone.
They are literally jeopardizing the safety by making you look at signs during a turn!!

3. The appeals process is a scam too.
You can immediately request a review, but those are denied with ZERO explanation. If you call or email afterward, the response is: “If you disagree, schedule a hearing.” The expectation from this scam setup from the city of Vaughan(and the ministers in charge of of this money grab) is that people will just pay the fine rather than take time off work and lose even more money.

4. Wait, there’s more!
There were so many complaints about this and another cameras that the city of Vaughan setup and the scam that they actually removed many of the cameras. Some were even vandalized. A few newspapers have already written about it. They were also put on streets with no traffic and not a single accident in the last 15 years!!!! LOL!! There are 1000s of dangerous intersections and places and schools zones that safety is a priority, but instead the Vaughan ON decided to run a bylaw fraud and failed at that.


The city recently disabled these cameras “while evaluating the complaints. They are well aware of the issues and the incompetence... ” Yet, they’re not canceling the scam charges while they “evaluate” the incompetence of the City of Vaughan ministers. It is all about money...


I am all for safety. but there's a fine line between safety and incompetence. I can afford to pay the fee, but many complaints showed that there are many who cannot. It's a big fine in the end. With high prices, low salaries, many feeling it. Many elders live in the area, there are 5 retirement residences and those occupied by by older people and 1 said he had to wait for his next OAS and CPP cheque in order to pay the fine while stating the same issues I've raised.
UNACCEPTABLE!!