The merits of avoiding demerit points. it's covered. The merits of avoiding demerit points. Lee Romanov. Special to The Globe and Mail. ... Here's a sample of Ontario's Demerit Point System. 7 Points.

Two demerit points will now be issued each time a motorist gets a traffic ticket and five demerits will be tallied for fender-benders. The new system allows for as many as 20 demerits.