Thread: Speeding penalties QLD

you mean if you get hit that bad that you lose all 12 points in one hit?

Doesn't worry me,last speeding fine i had was in 1984.
And yes a drive all day,clock up over 35K a yr just in the work van......

If its like NSW you can do the 3 months then start back with 12 points again but if you get caught driving in that 3 months its 2 years without a license
Yeh silly of me but that was a long time ago, then you have to do all your tests again

This is in NSW so QLD might be similar given the demerit point scheme is national...don't want to sound like a nark, but you don't lose points, you accrue them (to a threshold).

If you are notified of a suspension period due to excess demerit points you may apply for a 'Good behaviour' period (but you must do this BEFORE the suspension period starts) which allows you to keep on the road with a 'new' threshold of one demerit point. If you are booked (with a DP offence) during that period, you serve double the previous suspension period.

After the suspension period ends you resume normal conditions and licence status. DP's are usually cleared every three years.

Matt.

One thing I can't understand is the ability to increase demerit points on public holidays. E.g. What would normally be a one point offence can be a two point offence on holidays.
Surely the law should state the number of points for the offence and that's that?

Ivan

Originally Posted by Ivan

One thing I can't understand is the ability to increase demerit points on public holidays. E.g. What would normally be a one point offence can be a two point offence on holidays.
Surely the law should state the number of points for the offence and that's that?

Ivan

I think that's based on statistics showing that there are more accidents on long weekends, combination of people driving like idiots and more cars on the roads. Various state govts introduced laws to increase them on during public holiday periods. I think it's a good idea as it hopefully makes people think more carefully about what they are doing.

Frenchie

Thanks for that. Coming from the UK where this does not happen. I could not understand how you could have a law which says one thing one day and another the next.

Thanks

Ivan

Originally Posted by Ivan

Frenchie

Thanks for that. Coming from the UK where this does not happen. I could not understand how you could have a law which says one thing one day and another the next.

Thanks

Ivan

Christ! thats Australia mate...
Divided up into a heap of different States and Territories with very little consistency.
The wind can change four times in a day and "they" change the rules to suit!


Cheers, Mick