Originally Posted by
rovercare
Unfortunately as you get older you realise its something that follows you around, but hey, that's hindsight
Ummm, I got my licence in mid october 2001 I think, by the time december came I had one canary for bald back tyres, 9 demerit points, 129km/hr an a 100 zone(spotted at 136 but dropped down), failure to give way (racing with a mate and cut him off, the policeman seen it all) and another for speeding I think. In December I got caught coming home from work and got summonsed for 130km on the stretzlecki highway, 130 through a give way sign (slip lane), 160 on the yinnar driffield road and failure to display P plates, 6 months licence cancellation, not suspension loss by the time I went to court for that, I had also accumulated more points and lost my licence due to demerit points straight after I got it back
I lost points enough to do my brief a couple times in this period, speeding, failure to stop at stop signs, no P plates etc
Another was 129 in a falcon ute me and a mate were halves in, flat to the boards for a long while(250 auto on gas), copper didn't believe me when I told him that, so 1 month on the spot and lost 4 demerit points and by this time it had the P plater 5 point limit, so again for demerit points
Driving whilst disqualified we were out the bush with a few mates and another dude was driving my rangie, he wouldn't drive this big hill so I hopped in and the special solo unit (cops on bikes) came along, one of the guys spotted me quickly hoping out the car took my details and gave me a phone call a few days later, so off to court again
There is more, but its hard to remember
The fleeing thing is not something I'll disclose here, its a long time ago, but still
All this was before I think I was 23 and had actually had my licence for about 2 years of the 5 I should off, so I sold all my road cars, the ED XR8 sprint was the last after one of the chases
fast forward a few years and I stuffed an LS1 into an old jag, thinking I was a bit smarter, kept out of trouble for a while, mind you destroyed 2 diffs and a transmission in the jag in that time in less than a few thousand kays and took it to a mates workshop where I was helping out wire up some LS's in some rovers, came into the street, industrial estate on a sunday morning, 1st 2nd wheelspin and fishtail up the road and busted again, they impounded the jag and off to court again, so I gave the Jag to my old man
The last one a year ago nearly I swerved at a speed camera, which, I didn't know, have other cameras in them, summonsed with drive in a manner dangerous, I got 2 lots of legal advice, both said to represent myself, magistrate said I was facing jail sentence due to my record, expensive solicitor got it dropped to careless, fine, 3 points and no licence loss
Been to court a few other times for various other stuff, unregistered vehicle I contested as a I had a permit and the policemen didn't like my repeatedly calling hime an asshole as I had a permit, magistrate agreed
Had many dealings over the years, but prefer to keep out of trouble these days, the only problem is the 500+RWHP patrol I'm building, but I'm hoping I can contain myself, I've not had trouble in 4wds just road cars, especially as I'll be doing time next dopey thing I do and with 3 kids, a business, investment properties and a seriously large sum job overseas, I really have alot to lose these days