My troubles with the law continues

SWMBO got a ticket for picking someone up in a clearway in the D2.They got her on a camera.

I say just pay it and be done with it.

No she says i will fight it,it says range rover on it.

So she sends a letter in to the council and they write back saying they are withdrawing the ticket as it says Range Rover on it...

So i suppose why not complain as you actually have nothing to lose.

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Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Thank you all for your concern.
Went down to the local cop shop. A lovely, smiling, polite police woman dealt with my inquiry. The policeman investigating the matter is on leave. She was unable to help me any further. So, I must wait.

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Is all ok? I find it quite amazing, I am one of those air conditioned public servants that never goes home early and always is running around for the overpaid ones, and I work in a department where I come across public infringements described in this thread on a regular basis and I am amazed you have to wait for someone on leave, it couldn't be too important, everything is usually in some system logged as a job that can be searched via name/number/rego etc...I would be questioning that and asking what's going on.......

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Originally Posted by scarry

No she says i will fight it,it says range rover on it.

So she sends a letter in to the council and they write back saying they are withdrawing the ticket as it says Range Rover on it...

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That is because every little detail on the ticket has to be correct. It always pays to check them - sometimes the street can be wrong and even the offence itself.

Garry

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Originally Posted by jsp

Is all ok? I find it quite amazing, I am one of those air conditioned public servants that never goes home early and always is running around for the overpaid ones, and I work in a department where I come across public infringements described in this thread on a regular basis and I am amazed you have to wait for someone on leave, it couldn't be too important, everything is usually in some system logged as a job that can be searched via name/number/rego etc...I would be questioning that and asking what's going on.......

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Nup. Nothing yet. Still waiting.

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Originally Posted by scarry

So she sends a letter in to the council and they write back saying they are withdrawing the ticket as it says Range Rover on it...

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:D That is awesome! After all these stories on this thread about AULROians getting screwed by Govt incompetence, it is good to hear at least one person here has got one up on them for a change...

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Originally Posted by BigJon

Having to attend just to plead not guilty is time wasting of the highest order. I had already effectively plead not guilty by refusing to pay and electing to take it to court. I shouldn't have to make umpteen unreturned phonecalls and attend court two or three times.

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Unfortunately mate, that is how Australia's court system works.

That is why your attendance on that day was called a 'Mention'. Next will be a 'case conference' and if it proceeds from there will be a 'contest mention' followed by a full 'contest'. The idea being that witnesses and certain types of evidence need not be brought to court unless necessary.

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Originally Posted by garrycol

That is because every little detail on the ticket has to be correct. It always pays to check them - sometimes the street can be wrong and even the offence itself.

Garry

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Yep, absolutely. Not hard to make a small mistake on a ticket and have to re-issue :angel:

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Originally Posted by Treads

Yep, absolutely. Not hard to make a small mistake on a ticket and have to re-issue :angel:

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Once it is issued it cannot be re-issued with correct information.

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Originally Posted by garrycol

Once it is issued it cannot be re-issued with correct information.

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Can in Queensland.

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Can in Queensland.

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Now why doesn't that surprise me - civil liberties have always been at risk up there.:)