Thread: SPEEDING TICKET :(

Originally Posted by Shonky

Don't know about Vic, but in NSW they will generally waive a small ticket ONCE every ten years if you have a clean record.

20 years clean and a one point offence - in NSW it would be no issue.

Do we even have one point offences here? have the points changed when I wasn't looking?

you can always write to the speeding fine cops department sargent in chare and ask him to waive your speeding fine base don your previous record, of course whether he does or not depends on speed you were doing at time, generally they do waive fines when asked.

Not sure if it's been posted here before.......


Some Inspiration:

i'll get the magnifying glass out.

how do i make it bigger?

Not sure, I thought you might know.

Might have to right click, and save to your pc. Then read at your leisure with an image viewer.

In this month's "Open road" (or whatever the NRMA membership magazine is called) they suggest that if you get a ticket and it wasn't for an offence that is too serious you are in a good position to ask for leniency if you're licence has been clean for 10 years or more. The powers that be may just give you a 'warning'. It's worth a try.

Anyway, short rant follows...

This situation just proves to me again how unfair the whole system of demerit points can be. Okay, fair enough, you were speeding and you got caught, but what about the 20 years of driving that you've held a clean licence for? If there was any kind of fairness those 20 years should be considered before the issuing any kind of fines and you'd perhaps get a warning letter.

With modern technology and with current surveillance as it is I think that it should be possible to keep track of all the times driver have been past speed camera and red light camera without doing anything illegal to prove your past good behaviour. I'm sure the computer issuing the fines can work out how long you've had clean licence for and refer to a human to make the warn/fine call.

If you were caught scribbling your name public property and it was your first offence (no previous convictions or warnings for anything like that) it's unlikely you'd get prosecuted or fined - it might been seen as being out of character for you and you'd get a slap on the wrist and be told to be on your way. So, why aren't speeding convictions treated in the same way?


/threadjack

I have had 2 speeding fines in my defender.
They are stuck up on my garage wall, I reckon any speeding fine in a defender should be considered a badge of honour....

Originally Posted by Xavie

Do we even have one point offences here? have the points changed when I wasn't looking?

Not for speeding. I should have said "minor offence" instead. same deal.