Thread: SPEEDING TICKET :(

Originally Posted by Shonky

My mum lost 6 points on a double points weekend in the same Patrol towing a trailer going UP Bellbird Hill!

Your Mum is such a hoon!

Originally Posted by Shonky

My mum lost 6 points on a double points weekend in the same Patrol towing a trailer going UP Bellbird Hill!

How?

(For non-Sydney-ites, that hill is steep and very winding - 15-25km/h corners)

There are still some 1 point offences in NSW - using high beam on on-coming traffic (or vehicles ahead within 200m) is one, but there aren't very many.

As for cautions - fire off a nice letter explaining your circumstances (at the time of driving) followed up by your excellent traffic record and see how you go. It's always worth a shot. I'm guessing it was a camera and a low speed - geezz those speed cameras are a load of dung

Good luck with it mate.

Matt.

Originally Posted by p38arover

See here: Speeding fines, speeding tickets & speeding law in Victoria in Victoria

Read that site first, some good info there like i can ask for a warning instead of a fine if you have had a clean driving record for at least 2 years - i think i have a good case .

Originally Posted by mudmouse

As for cautions - fire off a nice letter explaining your circumstances (at the time of driving) followed up by your excellent traffic record and see how you go. It's always worth a shot. I'm guessing it was a camera and a low speed - geezz those speed cameras are a load of dung

I wish I'd known about that 5 years ago. I'd finished work at 5.30 am, was going to meet a bloke to help him pick up a Rangie so was travelling on a road I didn't know. I was travelling with the traffic and got a flash for cash from a fixed camera - 67km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

Yeah, I know I should have seen the three warning signs.

That's been my only traffic offence in over 45 years of driving since I got my licence (well, for which I've been caught! ) and 50 years of driving all told. I paid up.

In Brackistan we used to be able to ask for the speed camera pics, which used to cost $7.80. Don't know what they cost now.

As a result I have a collection of photos of all my cars from the last 20 years, but don't have one of the RRC with the new red body on it yet (3yrs).

I used to think that $7.80 and the fine of $130 odd was pretty good value for a good photo of my car getting driven down the road. The horizon in one pic is a little slanted but on the whole they're all pretty good.

A lot cheaper than engaging the services of a professional photographer.

cheers, DL

Originally Posted by p38arover

I wish I'd known about that 5 years ago. I'd finished work at 5.30 am, was going to meet a bloke to help him pick up a Rangie so was travelling on a road I didn't know. I was travelling with the traffic and got a flash for cash from a fixed camera - 67km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

Yeah, I know I should have seen the three warning signs.

That's been my only traffic offence in over 45 years of driving since I got my licence (well, for which I've been caught! ) and 50 years of driving all told. I paid up.

Hi Ron. You were acting on a noble cause - you should have been guaranteed a caution - i think there's too many signs and other distrations, let alone too many varying speed limits - but thats another discussion...as are speed cameras.

I remember being quite tired in the wee small hours and startled by a flash - i thought it was lightning (it was raining at the time) ...until i got the letter Ah well, just another story.........

Matt.

See Nick it wouldn't have happened if you'd been driving a Tdi manual, bloody hoon.

You can get your last 5 years history off the Vic Roads site. It costs $7.80 but if you attach it to your letter, it might act as an independant "reference" for the cop to consider, it might help get a favourable decision.

VicRoads : VicRoads - click check my driver history on front page.

direct link

https://www5a.maxi.com.au/epp/vrd/Dr...sp?pr=2&step=1