How Many Times Have You Been Caught Speeding?

[EBSXR6]

Plastic packaging strap folded in two worked on the mechanical meters, free all day meter parking. Took a while for the council to wake up one day there was a strange car parked nearby with a couple of blokes observing the parking area.

[BFIIGhiaZF6]

Just got a letter confirming that my speeding fine appeal is under review

It's a bit of a worry that I have also received some obvious scam emails saying that I have been fined

Quote,

You've been issued with a Infringement Notice: Violation Number: AA1332703047

Date of violation: 01/5/2017

Amount due: $ 162.82 AUD

Quote,

You've been issued with a Infringement Notice: Violation No: AA6775683968

Date of detection: 29/4/2017

Amount due: $ 584.03 AUD

On your mobile phone you can't look notification. Working only on PC.

End quote.

Deleted them of course

Bad grammar and $$$$, give them away, but hope no one has been scammed

Had them when first fined and again soon after receiving letter, makes you wonder if someone is hacking into the system

Anyone else had this?

[Qwerty321]

It was bloody annoying. No speeding tickets or tickets of any sort for 3.5 years of driving and then got 4 speeding tickets in 1 week. All of them for 5-10 over the limit and it was when i was driving the entire length of Nz pretty much in 2 days. Pulled up by a cop once for 10 over the limit, 2 speeding cameras on the same stretch of road for 5 over and another speeding camera for 4kph over going down a hill.

Most annoying thing was i then got a call from the insurance company saying my premium and excess were going up cause i was already a high risk driver (male under 21)

[ebxr8240]

Used to average about two a year.. Keep in mind I was on the road all the time..
On way home on last day I retired . I got 3 camera tickets on way home.. Didn't know a school zone on Parramatta rd, 56 kp..Ahh !! .. Plus near home Gt Western Highway has been reduced from 80 kph to 60 kph.. I was doing 78.. Sheesh !!

[scoupedy]

Must be close to twenty times in 27 years

[BFIIGhiaZF6]

Originally Posted by BF11GhiaZF6

Thanks guys, had intended to just pay up, but am now just posting form, http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content...Media_ID=97823
alleged speed was 6.6% over limit, am regularly passed on freeway sitting on speed limit by people doing fk'sw speed

Heading out to Alice next week and hitting the dirt
No, not in the Ghia

Have clamped down in NT outside Alice too now 110kph on sealed road, 130kph on dirt, sealing a lot more of the Larapinta way road around the West McDonald Range tourist loop with 80kph limit on some it now, not as much fun as it used to be, but enjoyed the trip as ever

Was beginning to think they had forgotten about me, but just received letter, lost my appeal, got another month to pay up $194

Thanks anyway guys, was worth a try

[FG50T]

Once in 2007 - 64 in a 60 and one last month 50 in a 40 friggin Lakeside Dr/Fitzroy St in St.Kilda. Had no idea about that one, am still quite dirty about that

[superfly]

Meh I just got another 1 in the mail.71 in a 60 zone. I was about 50 meters too early to do 70.

[stock1991]

surprisingly not that many times speeding, I choose my moments. DUI on the other hand I ashamedly admit to several times, never had an accident just caught by RBT. I know it's stupid and that was over 20 years ago, I count myself lucky that I never injured anybody, that must be so hard to live with. I've had full points for 2 decades , if you don't count me "taking the rap" for friends couple of times, shhhh

[stock1991]

ok i have had a couple of accidents but I wasn't drunk

[Syndrome]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

First time in 1998. Hired a Tarago and was driving along the ANZAC highway in Adelaide with several work colleagues on the way to Mitsubishi to do a yard audit. Four lane road which I assumed was 70km/hr. It was morning, sunny and dry. Nice policeman with a radar gun behind a tree caught me doing 72 in a 60 zone.

Second time in 1999. First time I ever had a brand new car (yes company car but still 'mine'). Also the first time I owned a manual. I used to enjoy giving it a squirt from rest and stir the gears before dropping to the speed limit. Clear night but dry and only about a kilometre from home. Just about to grab fourth when there is a flash of light behind me. Did a -U-turn to discover one of those new mobile speed cameras. Clocked at mid 70s in a 60 zone.

Third time was driving at Wilsons Promontory in 2000. The drive to the national park is 100km/r. Once one enters the national park the speed limit drops from 100 to 80. As the road in the park is the same quality as the road to the park I continued to drive at about 100. Day sunny and dry conditions. Went around a bend and a nice policeman with a radar gun gets me. Adjusts it to less than 15 over the speed limit - thank you.

2012 was in the far left lane at the lights with a bloke to my right. Need to cross to the right as had to turn right to get on the freeway just past the lights. Light goes green so I accelerate to get in front, the guy next to me thinks I want a race. So he gives it a boot full and I just say **** you and went at it harder still. Got in front of him but in the process passed the lights which had both red light and speed cameras fitted. Done for doing almost 90 in an 80 zone. Dry, clear sunny day.

2013. Approaching Frankston from the north along Frankston-Dandenong Road. Had to cruise control set to 82 km/hr. Just before reaching the railway crossing the speed limit drops from 80 to 60. Disengaged the cruise control and put the car in neutral so let the car wash off speed by itself. Clear day, dry road and nobody behind so just let the car coast along. Problem is the car didn't wash off as much speed as I anticipated so when I passed the lights which are fitted with speed cameras was done doing 64 in a 60 zone.

Conclusion: One of the 5 I clearly made a conscious decision to speed. The other 4 I was just unlucky. As to the times where I sped and didn't get caught, well that is another story...........

Now 6. A few weeks ago I was driving a former work colleague back to their place in an area not familiar to me. It was night and I seldom drive in that suburb. Well a letter I just received states I was driving 59 in a 50 area. **** off. When I got my license in 1987 it wasn't possible to be fined for driving so slowly!!! Slowest speeding ticket of the lot. Too many ****ing streets are unnecessarily limited to 50. Now some of the councils infested with people from the looney left want to introduce speed limits of 30 km/hr. God save us.

[.:4:.]

Originally Posted by Syndrome

Now 6. A few weeks ago I was driving a former work colleague back to their place in an area not familiar to me. It was night and I seldom drive in that suburb. Well a letter I just received states I was driving 59 in a 50 area. **** off. When I got my license in 1987 it wasn't possible to be fined for driving so slowly!!! Slowest speeding ticket of the lot. Too many ****ing streets are unnecessarily limited to 50. Now some of the councils infested with people from the looney left want to introduce speed limits of 30 km/hr. God save us.

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You must be in Victoria. I'm In nsw and the sydney cbd for the best part is 40 and whilst it's not a part of my job description I have to drive for a living and that's painful. Pedestrians are something as a driver you look for. It's when they step out when they're sending a Facebook message or just simply pre occupied with the phone is when people walk under cars and busses. My brakes get roached fast from ignorant people and the law says it my fault. To date I've never hit an ignoramus, but they roam free.

[NTF6]

Twice in the 10 days I was in SA, what a crap inconsistent place that is. Two $431 fines. First one doing 11ks over just north of Coober Pedy. My mate the very next day was 28ks over north of Pt Augusta and gets a caution. The the second one, coming down the big long hill into Adelaide from Mt Barker, 14ks over, big deal. What a revenue raising hill that must be. 90k zones with speed cameras placed there for no other reason apart from to generate money, certainly doesn't slow people down. I was sitting at around 110 and had people in vans getting ****ty at me because they were trying to do 130 and then they'd do 90 where the camera was and then roar off again to 130+ when they were past it. I'll say it again, what an A-Hole place.


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[HIPO]

Originally Posted by NTF6

Twice in the 10 days I was in SA, what a crap inconsistent place that is. Two $431 fines. First one doing 11ks over just north of Coober Pedy. My mate the very next day was 28ks over north of Pt Augusta and gets a caution. The the second one, coming down the big long hill into Adelaide from Mt Barker, 14ks over, big deal. What a revenue raising hill that must be. 90k zones with speed cameras placed there for no other reason apart from to generate money, certainly doesn't slow people down. I was sitting at around 110 and had people in vans getting ****ty at me because they were trying to do 130 and then they'd do 90 where the camera was and then roar off again to 130+ when they were past it. I'll say it again, what an A-Hole place.


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LOL, everyones fault but your own............

[NTF6]

Originally Posted by HIPO

LOL, everyones fault but your own............

I didn't blame anyone, I know I was speeding but firstly how about some consistency and what's the point of those cameras on the hill apart from revenue raising. They do nothing to prevent people speeding.


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[irish2]

Have been caught 3 times in my life. Always by an actual policeman, and always 20km/h+ infringements. I drive slightly over the limit everywhere, and rack up over 1000 k's per week.

[malazn mafia]

Originally Posted by Olbucko

I spent half my life working out of a van in the Sydney CBD, it was an endless battle of wits trying to outsmart the parking police, they would chalk your tyres, then I would clean the chalk marks off with WD40, they would come back and chalk them again. After doing this a few times you move the van a foot or so, some times it worked sometimes not, some of them got tricky and put secret chalk marks on the road. When they did that it was time to find a new spot.
I discovered that you could run down the clockwork mechanism in the old style parking meters with a paddle pop stick, that could get you some cheap parking. Once I punched a faulty parking meter in frustration and $10 dropped out of it, better than a poker machine.

I have had more parking fines than I can remember, but plenty of cheap parking as well.

Best trick for getting cheap parking is buy the ticket from the wrong meter , say a P zone, drive to a 2P or 1P zone and display that ticket but make sure the meter id and street name as concealed by edge of windscreen. Surefire way.

[Syndrome]

Got a fine in the mail tonight which is my 7th in 36 years. Doing 48 in a 40 zone which used to be a 60 zone in the late 80s (and plod would have not batted an eyelid if I was doing 65 at that time). What a pharked up time we live in.

[Franco Cozzo]

Once in 12 years on the road - 61 over the limit overtaking in an overtaking zone at 11AM

Was by local police, never had any camera fines, let alone a parking ticket, mind you got my car impounded in Melbourne CBD last week because I didn't realise paid street parking turned into a clear way zone after 4PM

12 month disqualification period plus licence cancelled (not suspended), had to go through licence eligibility order court process like repeat drink and drug drivers and get on the witness stand in front of the magistrate to get it back rather than just on time.

Ended up being 13 months no licence by the time it was all said and done.

[Tassie f100]

Probably 4-5 times in 55 years of driving.All low range as in around 12-15 over in 60 zones

[Honest Gaza]

Of course things could change tomorrow, but so far, never had to pay a speeding fine in 41 Years of Driving.

I have received 2 x Camera Speeding Fines in the Mail during that time, but each time I was able to get off due to good driving record.

[mick taylor]

yar ! I was given a ticket once, I said are you sure you want to give me that ticket.

Good shot !

Well i ended giving it back, one said, I could make it go away mate !

I could a swore i was under the limit.

[rare ss]

I prefer not to keep track, I got one in the mail yesterday for 106 in a 100 zone.. sneaky bugger got me from behind, didn't even spot it.. first one in 5 years I think.. still have all my points though touch wood

I did get done for the same red light camera 3 years apart (almost to the day) a long while ago

First time I was on my P's in pole position at the red light and crept over the line awaiting the green light.. FLASH FLASH

Wasn't too happy about it, took about 3 years to get over it.. anyway about 3 years later around 1am heading home from the drags I was driving up to the same set of lights and was telling my mates about the story rahh rahh rahh.. lights turn amber out of nowhere (NO cars around) did the old brake **** nah fuggit and gunned it through.. FLASH FLASH F&$K

These days having speed camera attached to most camera around town it's best to hit the skids so that's the default setting I run now!

[Ben73]

Never would I ever speed. Still zero tickets

[b0son]

Bragging about never speeding is like bragging about never claiming a tax deduction.

[Techno]

Originally Posted by FoxtrotGolfXray 5.0

Went for a trip with my Mum earlier this week to drop off my seadoo for a service and to drop off a display cabinet to my sister that was at my mum's.

During the approx 6 hour round trip, we talked about many things, but especially other people's driving habits. In amongst that was how many people were speeding.

I know that there are always threads on this forum about how unfair the current speeding rules are, and how inappropriate some of the speed limits are, etc, and then you have the other side of the fence where people say it is easy not to pay the government, just don't speed. So, it got me to thinking about how many people on these forums actually don't speed (or at least never get pinged for it), and of those that do, how often they get caught.

I'll happily put up my hand and proudly say that, in the 27 years I've held a licence, I have never been caught. Not once!. Not to say I don't speed, because I don't think anyone can honestly say that, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of right time and place.

But, my Mum trumps me easily! She's had a licence for something like 45 years, and has never been booked, fined or even pulled over for speeding! Except once when we lived in Malaysia back in the mid-70s. On that occasion, Mum swears she wasn't speeding, but it is pretty hard to argue when you're a female, by yourself and the police officer is brandishing a machine gun . After an exchange of cash, all was forgotten so I don't think that really counts....

So, how many times have you been fined for speeding? And when you post, please let us know how many years you have had a licence.

This should be an interesting survey!

This is the dumbest thread ever. Who cares how many time you been caught. Are you 16 years old

[jpd80]

When I was in my twenties, I sped all the time and wondered why I always seemed to be running into the cops.

In my thirties, I stopped speeding in 60 and 80 kph zones but would often sit 10 kph over the limit on highways
which reduced the occurrence of infringements but still got the odd one or two….

Then I woke up in my forties and realised that if I speed all the time, the cops are waiting for me to come to them.
So I fitted cruise control and made sure that my speed didn’t drift over 7-10 kph on the highways.

These days I keep to the speed limits or just over to allow for speedo error, I notice that a lot of other drivers now do this,
speeding fines are now rare to the point of non existent because I refuse to be a cash cow for what is basically tax.

[LG17]

4 or 5 since 1967.
I think my first one was about the year 2000.
Everyone has been on the lowest you can get.

[Tassie f100]

Originally Posted by Techno

This is the dumbest thread ever. Who cares how many time you been caught. Are you 16 years old

So Techno.what (in your opinion) would be the best topic for general conversation?

[Trevor 57]

My last speeding fine was late December 1998