Mate got Speeding fine. Loss of license

ILLaViTaR · 29-05-2009, 05:11 PM

Hey everyone.

Well my mate was clocked at 128k's on the freeway the other night.
He said the ticket had a detected speed of 128k's and an alleged speed of 126k's.

I thought in Victoria it was 3% off if you were over 100k's meaning his alleged speed would be 124.3 or whatever. Meaning he wouldn't lose his license.
He also needs the car for work and was only 1/2k's off not losing it. Can he lodge an appeal?

**cs123** · 29-05-2009, 05:21 PM

Don't know, perhaps they already subtracted the 3%.

Good luck with the "deserved it" replies you are sure to get....

**Peuty** · 29-05-2009, 05:27 PM

Meh. He should have done some skids for good measure.

ILLaViTaR · 29-05-2009, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cs123

Don't know, perhaps they already subtracted the 3%.

Good luck with the "deserved it" replies you are sure to get....

Yeah I'm waiting for all the hypocrites to start bashing away.

galaxy xr8 · 29-05-2009, 05:36 PM

Why wait, I'm waiting to see when the thread get's clossed, thats more to the question,
But seriously, why do you care, he was stupid enough to do 120+ kmls anyway, do the crime pay the price, who cares if he losses his licence and need's it for work, WALK, or next time he might think about his action's, if he's smart enough.

ILLaViTaR · 29-05-2009, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Why wait, I'm waiting to see when the thread get's clossed, thats more to the question,
But seriously, why do you care, he was stupid enough to do 120+ kmls anyway, do the crime pay the price, who cares if he losses his licence and need's it for work, WALK, or next time he might think about his action's, if he's smart enough.

So you've never done 120k's before? Is that what you're saying?

cowboy · 29-05-2009, 07:44 PM

Appeal? And give up revenue, good luck!

FPV GT40 · 29-05-2009, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

So you've never done 120k's before? Is that what you're saying?

He never said that he hasn't, but at this stage he has his licence.

We have all done things wrong, we probably do things wrong daily, some will talk on their mobile, some run red lights, some speed, some do all of it plus then some.....I nearly lost my licence about 5 years ago, had 3 points left after some speeding tickets....I need my licence for work, no licence no job for me thats it, so guess what I did?? I stopped doing thing wrong, and drove according to the rules, however painfull it might have been, but my drivers licence was more important to me than anything.

If he knew he needed his licence and then still speeds to the extend that he loses it he obviously likes public transport, or he is just too dumm to realise. Now he has some time to think about it.

People get plenty of chances to adjust their behaviour on our roads, if they fail to do so I am quite happy for them to be catching the bus.

You state that he needs his licence for work like its supposed to mean something to us....may be he should have considered this while he was driving :togo:

XR2DOOR · 29-05-2009, 08:02 PM

lifes a

cant · 29-05-2009, 08:09 PM

When you finally hit the overtaking lane after being stuck behind grandads Volvo, looking at the Bowls hat for an eternity! who in a BOSS hasnt hit the "go" pedal only to look down and think , too fast, but great pick up????

Ok it doesnt explain the whole story (previous fines) but in Vic its 25ks over the posted limit and your walking for a month.

So he opts to go to court, pleads stupidity and begs to retain his licence for the purposes of employment only, ie drives a set route to work, his employers vehicle for work only and the set route back home again?

Anyone else had any luck pleading to the court for leaniancy?

galaxy xr8 · 29-05-2009, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

So you've never done 120k's before? Is that what you're saying?

Yeah sure, I think everyone has but I'm not dumb enough to do it on a fwy and get caught, espically these day's, we all need to take responsabilty for our action's, so why bother posting a stupid thread about how you think your mate was hard done by and how he can beat the system and get away with it because lets face it, why do you for one care and why bother to ask about how you can help him, all your interested in is how you can get your mate out of his stupidness,
let me ask you one question, how old is your mate and be honest.

cant · 29-05-2009, 08:26 PM

yeah, a few more details would be great.

Or is this "I have this friend with a nasty RASH" What should I, um er, HE do?

You can tell people what to do and not to do till your blue in the face, most of us learnt by falling flat on our own faces!

Am happy enough no one was hurt to learn a small lesson.

vztrt · 29-05-2009, 08:31 PM

Your mate can take the 1 month loss, or the golden point for a year.

He could also enquire about only using the car to go to work and back. I think the sentence is doubled, but that would get around that problem.

Same thing happened to my Mate and he needed to travel a go 40km one way to work. All he did was took the one month suspension and took two weeks holiday and used public transport for a fortnight.

FPV GT40 · 29-05-2009, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by vztrt

Your mate can take the 1 month loss, or the golden point for a year.

He could also enquire about only using the car to go to work and back. I think the sentence is doubled, but that would get around that problem.

Same thing happened to my Mate and he needed to travel a go 40km one way to work. All he did was took the one month suspension and took two weeks holiday and used public transport for a fortnight.

Not a bad option.....or may be pay someone to pick you up for work, unless his job is driving then he is stuffed...

FPV GT40 · 29-05-2009, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cant

When you finally hit the overtaking lane after being stuck behind grandads Volvo, looking at the Bowls hat for an eternity! who in a BOSS hasnt hit the "go" pedal only to look down and think , too fast, but great pick up????

Almost exactly how I got my last ticket, except it was a semi I was stuck behind for ages, and I was in an EL XR8.........and it was double demerit week end :togo:

: ....the last straw before I learned to behave....

GT014 · 29-05-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

Hey everyone.

Well my mate was clocked at 128k's on the freeway the other night.
He said the ticket had a detected speed of 128k's and an alleged speed of 126k's.

I thought in Victoria it was 3% off if you were over 100k's meaning his alleged speed would be 124.3 or whatever. Meaning he wouldn't lose his license.
He also needs the car for work and was only 1/2k's off not losing it. Can he lodge an appeal?

If you are detected by police in Victoria on Laser or Radar, they take 2km off the detected speed.

The 3% you are refering to is fixed speed camera like that on the western ring rd/burnley tunnel, where if it is over 100, they have a 3% tollerence.

Basically he is stuffed and an appeal will be a waste of his time and money and runs the risk of a longer suspension.

AUXRVIII · 29-05-2009, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

Hey everyone.

Well my mate was clocked at 128k's on the freeway the other night.
He said the ticket had a detected speed of 128k's and an alleged speed of 126k's.

I thought in Victoria it was 3% off if you were over 100k's meaning his alleged speed would be 124.3 or whatever. Meaning he wouldn't lose his license.
He also needs the car for work and was only 1/2k's off not losing it. Can he lodge an appeal?

I don't ever recall it being 3%, I think maybe 3klms at the most. If it was a percentage adjustment then the faster you go the more which gets wiped off, bit silly really.

geckoGT · 30-05-2009, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by FPV GT40

He never said that he hasn't, but at this stage he has his licence.

We have all done things wrong, we probably do things wrong daily, some will talk on their mobile, some run red lights, some speed, some do all of it plus then some.....I nearly lost my licence about 5 years ago, had 3 points left after some speeding tickets....I need my licence for work, no licence no job for me thats it, so guess what I did?? I stopped doing thing wrong, and drove according to the rules, however painfull it might have been, but my drivers licence was more important to me than anything.

If he knew he needed his licence and then still speeds to the extend that he loses it he obviously likes public transport, or he is just too dumm to realise. Now he has some time to think about it.

People get plenty of chances to adjust their behaviour on our roads, if they fail to do so I am quite happy for them to be catching the bus.

You state that he needs his licence for work like its supposed to mean something to us....may be he should have considered this while he was driving :togo:

Nice post!

Is there an opportunity for him to take a good behaviour bond of 12 months like you can in QLD. If there is then that will be the only option, maybe then he will learn that you can drive within the laws and still get around.

BIGJB · 30-05-2009, 09:02 AM

such is life. You do the crime you do the time.

jasjul · 30-05-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by geckoGT

Nice post!

Is there an opportunity for him to take a good behaviour bond of 12 months like you can in QLD. If there is then that will be the only option, maybe then he will learn that you can drive within the laws and still get around.

You can only get a good behaviour bond if your licence is suspended due to points. If it's suspended for a high speed, you either fight it or take it on the chin.

GT450 · 30-05-2009, 10:10 AM

My understanding is they deduct 3kms of your detected speed. Still leaves him in the pedestrian lane.
Cheers
GT450

EDManual · 30-05-2009, 10:15 AM

What an annoying cop, he should have put it down a few km for you... good to see him continuing the bad name traffic cops have built for themselves...

I would definetly take it to court, you have nothing to lose. Present youself dont bother with lawyers as you know you were guilty.

You plead guilty, but explain your problem and hopefully it will work out. You at least will postpone your suspension, which would only be a month suspension anyway, out to 6 months away instead of 30 days or whatever so you can organise yourself as far as work etc.

Also, you werent in a 110 zone freeway were you? you can do 130 without losing your licence there.

jasjul · 30-05-2009, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by EDManual

What an annoying cop, he should have put it down a few km for you... good to see him continuing the bad name traffic cops have built for themselves...

Please, how about people take responsibility for their driving. It sounds like the mate isn't disputing speeding, just the penalty which the government set, not the police. If you want to speed, keep it under 25km/h over. If your points build up no more speeding. We all know the rules.

As to the "mate" who was booked, we don't what car he was in, we don't know what the road/weather conditions were, maybe he deserved what he got, maybe not.

svo supporter · 30-05-2009, 01:57 PM

In can't believe he's worried about having some of the speed wiped from the fine, therefore hoping to keep the licence. Tell him to cop it on the chin and learn from his mistakes.

In S.A and QLD what your clocked at is what you wear. None of this take 3K or 3 % off the total garbage.

Another thing that has be curious is he got done 28K total over and is looking at the licence loss. S.A rules are 45K over and kiss it goodbye. Won't go into the other charges associated with it. Or is it, the points he had left isn't enough to cover this incident?

In summery, cop it and learn. Otherwise get familar with the transport system and if his licence is needed for employment, look for another career.

jasjul · 30-05-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by svo supporter

In can't believe he's worried about having some of the speed wiped from the fine, therefore hoping to keep the licence. Tell him to cop it on the chin and learn from his mistakes.

In S.A and QLD what your clocked at is what you wear. None of this take 3K or 3 % off the total garbage.

Another thing that has be curious is he got done 28K total over and is looking at the licence loss. S.A rules are 45K over and kiss it goodbye. Won't go into the other charges associated with it. Or is it, the points he had left isn't enough to cover this incident?

In summery, cop it and learn. Otherwise get familar with the transport system and if his licence is needed for employment, look for another career.

In Vic 25-34km/h over is 1 month suspension, 35-44km/h is 6 month suspension, 45km/h or more is 12 months. Plus dollars and points.

Matty4 · 30-05-2009, 02:21 PM

There are a couple of things that need clearing up in this thread.

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Originally Posted by vztrt

Your mate can take the 1 month loss, or the golden point for a year.

He could also enquire about only using the car to go to work and back. I think the sentence is doubled, but that would get around that problem.

Same thing happened to my Mate and he needed to travel a go 40km one way to work. All he did was took the one month suspension and took two weeks holiday and used public transport for a fortnight.

This doesn't apply in Vic. There is no "work only" licence, nor the "golden point" if you're done more than 25km/h over the limit.

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Originally Posted by EDManual

.....I would definetly take it to court, you have nothing to lose. Present youself dont bother with lawyers as you know you were guilty.

You plead guilty, but explain your problem and hopefully it will work out. You at least will postpone your suspension, which would only be a month suspension anyway, out to 6 months away instead of 30 days or whatever so you can organise yourself as far as work etc.

If you plead guilty to the charge presented in court, the Magistrate has no option other than to find you guilty and impose the appropriate penalty, in this case, 1 month loss of licence. Your only hope of getting a reduced fine and no loss of licence is for the informant (the cop who booked you) to charge you with a lesser speed prior to going into court. You must elect to have this matter heard in a court first and then begin discussions with the informant prior to and also on the day in court.

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Originally Posted by EDManual

Also, you werent in a 110 zone freeway were you? you can do 130 without losing your licence there.

The state limit in Vic is 100km/h. If you get done by more than 25km/h you will lose your licence, ie. 126km/h even on the Hume in a 110km/h zone will still lose your licence.

Cheers,
Matt

jasjul · 30-05-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Matty4

There are a couple of things that need clearing up in this
The state limit in Vic is 100km/h. If you get done by more than 25km/h you will lose your licence, ie. 126km/h even on the Hume in a 110km/h zone will still lose your licence.

That part is incorrect. You can do 129km/h in a 110 zone and not lose your licence. There are specific fines for speeding in a 110 zone.

4Vman · 30-05-2009, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ILLaViTaR

Hey everyone.

Well my mate was clocked at 128k's on the freeway the other night.
He said the ticket had a detected speed of 128k's and an alleged speed of 126k's.

I thought in Victoria it was 3% off if you were over 100k's meaning his alleged speed would be 124.3 or whatever. Meaning he wouldn't lose his license.
He also needs the car for work and was only 1/2k's off not losing it. Can he lodge an appeal?

"your mate"?? or you? get a lawyer and get proper legal advice.

VSSII · 30-05-2009, 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by EDManual

What an annoying cop, he should have put it down a few km for you... good to see him continuing the bad name traffic cops have built for themselves....

Bahahahahahahah!!

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mcnews · 30-05-2009, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by galaxy xr8

Yeah sure, I think everyone has but I'm not dumb enough to do it on a fwy and get caught, espically these day's, we all need to take responsabilty for our action's, so why bother posting a stupid thread about how you think your mate was hard done by and how he can beat the system and get away with it because lets face it, why do you for one care and why bother to ask about how you can help him, all your interested in is how you can get your mate out of his stupidness,
let me ask you one question, how old is your mate and be honest.

How about we all bend over and take it form the government then in any way they want to give it to us when we know it is about revenue and nothing else. So many sheep..... baaaaaaa baaaaaahhhh