Untimely infringement fine!!

Or Qld...... but I always figure that if one get's caught, then one wasn't alert enough to be driving at that speed.

If you don't see the van/truck/nice policeman with the gun (that was for Dan :D ) then you probably wouldn't have seen the small child on the tricycle whizzing out from behind the same bus shelter.

I still rather like the old MG slogan from the 50's "Safety Fast", but of course there aren't too many places where that applies these days, and "fast" then was 70mph (about what "safe" maxes out at on the road and certainly not fast by today's standards!)

The really unsporting ones are the "over the horizon machines" that get you from a couple of k's away coming in the opposite direction. Even if you have slowed to a reasonable speed because you have seen the car over the crest of the next hill...... it's too late!! :mad:

cheers,

P

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Reminiscent of Johnny English, British Superspy and the rocket launcher :D :D :D :D

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I think Id better stock up on used tyers, for sale only of course. :rolleyes: :cool:
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Al :D

I'm terrified of driving back home now. Thanks! :eek:

Here, the fixed cameras are on huge gantries that run across the road. Pretty hard to miss. Best part is that before you even get that, there is a nice automated sign that tells you that you are going too fast and should slow down.

Occasionally, they have a big pie plate looking thing on a tripod that catches you out, but the police actually pull you in and give you an opportunity to explain. Easy enough for me I suspect but I don't know as I have not yet been pulled over (profusely touching every piece of wood in the place right now)...;)

To add insult to injury, the posted speed limits are on average, 20km/h lower than Oz for a given piece of road. 2 lanes in both directions, 60. Toll highway, 80. Small residential street, 20. Doesn't matter very much though as the police usually don't care too much as long as you don't do stoopid things like run red lights (my personal pet-hate here) or drive like a fool/drunk. Even if you are 10-15 over, they really don't worry about it most of the time. Of course, 30-50 over and they will plead with you to pull over, and I'm not kidding.

It's a completely different kettle of fish here, but at the same time it works quite ok here too as the whole way of thinking is a different kettle of edible swimming creatures.

At least they stopped the strange warning chimes for when you drive at over 100km/h. Annoying as heck, and prolly makes you drive faster to get it over with. ;)

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Traffic Management Unit, formerly known as Traffic Operations Group TOG, high powered marked and unmarked cars, book their own mothers.

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If they knew them :D

at least your humour hasnt suffered John :D ....Hang in there mate
Pete

Hey DanP
I was out for a drive with my nephew from melb again ( L Plates ) this weekend and saw the serial pest still driving around.
Im assuming he hasnt gone to court yet? :eek:

No not yet. He'll lose it on points long before then anyway.

Lose it on Points, What - He still has some ??
I would have thought he would have lost them for the first few offences... :eek:

He did, the process just takes a while.

WHAT ABOUT THIS THEN


An English guy 100 years of age as just been fined for speeding. Says it was the first time.

I bet he has had a lot of freebies. ;)

Hello all,

happy to inform everyone that the matter has been resolved in............................my favour!....
Massive thank's for all the positive and informative response's to my dilema. Thumb's down to the people who said I had 'buckley's' chance of having the penalty withdrawn, it never hurt's to try if you honestly think you are in the right. Thankfully, negativity roll's off me like water from a duck's back! Also, if anyone ever need's to write an offical type letter, can highly recommend a book published by "Choice" called 'Put it in Writing'.........

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Martrix,

You weren't in the right. You were given a warning based on your good history. Congratulations.

Dan.

BTW the fine is now $524 for unreg.

Talking about untimely infringement fines...is there ever a timely one?

I suppose if it's someone elses....

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Martrix,

You weren't in the right. You were given a warning based on your good history. Congratulations.

Dan.

BTW the fine is now $524 for unreg.

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Yes, sorry you are right DanP, I worded that part wrong..http://www.woodworkforums.ubeaut.com...ons/icon11.gif......

the other week i went to the vidio shop and a car was pulling out of a spot so i parked there, when i was coming out of the shop there was a cop giving me a ticket for parking there, i asked him why and he kindly pointed out that the parking sign had been changed a week ago to a no stoping sign, i told him that someone was here before me , and he said that i should send the ticket in but no money and with a letter explaining , so i did that and got a nice letter back saying that the fine still stands $155...i go to this shop all the time and it is in a little side street so the spot i was in was not disrupting traffic,and people still park in this spot all the time...i am going to send in another letter, and see what happens ...