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Aaron Klaver
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Victoria
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Reg: 08-2005

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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 04:42 pm, by:  Aaron Klaver (Nakedterror) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's been over 5 years since I was booked for speeding, I just came back from a holiday in NZ and while I was there I got booked.

Driving from Queenstown to Milford Sound in our hire car (Commodore SV6, a bigger bucket I've never driven)

Came to a near stop as there was a sheep and two lambs right on the side of the bitumen, so I crept past and then sped back up to a shade under 110kmh - we're about an hour and a half from queenstown by this time and I'm on a downhill run on a completely straight bit of road.

I look in the rearview and see lights, I look down and figured it wasn't me, I was only doing about 112kmh when I looked. Get pulled over, cop books me for 116kmh (I'm SURE it's only cos I'm an Aussie, I should have told him how much care I took to avoid hitting the sheep!!)

So I'm thinking, this sucks.. when he hands me the ticket

$120!

only $120!!!

16kmh over is almost loss of license in Victoria now!
The thing that really me is my mate was driving the daybefore and had been doing 160kmh! argh!

Tips for travellers - if you're gonna speed in an English speaking country, do it in NZ :D
Andreas Niaouris
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W.A.
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 05:22 pm, by:  Andreas Niaouris (Andreasn) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I can understand that speed, Milford to Queenstown is quite a drive.
Ryan Rankovic
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Victoria
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:03 pm, by:  Ryan Rankovic (Ryan1j) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

i just got a $131 speeding fine today for being 4km over
Dan McColl
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Victoria
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:04 pm, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Don't bother paying.
(Unless you want to go back to NZ)
Ivor Miric
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NSW
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 09:01 pm, by:  Ivor Miric (Ivor) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)


Ryan Rankovic wrote on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 06:03 pm:

i just got a $131 speeding fine today for being 4km over




are you serious, i better watch my speeding then cause there is not 1 street were i do not speed, i guess i just have to be fined to understand
Aaron Klaver
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Victoria
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 08:23 am, by:  Aaron Klaver (Nakedterror) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

only in Vic could you get done for 3-4kmh over

Dan - I heard that NZ have an arrangement with the aust govt to chase you for unpaid fines?
Dan McColl
TryHard
Victoria
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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 10:55 am, by:  Dan McColl (Hoon) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Oh. America doesn't. :-)
Mark Northcott
TryHard
NSW
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Reg: 10-2005

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Thursday, November 24, 2005 - 11:16 am, by:  Mark Northcott (My91gt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Man 4km's over the limit what bollacks.

I got done 3 years ago for crossing a single unbroken line at Maitland at 2am and it cost me 3 points and $123 bucks...

So don't merge to early, and I see people do it now and just wish a cop would come past so they'd get done as well for it
Matthew Sharpe
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North Island
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Friday, November 25, 2005 - 01:26 pm, by:  Matthew Sharpe (Madmatt) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Challenge it - then they have to fly either 1) You to the court room, or 2) The officer to you (in this case it would be 1) - they wont bother, you'll get a letter saying its been waved.

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