Dangerous speed infringement?

[malfunconz]

any one had one , just curious what to expect this friday in court . 181 kph . guilty as sin and plead as such .

[phill-k]

any one had one , just curious what to expect this friday in court . 181 kph . guilty as sin and plead as such .

But was it dangerous or just high speed, now that could be your partial defence

[Latte]

I've been arrested for dangerous driving, show up, find your duty solicitor, do what he tells you. You'll get a largish fine, loss of license for 6-12 and maybe a telling off (I was considered a repeat offender at the time heh so I got a bigger ear bashing than the guy punching his baby daughter in the face).

Court was easy, sitting in the cell listening to all the gangstas talk shit when I was actually arrested was worse (and the whole processing, felt pretty stink when they ask you to remove belt and shoes for some reason).

[Muppet]

any one had one , just curious what to expect this friday in court . 181 kph . guilty as sin and plead as such .

6 months disqualification minimum and a fine. 81 km/h over the speed limit is quite a lot, do you have any previous convictions for the same or similar offence?

[Vinz0r]

Waits for the "Oh.. it was in a 50 kph zone outside a school.."

Haha just kidding, what were the circumstances? Open lonely stretch of road with nobody in sight? Perhaps explain that you weren't endangering anybody else and would never have done something like this if you felt that you would have been.

I dunno, probably wouldn't change anything anyway :P

[Crazy Steve]

any one had one , just curious what to expect this friday in court . 181 kph . guilty as sin and plead as such .

Maybe Jail.

You better pack your toothbrush.

Crazy Steve.

[nutjob]

Dangerous? Were you on one wheel?

[Jackal]

Just don't let the duty solicitor talk too much. Some of them like the sound of their own voices and they can dig you a bigger hole than you are already in. Keep it short and sweet. I hope the man in the robes is in a good mood for you on Friday. No need to take your toothbrush. Good luck

[jack_hamma]

Quiet road with little to no traffic you may get 6months and a fine... put it this way, think that would be your best really that you would get.,

[SMOKEU]

If you keep pleading not guilty you might get the charge dropped. By the time you're due for the third court appearance, a lot of the time the cop who caught you can't be bothered going to court to give evidence so then they have no case. It has worked for several people I know.

[malfunconz]

on main highway north to puhoi , couple of K's before the tunnel , friday morning next to no one else on the road , ok i am not unknown to the boys in blue as have lost licence twice before but that was like well over 25 years ago , never drunk just a petrol head thirsting for faster faster faster . Got to say cop was a good bloke , well other than taking my piece of plastic , occassionally ya bump into a good one i suppose . oh yeh and i did get a little one 119kph 3 weeks ago too .... bummer , jeez i am a repeat offender .

[Morcs]

is that what the actual offence was called?

last time i got done at a high speed (172) the offence was just 'exceeding 100kph', and resulted in the mandatory 28 day ban, followed by court where i got a $800 fine and that was it.

[MaxB]

The plusses are empty motorway, no oncoming traffic, riding for years etc. etc. but the cop has already decided on the dangerous charge. Counting against you is your previous record.

AFAIK dangerous speed carries a 6 month minimum ban plus fine. It may be good to start preparing for your day licence so you can keep your job.

[Gremlin]

Yep, mandatory loss of license, minimum is 6 months for dangerous, if that's what you are charged with. Fine etc.

You won't be able to get a work license for a minimum of 28 days if I remember correctly.

[tigertim20]

if you said not guilty, then had your lawyer plead it down, you might suffer less than you otherwise would. worth a shot.
problem is, if you admit right off the bat, they have a tendancy to nail you hard, because they have a full admission of guilt. Say nothing, see how they act, the pick your response from there, quite often you're better off by admitting nothing in the first instance, as you can offer to deal, and plead it down to a lesser charge.