Infringement notice -Not displaying rego in prescribed manner (in wallet)

[R-Soul]

This has probably been done before but I can never find anything on these forums searches.

I got an infringement notice for $200 for not displaying my rego. It was up to date, and all good, but I did not have the time or tools to change it. For a month....

So the old rego was showing, while the new rego was in my wallet. The infringement notice is not for not having a rego - just for "CURRENT LICENSE LABEL NOT AFFIXED IN PRESCRIBED MANNER".

Sure it is illegal- I get that. I am not disputing the notice. But $200? Really? Its not like it never HAD rego?! It just was not put on in time. And the officer checking it probably had access to the newfangled systems they have and knew this already.

You only get $150 for doing really dangerous things like running stop streets and bald tyres! WTF? Surely this is only worthy of a $50 fine max?

SO: Does anybody know how I can get this down a tad (meaning a LOT)?

[bogan]

I assume its a council ticket? Go in and say you will really struggle to pay it by the due date (I assume thats on the ticket), then you'll be at their mercy for a payment plan or discount. I wouldn't recommend telling them you shouldn't have got it or anything along those lines.

[FJRider]

If it was issued by a parking warden ... getting off it ..

Write the letter to the issuing authority and include a copy of the receipt when you renewed the rego. It may help.

But yes ... that IS the wording of the law. IT ALWAYS HAS BEEN. And the thread subject is NOT new with plenty before yours ...

[Akzle]

fucken silly. how many times do i have to tell you, don't fucken talk to cops,

noone, and i do mean noone has ever been puled over and given money, so why fucken bother.

[Akzle]

wait. now that i've read it.

the offence you committed was "failing to display evidence of current vehicle licensing in the prescribed manner", the fee payable for that offence is 200$. suck it up. (i believe, if you don't like the rules, you're obliged to fuck off to zimbabwe)

you could try sending copy of your current licence (rego) to the council with a "sorry, i'm poor, i'm broke, want a handjob?" type letter, dont be surprised if you get a "dear driver, fuck you, it's for the good of the country that we enforce these rules" one in return.

[Gremlin]

Ok... so you know the fine is legal, ie, failure to display. You know you failed to display.

And you know the penalty is $200.

Uh... what am I missing? You somehow think you should pay less than the amount on account of....

Oh, and you seem to also know that having rego, and displaying rego are two separate things? Just because you have rego doesn't mean you won't get fined. You also have to display it as required by law.

[FJRider]

Ok... so you know the fine is legal, ie, failure to display. You know you failed to display.

And you know the penalty is $200.

Uh... what am I missing? You somehow think you should pay less than the amount on account of....

Oh, and you seem to also know that having rego, and displaying rego are two separate things? Just because you have rego doesn't mean you won't get fined. You also have to display it as required by law.

There must be a thread in the forums (surely) ... for all the "I got a ticket,how do I get off it .. ??" posts ...

[unstuck]

Just rip it up and throw it away, they cant do a fucken thing. FTP.

[Gremlin]

There must be a thread in the forums (surely) ... for all the "I got a ticket,how do I get off it .. ??" posts ...

Yeah... it's called Pointless Drivel...

[rossirep]

iv never had my rego or wof labels on my bike they have always been in my wallet, and iv never had any issue with parking guys or cops when been pulled over.
i just tell them that i keep them on me so if my bike is even nicked and gets stopped they wont just be let to ride off. mind you my bike looks like a million bucks so parking guys never look twice at it. oh and i never park it anywhere that i have to worry about that.

[Ocean1]

Ok... so you know the fine is legal, ie, failure to display. You know you failed to display.

And you know the penalty is $200.

Uh... what am I missing? You somehow think you should pay less than the amount on account of....

Oh, and you seem to also know that having rego, and displaying rego are two separate things? Just because you have rego doesn't mean you won't get fined. You also have to display it as required by law.

It's a fucking stupid law. Nowdays they could check whether the vehicle in question is currently registered in less than a minute, so why retain a rule that's effectively obsolete?

Other than the obvious benefit to the public purse.

Far, far too many fucking rules, time to clear some of them out.

[FJRider]

It's a fucking stupid law. Nowdays they could check whether the vehicle in question is currently registered in less than a minute, so why retain a rule that's effectively obsolete?

Not if the exponents of the "Opt out scheme" get their way ... but the OP could have saved himself $200 ...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Go and get another reg sticker...make sure you get confirmation of getting it dated. Write them a letter showing them the original reciept dated the month ago...saying some low life cunt must've knicked your original label...and you hadn't noticed. You may get lucky.

[Gremlin]

It's a fucking stupid law. Nowdays they could check whether the vehicle in question is currently registered in less than a minute, so why retain a rule that's effectively obsolete?

Other than the obvious benefit to the public purse.

Far, far too many fucking rules, time to clear some of them out.

Sure, I don't see much point either, but that's the law. I've even previously been legal and still ticketed. They told me to write in and I told them I would email a photo and stop spending time on their problem.

I think some of the speed zones are stupid too, so does that mean I can speed, and then ask the cop for a discount... because, well, I shouldn't have to pay the full amount?

I guess the point is, you know what the law is, so why be surprised when it's applied?

[mashman]

I had a similar thing a while ago. A letter through the post, gimme yer money. Somehow, when putting the license into its holder, I accidentally slid the new one behind the old one. A politely written letter and a photograph of the two licenses next to each other in the holder, showing the dates etc..., seemed to reduce the fine to zero. I'm not advocating that this is the road that you should take however, as it may not yield the result you are looking for... but...........