Speeding Ticket Revenue

[StoneChucker]

Heard on the radio earlier that the latest speeding ticket figures for the year past are 1 million tickets, raking in 60 Million dollars... Thats alot of cash. I wonder what would happen if EVERYONE in NZ started driving/riding completely legally, I bet they've become rather acustomed to that income.

Btw, I'm not having a go - Just posting what I heard.

[Rainbow Wizard]

Heard on the radio earlier that the latest speeding ticket figures for the year past are 1 million tickets, raking in 60 Million dollars....

If we all (I mean EVERYONE) refused to pay speeding fines unless we were doing over 120kph I wonder if the bastards would finally wake up and and increase the legal limit. I make no bones about it, I'm an Act voter because if I paid less tax I'd happily top the system up with the odd speeding fine because I still choose to go faster than the limit PROVIDED IT IS SAFE TO DO SO (considering ALL the factors).

[Biff]

What would interest me is knowing what proportion of the revenue was generated by speeding bikers, or KB'ers for that matter.

[Hitcher]

What would be more constructive is if every driver in New Zealand deliberately set out to get ticketted and then refused to pay the fine...

[Biff]

What would be more constructive is if every driver in New Zealand deliberately set out to get ticketted and then refused to pay the fine...

Count me out, until I get full residency that is!

[White trash]

What would be more constructive is if every driver in New Zealand deliberately set out to get ticketted and then refused to pay the fine...

Friggen doin' me best, mate!

[White trash]

But in all seriousness, this "Revenue" debate is getting a little tiresome.

The law's the law. We know the rules.

You break the law (regardless if it's a good one or not) and get caught, you get ticketed. End of fucking story.

Let's please find a new topic other than the boo hoo, I got a ticket, woe is me shit we're all spouting now.

It's the same fucken ground covered every thread and I've had a gutsfull.

Dont like tickets? Don't speed. Simple.

(this aint a vent in your direction Stoney, just having a bitch about the bitchers)

[Coldkiwi]

1 million tickets and only $60million booked?? I don't know about the rest of you but the smallest fine I've ever had was $150 and I know they go well above that (but I couldn't possibly comment). Surely the absolute smallest amount is only $60, not the average.

Which raises the question, are they not reporting the real profit??

[Sniper]

Ouch, thats heavy. I suppose if we all did refuse to pay tickets, I wonder what prices would rise so that the goverment could still afford their flash cages and stupid things

[madboy]

yes WT, I don't want to repeat the same ole same ole... but perhaps this story is equally pertinent today when considering the revenue obtained from traffic infringements - since when infringing traffic regulations you're more than likely using a road and/or vehicle at the same time... http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3182820a10,00.html

dare i repeat the same old shite by suggesting that it was diverted from the general account to more targeted use?

[Mongoose]

That may be the "value" of tickets given but I wonder how much was actually raked in. I know that i work with more than one person with over 10k worth of fines, will they be writtten off as bad debts eventually and so that 60mill is not what it seems?

[**R1**]

$60mil..WOW :whocares:

[StoneChucker]

But in all seriousness, this "Revenue" debate is getting a little tiresome.

The law's the law. We know the rules.

You break the law (regardless if it's a good one or not) and get caught, you get ticketed. End of fucking story.

Let's please find a new topic other than the boo hoo, I got a ticket, woe is me shit we're all spouting now.

It's the same fucken ground covered every thread and I've had a gutsfull.

Dont like tickets? Don't speed. Simple.

(this aint a vent in your direction Stoney, just having a bitch about the bitchers)

:wari: Until that last line, I was getting all frothy at the mouth, all wound up and all ready to reply with a barrage of white trash insults hahahaha. I'm almost disappointed now :spudwhat: :2thumbsup

[**R1**]

:wari: Until that last line, I was getting all frothy at the mouth, all wound up and all ready to reply with a barrage of white trash insults hahahaha. I'm almost disappointed now :spudwhat: :2thumbsup
Dude how could anyone have a go at you....your bike is

pure class :2thumbsup

sex on wheels :love2:

poetry in motion :yes:

HOT :devil2:

[Biff]

Dude how could anyone have a go at you....your aRse1 bike is

puke class :2thumbsup

sex in heels :love2:

poetry in motion sickness :yes:

SNOT :devil2:

childish - but fun :niceone:

[Skunk]

childish - but fun :niceone:And more accurate...

[White trash]

:wari: Until that last line, I was getting all frothy at the mouth, all wound up and all ready to reply with a barrage of white trash insults

Let 'em fly, brother. I can take it!

[bear]

Might want to check what tickets those statistics cover. I heard something a few weeks back that they were only releasing office issued ticket stats, and not speed camera stats.

[**R1**]

childish - but fun :niceone:
Biff......jealousy will not get you a ride on my bike, and im dam sure SC aint givn ya one eitha.

I would pay the same complements to your bike but eveyone would give me bad reps for lying :shake:

[Biff]

I would pay the same complements to your bike but eveyone would give me bad reps for lying :shake:

So why did you tell me this morning that you were bored with your aRse1 and wanted to get a proper bike, like a Bird ?

Drop the pretence mate, you're just jealous because I've got a real mans bike :bleh:

[White trash]

Fact of the matter is this, you both ride raving pooftahs bikes. It's common knowledge.

[Biff]

Fact of the matter is this, you both ride raving pooftahs bikes. It's common knowledge.


Ladies and gentleman, as the one they call White Trash has quetioned my sexuality I have no choice but to present to you text from a PM he sent me yesterday:


I'll have your babies mate! People have been questioning my sexuality without announcing it publicly.

Our secret eh?

No WT, I will not let you poke my chocolate starfish.

[**R1**]

So why did you tell me this morning that you were bored with your aRse1 and wanted to get a proper bike, like a Bird ?

Drop the pretence mate, you're just jealous because I've got a real mans bike :bleh:
Thats a bullsy thing to say considering i have eye witness accounts of me wheelieing past you on Saturday.

I would have flicked ya the bird but u already have one :lol: :lol: :lol:

[**R1**]

Fact of the matter is this, you both ride raving pooftahs bikes. It's common knowledge.
Its ok WT biff told me all about it, you can come out of the closet now and tell everyone you used to ride honda's

[White trash]

Ladies and gentleman, as the one they call White Trash has quetioned my sexuality I have no choice but to present to you text from a PM he sent me yesterday:



No WT, I will not let you poke my chocolate starfish.

Ohhhhh you clever cunt!

How did I know that was gonna come back to bit me in the arse! Brilliant, apparently I can't give you any rep points at the mo but it's the thought that counts.

[Biff]

WT = Willy Taster

[Biff]

Thats a bullsy thing to say considering i have eye witness accounts of me wheelieing past you on Saturday.

I would have flicked ya the bird but u already have one :lol: :lol: :lol:

Mate - I was on my third coke and stationary outside a pub at the time, waiting for you to catch up.

[Rainbow Wizard]

All too often this happens and it's starting to piss me off a bit. It's often the same people and despite the occasional mirth and inevitable mud-slinging and name-calling that's sometimes thinly veiled malicious drivell its just plain bloody disruptive. Maybe Webby should set up a parallel thread system for the likes of you basstids and then maybe the genuinely interested ones amongst us can get about our sharing true to topic.

I can see a new thread bitch needs to be started it in the hope that you don't reply to this comment on this thread and therefor further distract from the topic. OK? :done:

[Mongoose]

All too often this happens and it's starting to piss me off a bit. It's often the same people and despite the occasional mirth and inevitable mud-slinging and name-calling that's sometimes thinly veiled malicious drivell its just plain bloody disruptive. Maybe Webby should set up a parallel thread system for the likes of you basstids and then maybe the genuinely interested ones amongst us can get about our sharing true to topic.

I can see a new thread bitch needs to be started it in the hope that you don't reply to this comment on this thread and therefor further distract from the topic. OK? :done:


What was the topic again?? :2thumbsup

[**R1**]

All too often this happens and it's starting to piss me off a bit. It's often the same people and despite the occasional mirth and inevitable mud-slinging and name-calling that's sometimes thinly veiled malicious drivell its just plain bloody disruptive. Maybe Webby should set up a parallel thread system for the likes of you basstids and then maybe the genuinely interested ones amongst us can get about our sharing true to topic.

I can see a new thread bitch needs to be started it in the hope that you don't reply to this comment on this thread and therefor further distract from the topic. OK? :done:
sheez soraye.

not sure about any1 else but i like the pokeys during threads it lightns things up.....just my opinion...........plus i dont realy know jack shit about anything.

[avgas]

I wonder what would happen if EVERYONE in NZ started driving/riding completely legally, I bet they've become rather acustomed to that income.

had this though a few years ago - havent had a ticket for about 4 years now, i reckon the govt is missin out on about $500 a year.
Thats probably why they increased the bloody rego.....bastards.
Is it just me, or would the rest of you not mind paying for your tickects if it went to respectable foundations etc Sick of giving money for the govt. Dont get any back (cos aparently my father who i havent lived with for 5 years earns to much).
Maybe i should go to prison, or get unemployed where life might get easier

[Biff]

All too often this happens and it's starting to piss me off a bit. It's often the same people and despite the occasional mirth and inevitable mud-slinging and name-calling that's sometimes thinly veiled malicious drivell its just plain bloody disruptive. Maybe Webby should set up a parallel thread system for the likes of you basstids and then maybe the genuinely interested ones amongst us can get about our sharing true to topic.

I can see a new thread bitch needs to be started it in the hope that you don't reply to this comment on this thread and therefor further distract from the topic. OK? :done:

oooo, get you. Handbags at dawn.

For the record, there is absofuckinglutely nothing malicious going on here, unless you count what's oozing from your mouth that is.