L-Plate Rider
HI everyone for those who dont know my story...I just got DIVERSION from my carless driving charge, at first the duty lawyer said I wont get a DIVERSION for a traffic charge however I was told by a legal aid that I was able to apply for one. I past this info onto the duty lawyer and was given a diversion.
As I didn't hurt anyone and was the first time I was charged (no record) so was able to apply for diversion.
Hopefully this can help you PPl here.
Thank you everyone else for your help.
Freakin' hippy
I'm the spelling and grammar police and I'm giving you a ticket for carless use of the English language. Naughty carless!
Determined to kill my bike before it kills me
Forum whore
You can only use Diversion once, so, if you are a bit naughty and think you can get away with stuff on a never-ending basis, be warned!
(not pointing the finger at you z99) Just a heads up for those who don't know.
Last edited by BiK3RChiK; 4th August 2009 at 08:09. Reason: Added the caveat
It's OK...I've got a spare!
Jeez...they're getting tough when they can prosecute you for not actually having a vehicle!
...she took the KT, and left me the Buell to ride....(Blues Brothers)
Deus ex ukulele
Carless driving would definitely have a positive effect on the road toll.
Is there an equivalent charge for motorcyclists, or can we get busted for carless driving every time we go out for a pootle?
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
is currently sulking in the Sin Bin
That would be my guess; Carless use of a motorcycle.Originally Posted by Hitcher
pickledbunnies
out of curiosity, what were you doing to get a careless driving charge?
Que?
No. That falls under Dangerous Driving, apparently.
Forum whore
Haha.... done for driving without a car
Honda Lover
so was the ticket for driving without a car???
plastic fabricator/welder here if you need a hand ! will work for beer/bourbon/booze
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Forum whore
There's a few here could give you some ideas to try if you like.
Say pulling out of a stop sign and taking out a Police car, or overtaking a little old lady. Either one can be considered careless apparently.
Whip it, whip it good!
Over taking little old ladies, specially on bridges is possibly the most dangerous thing you can do, or so I have heard
BogOff-Cant you see I'm busy?
Diversion is fine however you will eventually have to face the music.
Good luck.
L-Plate Rider
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...t=99035&page=2
Scooter boy
Careless use - hardly worth using up your one chance at getting Diversion on that sort of offence. Unless the 'offender' wants to maintain an absolutely spotless record, I'd suggest Diversion be put in the bank as it were, and saved for a 'criminal' matter should it ever happen in the future.
I argue that if someone is concerned about say a prospective employer checking their conviction history, most would not be concerned with a careless use conviction. They would likely be more concerned about a conviction for dishonesty, violence, drugs etc. Some ask for traffic offences to be disclosed, some don't.
Note that Diversion isn't generally an option with more serious driving matters as they tend to attract mandatory Disqualification and thats not something a Diversion officer can legally enforce, even as part of the contract that is normally signed between the defendant and the Police for normal Diversion.
Also, Careless Use is sometimes the only charge left to chose from for incidents that aren't covered by an instant fine - eg a minor crash caused by merging for instance. Which is stupid quite frankly as it can mean a person ends up being summonsed to court rather than issued with a plain old ticket, but I digress.
I say use your Diversion, wisely...!
The tread goes around that far for a reason...
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