86km in a 100km zone = speeding ticket?

[SMOKEU]

I don't see the point in paying traffic infringements when the cops don't even do their jobs properly. Like on Saturday night when the cops set up 4 road blocks and then went on their smoko break leaving over 100 cars stuck for over 2 hours. FTP

[avgas]

Foolish person. The law and safety have nothing to do with each other.
One wears the pants, the other wears their underpants over their pants

[avgas]

I don't see the point in paying traffic infringements when the cops don't even do their jobs properly. Like on Saturday night when the cops set up 4 road blocks and then went on their smoko break leaving over 100 cars stuck for over 2 hours. FTP

Errr - couldn't you just drive past........ thats what i would have done

[SMOKEU]

The police wouldn't let anyone move.

[imdying]

The police wouldn't let anyone move.

But didn't you just post that they were on their smoko break?

[SMOKEU]

But didn't you just post that they were on their smoko break?

They set up 4 road blocks and then they were sitting in their cars and paddy wagons doing nothing. As soon as anyone tried to move their vehicle they would be told off. And if anyone got out of their vehicle they were told to get back in immediately.

[MSTRS:Me]

Excellent advice, if every recipient of a minor traffic infringement followed this gem of civil disobedience the gubermints efforts at tax collection would come to a grinding halt. And rightly so.

Doubt it. Would just see the start of Night Court (Traffic prosecutions) presided over by JPs.
"Guilty. That'll be the original $80. Plus $130 costs. Oh...plus the after hours fee of $200. Pay as you leave. Next..."

[SixPackBack]

Doubt it. Would just see the start of Night Court (Traffic prosecutions) presided over by JPs.
"Guilty. That'll be the original $80. Plus $130 costs. Oh...plus the after hours fee of $200. Pay as you leave. Next..."

Not a chance our court system is in complete disarray. If it took them 28 months to process my simple speeding ticket, imagine the issues with increasing their work load by a factor of two. Rolling out another 'shift' would be almost impossible, the justice system pay crap and what rich lawyer or judge would do the grave yard shift?
Civil disobedience would work extremely well, the sheeple of Un Zud are the reason it never starts......Lard thick apathy!

[MSTRS:Me]

Ah well...one of us is right. Just remember that when pollies (or political nazis) make decisions, those decisions seldom fix a problem. Rather, a whole new set are often created, usually on top of the old ones. A bit like Frosty suggests...

[nosebleed]

Bad luck. Was in the same situation today heading to do my restricted test but didnt get pulled over, thankfully. Appeal it, im sure someone will see the sense...

So that roughly translates as... I have no experience of what you're are talking about, as nothing like this has happened to me. Therefore I have no practical advice to offer.
But hi, and thanks for reading my first post.

[peasea]

Not a chance our court system is in complete disarray. If it took them 28 months to process my simple speeding ticket, imagine the issues with increasing their work load by a factor of two. Rolling out another 'shift' would be almost impossible, the justice system pay crap and what rich lawyer or judge would do the grave yard shift?
Civil disobedience would work extremely well, the sheeple of Un Zud are the reason it never starts......Lard thick apathy!

Couldn't agree more. Every ticket should be contested until they pull their collective heads in, especially 86kph in a 100kph zone just coz she's on an 'L' plate. 70 in a 100 is actually obstructive and very likely dangerous.

The person who issued the ticket isn't a cop, he's a revenue gathering pig. Cunts like that deserve the bash.

[peasea]

Well i am aren't I!? I'm paying the bloody ticket! This thread has developed beyond my ticket into a discussion of the actual law! No need to bloody well yell at me about being irrisponsible if i'm paying the bloody ticket!

Plead 'not guilty', don't pay it unless you absolutely have to. Fight the ticket or that pig will be screwing everyone who runs above 70kph in a 100 zone.

[scumdog]

Plead 'not guilty', don't pay it unless you absolutely have to. Fight the ticket or that pig will be screwing everyone who runs above 70kph in a 100 zone.

The 'pig' won't give a fat rats arse regrdless of what she does.

He'll still dole out the tickets as he thinks fit.

He might also screw some but not 'everyone'.....

[enigma51]

They set up 4 road blocks and then they were sitting in their cars and paddy wagons doing nothing. As soon as anyone tried to move their vehicle they would be told off. And if anyone got out of their vehicle they were told to get back in immediately.

Maybe there was reason for holding you up.

[enigma51]

Plead 'not guilty', don't pay it unless you absolutely have to. Fight the ticket or that pig will be screwing everyone who runs above 70kph in a 100 zone.

You do the crime you do the time