It's official - there are some heinous drivers out there

[T.W.R]

although I think ultimately it is up to the discretion of the tax collector concerned.

That's pretty much it.
Though a whilst back they mentioned a reduction on the open road from 110km/h allowance to 105km/h.
Just like my last ticket albeit nearly 10yrs ago for 111km/h couldn't be naffed argueing the point with the plod......his excuse was feeble and I saw him before he locked me on & I'd been trotting along so took it on the chin

[BoristheBiter]

That's pretty much it.
Though a whilst back they mentioned a reduction on the open road from 110km/h allowance to 105km/h.
Just like my last ticket albeit nearly 10yrs ago for 111km/h couldn't be naffed argueing the point with the plod......his excuse was feeble and I saw him before he locked me on & I'd been trotting along so took it on the chin

So how fast should be able to speed before you get a ticket?

[bogan]

I don't think so - they were talking to a woman from the Police this morning on the National Programme and she said that we still had it, although I think ultimately it is up to the discretion of the tax collector concerned. Sean Plunkett asked her if it was a lead up to removing the 10 kmh buffer and she was very evasive. He also asked if it was going to cause people to spend all their time watching their speedos, and she said that would not be a problem because people would be driving much more carefully. Personally I think "driving carefully" and "staring at my speedo" are two very different things, and I for one will be avoiding the roads this weekend in cage or bike because I really don't want to get pinged for 54 kmh whenI go and get the milk and I don't want to be hit by someone who is watching his speedo and not me.

I won't be riding, but will be watching my speedo closely when i go to hb, also paying extra attention to the centerline in the gorge least I'll be in a bright yellow van so I shouldn't get the smidsy!

So how fast should be able to speed before you get a ticket?

in an ideal world it would depend on the conditions

[MSTRS:Me]

I don't think so - they were talking to a woman from the Police this morning on the National Programme and she said that we still had it, although I think ultimately it is up to the discretion of the tax collector concerned. Sean Plunkett asked her if it was a lead up to removing the 10 kmh buffer and she was very evasive. He also asked if it was going to cause people to spend all their time watching their speedos, and she said that would not be a problem because people would be driving much more carefully. Personally I think "driving carefully" and "staring at my speedo" are two very different things, and I for one will be avoiding the roads this weekend in cage or bike because I really don't want to get pinged for 54 kmh whenI go and get the milk and I don't want to be hit by someone who is watching his speedo and not me.

The toll could go either way. But not for the reasons 'they' think.
Down - like above because less people on the road.
Up - MORE divided attention.

Either way, like I said in my first post, this change is a big fail.

[shrub]

I'm heading down tomorrow to stick a years rego on the T Bird, then immediately putting the rego on hold and taking her off the road for a bit of cosmetic loving and excuses to spend more time in the shed and less time working or here. I get scared driving my cage over 40 kmh (terrifying bloody things, can't see why people drive them so much), so I'll be fine.

[Katman]

I'm heading down tomorrow to stick a years rego on the T Bird, then immediately putting the rego on hold and taking her off the road for a bit of cosmetic loving and excuses to spend more time in the shed and less time working or here. I get scared driving my cage over 40 kmh (terrifying bloody things, can't see why people drive them so much), so I'll be fine.

Why would you pay a years rego and then put it straight on hold?

[shrub]

Why would you pay a years rego and then put it straight on hold?

You might remember that in July the cost of registration goes through the roof and so I'm buying the last rego at the old price. I think I can buy 15 months, in which case that's what I'll buy. By putting it on hold when I finish lovin the Bird I'll have 15 months of rego waiting for me before I have to pay silly prices.

[Katman]

You might remember that in July the cost of registration goes through the roof and so I'm buying the last rego at the old price. I think I can buy 15 months, in which case that's what I'll buy. By putting it on hold when I finish lovin the Bird I'll have 15 months of rego waiting for me before I have to pay silly prices.

I don't think that's the way it works.

[shrub]

I don't think that's the way it works.

OK, I may be wrong, so how does it work? I always believed that putting your rego on hold meant you didn't use up any of the rego you had meaning that the end date of your period of registration was extended by the period it was on hold. I don't believe that I would continue to use up my registration while it's on hold.

[MSTRS:Me]

The hold period BEGINS when the rego expires...

[BoristheBiter]

in an ideal world it would depend on the conditions

And in an ideal world we wouldn't have the need for police.

[shrub]

The hold period BEGINS when the rego expires...

I've just checked with the evil empire, and you and Katman are right. Bugger.

[BoristheBiter]

OK, I may be wrong, so how does it work? I always believed that putting your rego on hold meant you didn't use up any of the rego you had meaning that the end date of your period of registration was extended by the period it was on hold. I don't believe that I would continue to use up my registration while it's on hold.

You put your reg on hold when it runs out. it can be on hold from 3 to 12 months. vehicles on hold do not get penelitys on them nor do you have to pay back rego. they can be re-regoed at any time, still with no peneltys. if you put it on hold after it runs out i think you have to pay for the rego you have missed.

[Berries]

So how fast should be able to speed before you get a ticket?

Although I have heard stories about cops using their discretion and then finding the same person has ploughed off the road a few km's later I do believe that the traffic guys should have a decent feel as to what is a 'safe' speed. There are massive differences between some of our roads and blanket enforcement of an arbitary limit just winds people up. By all means pull them over, but while giving them the patter you should be able to tell whether the person/vehicle can cope with that speed at that location in those conditions and then use your discretion. It is still a contact. Ticket for 106km/h in a passing lane ? That's going to win you a lot of friends. So basically, there is no magic number, apart from 220km/h for me if you can fix it ?

Tickets at 105km/h are going to further impact on the public's view of the Police, particularly when other offences, you know, like the ones that add to the road toll on holiday weekends, go unpunished because they are in the too hard basket.

[BoristheBiter]

Although I have heard stories about cops using their discretion and then finding the same person has ploughed off the road a few km's later I do believe that the traffic guys should have a decent feel as to what is a 'safe' speed. There are massive differences between some of our roads and blanket enforcement of an arbitary limit just winds people up. By all means pull them over, but while giving them the patter you should be able to tell whether the person/vehicle can cope with that speed at that location in those conditions and then use your discretion. It is still a contact. Ticket for 106km/h in a passing lane ? That's going to win you a lot of friends. So basically, there is no magic number, apart from 220km/h for me if you can fix it ?

Tickets at 105km/h are going to further impact on the public's view of the Police, particularly when other offences, you know, like the ones that add to the road toll on holiday weekends, go unpunished because they are in the too hard basket.

Ok so we put the speed limit on the open road up to 110km then ping everyone for 111km then everyone goes on about a ticket for 1km over the limit, and what about 50km zones? do we raise the limit or just give out tickets for 55km.
It is the same as the drinking age being lowered, most have no problem but the ones that do make it shit for eveyon else.
There has to be a line and on the open road it is 100, at least there is discrection.