Police withdraw speeding ticket.

**jaykay** · 2nd July 2010, 22:36

It is with great pleasure that I can report the police withdrew (another) speeding ticket in Rangiora court this morning.

The alleged crime was 112k on 1st November 2008.

As usual I requested a hearing. As usual the police said I was too late.

It then took the court eighteen months to chase it up, by sending a baillif to my house. As I was out the wife thought she was being helpful by paying it. So I had to get the payment reversed (yes, a cheque back from the courts), and a hearing was granted.

After some more cock ups on the way the whole thing was dropped.

Call me cynical but I suspect this is a police tactic to avoid having to pay out any costs - so it will be off to the High Court (as usual) to point out to the judge that the reason I am back is because the police ignored the last High Court Judge in a case of mine a couple of years ago.

C'est la vie in NZ.

**Berries** · 2nd July 2010, 23:40

So were you doing 112 when pinged ?

**R6_kid:Me** · 3rd July 2010, 01:01

even if he was, do you think he'd go through all that effort just to make a post on here that could cock it all up for him?

**Berries** · 3rd July 2010, 07:12

Probably, considering some of the admissions that get posted on KB. It’s just that the post indicates nothing about the circumstances around the ticket other than it not being the first time this has played out this way for jaykay. Call me cynical, but it could be just someone requesting a hearing to slow down the process to get off it, even though they were speeding. Fair play if that is the case. But then if he was doing 95 and they claimed 112 it would be a different matter altogether.

**John_H** · 3rd July 2010, 07:16

Originally Posted by jaykay

It is with great pleasure that I can report the police withdrew (another) speeding ticket in Rangiora court this morning.

The alleged crime was 112k on 1st November 2008.

As usual I requested a hearing. As usual the police said I was too late.

It then took the court eighteen months to chase it up, by sending a baillif to my house. As I was out the wife thought she was being helpful by paying it. So I had to get the payment reversed (yes, a cheque back from the courts), and a hearing was granted.

After some more cock ups on the way the whole thing was dropped.

Call me cynical but I suspect this is a police tactic to avoid having to pay out any costs - so it will be off to the High Court (as usual) to point out to the judge that the reason I am back is because the police ignored the last High Court Judge in a case of mine a couple of years ago.

C'est la vie in NZ.

Mate, if you were speeding and you were caught, just pay the bloody fine. You deserve it. Not saying I don't ever speed but if I'm caught I would just pay it, lifes too bloody short!

**thepom** · 3rd July 2010, 08:24

Hey Johnny,innocent untill proven guilty is,nt it?

**=cJ=** · 3rd July 2010, 09:59

Originally Posted by John_H

Mate, if you were speeding and you were caught, just pay the bloody fine. You deserve it. Not saying I don't ever speed but if I'm caught I would just pay it, lifes too bloody short!

No. Life's too short to roll over.

**Ocean1** · 3rd July 2010, 11:03

Originally Posted by thepom

Hey Johnny,innocent untill proven guilty is,nt it?

It is not. Not for traffic infringements at least.

**Kickaha** · 3rd July 2010, 13:02

Originally Posted by John_H

Mate, if you were speeding and you were caught, just pay the bloody fine. You deserve it. Not saying I don't ever speed but if I'm caught I would just pay it,

You're advocating accepting personal responsibility for your actions, don't be so stupid

**Littleman** · 3rd July 2010, 13:14

Could you not do that Jaykay?

I pay a shitload of taxes to beneificiaries and other people who 'can't help themselves'.

Conduct your crusade with your own money.

Cheers.