New infringement notices?

**FJRider** · 17th October 2011, 18:48

Originally Posted by Mad-V2

Each set of points have an expiry of two years from the time they are served unless you reach 100 points within the two year period of the first offence.
Then they just stay at whatever total you have over 100 until you serve your disqualification period.

The good bit is ... with the new laws ... those demerits you have OVER the 100 you "need" to lose your licence with ... you STILL have when you get your licence back ... They are not ALL wiped ...

http://www.transport.govt.nz/legisla...t2011FAQs.aspx

**Madness** · 17th October 2011, 18:55

Originally Posted by FJRider

http://www.transport.govt.nz/legisla...t2011FAQs.aspx

Originally Posted by The Gubbermint

Why is there a need to allow more than one period of licence suspension to be imposed and to be served consecutively?

Bugger me!

You could get disqualified for eons if you rack up enough points!

**FJRider** · 17th October 2011, 18:58

Lose it for more than 12 months ... and it's a resit ... from scratch ... L plate/restricted ... the full deal ...

**Mad-V2** · 17th October 2011, 19:01

Yep, and then once you've done your time, you have to front up with more cash to get your licence back. Even after only 3 months loss of licence.
Do the crime, pay the price........twice!

**Padmei** · 17th October 2011, 19:05

What am i missing here?
How does one not get served- by moving around & living under a bridge? handing over your twin brother/sisters licence every time you get pulled over?
Obviously not speeding

Also to clarify - If I have 120 points & don't get served, then after 2 years from the latest infringement ALL my points would be wiped or would the 100 points still be sitting there waiting for me to hand over my licence for 3 months...

Not planning on a career as Ghostrider II but my interest is piqued

**Madness** · 17th October 2011, 19:08

Originally Posted by Padmei

Also to clarify - If I have 120 points & don't get served, then after 2 years from the latest infringement ALL my points would be wiped or would the 100 points still be sitting there waiting for me to hand over my licence for 3 months...

I believe the points have since expired but the notice to suspend your licence is still active, similar to a Warrant to Sieze or Arrest.

**FJRider** · 17th October 2011, 19:13

Originally Posted by Padmei

Also to clarify - If I have 120 points & don't get served, then after 2 years from the latest infringement ALL my points would be wiped or would the 100 points still be sitting there waiting for me to hand over my licence for 3 months...

Not planning on a career as Ghostrider II but my interest is piqued

ONLY 100 points are wiped AFTER your 3 month disqualification ... the rest (any more you may have) you now KEEP ... untill your next 3 month loss ...

They will find you ... eventually ....

something to look forward to ... Mail ...

**Padmei** · 17th October 2011, 19:24

Shit there's someone at the door...

**Mad-V2** · 17th October 2011, 19:44

You just do what I did when I was young and dumb.
Don't answer the door, eventually they give up coming to your house.
Don't get caught breaking the law, then you can hand it in when YOUR ready.

back in the day I avoided it for three years, and in that time racked up 380 points.
when I finally decided to get my shit together i done the three months DQ and all my points were wiped

Let the flaming begin

**Parlane** · 17th October 2011, 19:47

Originally Posted by Mad-V2

You just do what I did when I was young and dumb.
Don't answer the door, eventually they give up coming to your house.
Don't get caught breaking the law, then you can hand it in when YOUR ready.

back in the day I avoided it for three years, and in that time racked up 380 points.
when I finally decided to get my shit together i done the three months DQ and all my points were wiped

Let the flaming begin

380?

Challenge accepted.

**FJRider** · 17th October 2011, 20:31

Originally Posted by Owl

Could be too?

When I spoke to the guy on the phone in April, he gave me the exact date my 35 demerits were wiped. He told me then that they are wiped individually, 2 years from the date of the offence.

Read the Act concerned ... Thats for a SINGLE offence ... Only

2 or more offences ... and it's the date from the commision of the most recent offence ...

Scroll down to section 91 (1)

And it lists ANY amendments to the Act at the bottom of the sections (section 88/89/90/91 are interesting too ...)

http://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/p...&p=1#DLM435011

And interestingly ... Section 88 (4) with NO amendments ... states quite clearly ...

Demerit points recorded under subsection (1) have effect on and from ... the date of the commission of the offence for which the points are recorded

**davereid** · 18th October 2011, 06:54

Originally Posted by Padmei

Also to clarify - If I have 120 points & don't get served, then after 2 years from the latest infringement ALL my points would be wiped or would the 100 points still be sitting there waiting for me to hand over my licence for 3 months...

Yes, if you managed two years without either being served with the disqualification, or amassing any more demerits, you are in the clear.

Its not a mistake by the powers that be though.

If you have managed to get 100 points in two years, and then you manage to change your driving style so dramatically that you don't even get pulled over for the next two, the demerits have changed your attitude.

And thats what they are supposed to do.

**Parlane** · 18th October 2011, 07:17

Originally Posted by davereid

Yes, if you managed two years without either being served with the disqualification, or amassing any more demerits, you are in the clear.

Its not a mistake by the powers that be though.

If you have managed to get 100 points in two years, and then you manage to change your driving style so dramatically that you don't even get pulled over for the next two, the demerits have changed your attitude.

And thats what they are supposed to do.

Either that or you were successful in 100% of police chases.

**marty** · 18th October 2011, 07:51

Originally Posted by rastuscat

You're in no mans land Scummie. The Southern HP guys got them months ago, we got ours yesterday. No big deal really. They speed up the processing, but they take time to get used to.

I like them best coz I can actually read the writing on them, as opposed to the latin scrawlings of a couple of my staff.

Ka kite

and the worst thing - the prolific writers are usually have the worst chicken scratch.