How long can I wait before paying a fine?

[The Pastor]

as much as it pains me to type this AGAIN. I will. Because you all are noobs.


FACTS.


1. Demerits start from date of offense. (this is to do with the 2 year period)

2. Demerits get added to you license WHEN YOU PLEAD GUILTY TO THE OFFENSE. This is either deemed by court OR from when you pay the fine.

3. You have 28 days to pay the fine.

4. After 28 days you get a reminder and another 28 days. If you want to fight the ticket, this is when you write in (but leave to last possible min)

5. After the reminder the case goes to court (you dont get summoned or anything, if you dont turn up and defend its treated as guilty)

6. When the court deems you guilty the demerits apply (+ anywhere from $30 to $130 court costs, usually $30), from the date of the offense (notice that its now 2 and a bit months from offense)

7. If you want to pay it off at like $10 a week you have to let it go through court. If you dont pay it, the court orders your employer to pay it out of ur paycheck.


Now the explanation on how to save ur license.

say you on 90 demerits, you get a ticket for 20 points and 50 of those points drop off within 2 months (2 year expiry), if you delay (and the best bit is you dont have to do anything!) the payment for 2 months, by the time your new points get added, you will be only be on 60 points and you wont lose your license.

this is fact, and that is why you should never pay your speeding tickets.

Chur

p.s. Im not 100% sure but you might get 2 reminder notices, which would bring it up to 3 months delay but i cant remember so left it out.

[hardhats]

Now the explanation on how to save ur license.

say you on 90 demerits, you get a ticket for 20 points and 50 of those points drop off within 2 months (2 year expiry), if you delay (and the best bit is you dont have to do anything!) the payment for 2 months, by the time your new points get added, you will be only be on 60 points and you wont lose your license.

Have you successfully saved your licence using this method recently? That is what I thought when I first looked at the issue, but the NZTA people very clearly told me it wouldn't work. Their understanding is:
Even if I never have more than 100 demerits registered against my licence at any one time (e.g. by delaying payment of a new ticket), the fact that more than 100 were ACCRUED during a 2 year period (dates of offenses) means I will still lose my licence for 3 months at some point.
As I had been given tickets totalling more than 100 points within a 2 year period, the only way to avoid losing my licence was to successfully defend my case in court.

Interestingly, I paid the fine over 2 weeks ago and currently have 105 points (checked this yesterday with NZTA). Haven't heard anything from them about losing my licence yet. Apparently someone has to come to my house and tell me in person. Not sure how that'll work, considering my job means I'm (almost) never at home unless sleeping...



On the topic of demerits for no rego, I was also recently given a ticket for this by a police officer at a routine checkpoint. He told me I would receive 15 or 20 demerits for it but never wrote anything about demerits on the ticket. I paid the $100 fine but haven't received any points for that offense. Maybe I just got lucky?

[Madness]

as much as it pains me to type this AGAIN. I will. Because you all are noobs.


FACTS.

Facts my arse. You're a little out of date there, 2nd most badass KiwiBikerDude.....

[The Pastor]

Have you successfully saved your licence using this method recently? That is what I thought when I first looked at the issue, but the NZTA people very clearly told me it wouldn't work. Their understanding is:
Even if I never have more than 100 demerits registered against my licence at any one time (e.g. by delaying payment of a new ticket), the fact that more than 100 were ACCRUED during a 2 year period (dates of offenses) means I will still lose the licence for 3 months at some point.

Interestingly, I paid the fine over 2 weeks ago and currently have 105 points (checked this yesterday with NZTA). Haven't heard anything from them about losing my licence yet. Apparently someone has to come to my house and tell me in person. Not sure how that'll work, considering my job means I'm (almost) never at home unless sleeping...



On the topic of demerits for no rego, I was also recently given a ticket for this by a police officer at a routine checkpoint. He told me I would receive 15 or 20 demerits for it but never wrote anything about demerits on the ticket. I paid the $100 fine but haven't received any points for that offense. Maybe I just got lucky?

ive done it once or twice..........


Yes the guy (civilian) will come take it off you (or if you get pulled over for anything expect to walk home). You can successfully dodge the guy coming who takes it, but your just delaying the loss of license. (mate did it for a year lol)

there is a good thread on kb on how to apply for a work license.

[scumdog]

Yes the guy (civilian) will come take it off you (or if you get pulled over for anything expect to walk home). You can successfully dodge the guy coming who takes it, but your just delaying the loss of license. (mate did it for a year lol)

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But if you're stopped by a policeman he'll nicely take the licence off you at the side of the road - very convenient I'm sure...