Infringement notice -Not displaying rego in prescribed manner (in wallet)

**Milts** · 18th February 2013, 19:22

Originally Posted by FJRider

You got ripped off ... I've never been charged for one. EVER ...

Me either, until today. $3.90 or similar, I'd misplaced my label before sticking it on the bike. Privatization FTW.

**Banditbandit** · 19th February 2013, 08:27

Originally Posted by FJRider

You got ripped off ... I've never been charged for one. EVER ...

Originally Posted by Milts

Me either, until today. $3.90 or similar, I'd misplaced my label before sticking it on the bike. Privatization FTW.

Fuck me .. how do you do that? I've always thought there was a charge - I thought it was $5, so I was surprised I got 50c change ...

**R-Soul** · 19th February 2013, 14:05

Originally Posted by FJRider

If you ride the bike with the brakes fucked (knowing they're fucked) ... And hit somebody. It wont be seen as the "Fault of Bureaucracy" ...

Keep your panties on. I would not actually ride like that. Just making a point that the money could be used for much better purposes.

**Banditbandit** · 19th February 2013, 15:08

Originally Posted by R-Soul

Keep your panties on. I would not actually ride like that. Just making a point that the money could be used for much better purposes.

Of course it could be used for much better puproses ... next time keep the money for yourself and spend five minutes putting the sticker on the bike .. it's not rocket science ..

**FJRider** · 19th February 2013, 16:11

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Fuck me .. how do you do that? I've always thought there was a charge - I thought it was $5, so I was surprised I got 50c change ...

I was in a post shop today .... They (in Cromwell) wanted $4.19 ...

It has been a while since I got a replacement label though ...

**R-Soul** · 19th February 2013, 19:51

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Of course it could be used for much better puproses ... next time keep the money for yourself and spend five minutes putting the sticker on the bike .. it's not rocket science ..

Well I wrote in and set out the facts. No lying. And I just got a letter today saying that it has been squashed and that I should take it as a warning.

Phew!
So either I am very lucky, or someone did me a favour...

**R-Soul** · 19th February 2013, 19:59

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but the wording of the offence

"85 Registration plates or licence not displayed as required
(1) A person commits an offence if the person operates a motor vehicle by driving or using it on a road"
Does this mean that only a cop that had actually pulled you off the road can issue such an infringement notice, as a council warden approaching a bike parked on pavement would not have evidence of this?

Just saying...

**FJRider** · 19th February 2013, 20:06

Originally Posted by R-Soul

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but the wording of the offence

"85 Registration plates or licence not displayed as required
(1) A person commits an offence if the person operates a motor vehicle by driving or using it on a road"
Does this mean that only a cop that had actually pulled you off the road can issue such an infringement notice, as a council warden approaching a bike parked on pavement would not have evidence of this?

Just saying...

OR ...

The Council has the authority to issue such notices ... but not the authority to enforce it (if you choose to argue/fight it)

Next Council ticket ... write the letter.

**Banditbandit** · 20th February 2013, 14:04

Originally Posted by R-Soul

Well I wrote in and set out the facts. No lying. And I just got a letter today saying that it has been squashed and that I should take it as a warning.

Phew!
So either I am very lucky, or someone did me a favour...

Well good one. A good outcome ... now you can buy the brake pads AND next time put your sticker on the bike ..

(I just paid $170 today for a speeding fine .. not happy ... nearly half a new set of rotors for the big bandit.)

**Banditbandit** · 20th February 2013, 14:07

Originally Posted by R-Soul

Not to look a gift horse in the mouth or anything, but the wording of the offence

"85 Registration plates or licence not displayed as required
(1) A person commits an offence if the person operates a motor vehicle by driving or using it on a road"
Does this mean that only a cop that had actually pulled you off the road can issue such an infringement notice, as a council warden approaching a bike parked on pavement would not have evidence of this?

Just saying...

No - it just means that whoever looked at your letter took pity and quashed the fine ... don't do it again and don't read anything else into it ..

**R-Soul** · 22nd February 2013, 16:10

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Well good one. A good outcome ... now you can buy the brake pads AND next time put your sticker on the bike ..

(I just paid $170 today for a speeding fine .. not happy ... nearly half a new set of rotors for the big bandit.)

Bugger.

And the worst thing about it for me is that I find myself saying, "Shit, I could have/would have taken wife out for dinner, done this exciting thing or that exciting thing, or blah blah but now I can't because I have to pay this dumb fine..."

Even though you probably would not have taken wife to dinner or done said exciting thing if you did not get the fine.

Maybe thats the secret to life: Take her out often, and ride slowly.

**Coldrider** · 22nd February 2013, 16:15

ah but you got more pages of posts than most rallys.

**FJRider** · 22nd February 2013, 16:17

Originally Posted by R-Soul

Bugger.

And the worst thing about it for me is that I find myself saying, "Shit, I could have/would have taken wife out for dinner, done this exciting thing or that exciting thing, or blah blah but now I can't because I have to pay this dumb fine..."

Even though you probably would not have taken wife to dinner or done said exciting thing if you did not get the fine.

Maybe thats the secret to life: Take her out often, and ride slowly.

Considering what you have put as the first line in your signature ... I see this post as appropriate ...