Rider ticketed for riding a 250 not on the LAMs list?

[White trash]

Here's a queer one.

Had a young fella in work today enquiring why we were advertising at Hyosung GT250R as learner legal when they're not on the LAMs list. Turns out the poor bastard got ticketed in November for riding on his learners, on a non LAMs approved motorcycle while riding his GT250R. $200 fine, 20 demerits. He paid it and advertised his bike for sale thinking he wasn't allowed to ride it.

So how does he go about rectifying the problem?

[bogan]

The gears of bureaucracy move slowly and rarely go in reverse, good luck with that shit.

My guess would be to just ask some cops about it though.

[st00ji]

did he even try and contest it? im pretty sure LAMS says any bike 250cc and under is legal apart from some listed exceptions (2 strokes)

[White trash]

did he even try and contest it? im pretty sure LAMS says any bike 250cc and under is legal apart from some listed exceptions (2 strokes)

Correct. No he didn't, the poor bastard assumed the cop knew what he was talking about, seeing as how he was a cop and all......

[chasio]

did he even try and contest it? im pretty sure LAMS says any bike 250cc and under is legal apart from some listed exceptions (2 strokes)

Exactly. Here is the list. And a quote.

LAMS-approved motorcycles include:

- All motorcycles with engine capacities of 250cc and under, except for those on the LAMS-prohibited list above.

LAMS-prohibited motorcycle list (250cc or under)

Make Model CC
Aprilia RS250 (all models and variants) 250
Honda NSR250 (all models and variants) 250
Kawasaki KR1 (all models and variants including KR250) 250
Suzuki RGV250 (all models and variants) 250
Yamaha TZR250 (all models and variants) 250

[jellywrestler]

The gears of bureaucracy move slowly and rarely go in reverse, good luck with that shit.

My guess would be to just ask some cops about it though.

it did for David Bain so there's hope here

[fridayflash]

shit thats a bit of a bum rap, im guessin its too late to research the ticket and contest it after the fact?

[Smifffy]

I guess the cop just figured his bike looked the horn and was beyond the cop's own skill to handle.

Not having seen the ticket, i would hope that given the alleged offence, the cop will have to have written make/model info down. 1st step would be to contact them and challenge the ticket.
http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/dri...d-fees/contact

Or else write them back and ask to have it heard in court. Any luck the Judge will laugh the copper out of the building and award costs.

It should all be explained on the back of the ticket - NZ is kinda good like that - one of the last vestiges of democracy we haven't sold out.

[st00ji]

Correct. No he didn't, the poor bastard assumed the cop knew what he was talking about, seeing as how he was a cop and all......

well it wasnt a total waste then - he learned a valuable lesson

[White trash]

I guess the cop just figured his bike looked the horn and was beyond the cop's own skill to handle.

Not having seen the ticket, i would hope that given the alleged offence, the cop will have to have written make/model info down. 1st step would be to contact them and challenge the ticket.
http://www.police.govt.nz/advice/dri...d-fees/contact

Or else write them back and ask to have it heard in court. Any luck the Judge will laugh the copper out of the building and award costs.

It should all be explained on the back of the ticket - NZ is kinda good like that - one of the last vestiges of democracy we haven't sold out.

It transpires the young fella's still got the original ticket, clever boy

This'll be interesting indeed. I'll keep y'all posted as to how he gets on.

[Coldrider]

So the GCSB isn't spying on the SIS, which is the police.

[Laava]

Good luck to the young un. Should be a piece of piss.

[Coldrider]

So has this fella been charged and admitted guilt to the charge?

[yod]

are you sure he wasn't just ticketed for riding a Hyobag PoS??

sorry...sorry...sorry...couldn't resist

[Gremlin]

I would presume by now he's paid the ticket etc.

In that situation, he's admitted fault, and I'm not sure if you can then turn around and say, well, actually, I want to fight it?