Traffic fine dodgers could lose licence

**rustyrobot** · 2nd February 2014, 12:23

Fine dodgers could lose their driver's licence under strict new sanctions that come into effect from February 17.

"A lot of them have chosen to ignore repeated reminders and if they remain uncooperative they'll pay for it with their driver licence".

Their licences would remain suspended until the fine was paid in full, or payment arrangements were in place. If they were caught driving while their licence was suspended they could be prosecuted, and have the vehicle they were driving seized for 28 days.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11195664

Nothing is more dangerous than NOT PAYING FINES.

**veldthui** · 2nd February 2014, 13:47

Good. Do the crime so do the time and pay up.
I don't agree with a couple of the fines I got but still paid up as I was doing what they said I was.

**pritch** · 2nd February 2014, 14:12

Was talking to a solicitor who said some young blokes here have close to $10,000 worth of fines, not too hard to do these days apparently.

Through work was talking to the Police about an accident one of the vehicles had been involved in. Cop told me that the offender had been fined but that would just have been added to the $6,000 he already owed but wasn't paying.

At that point the system is just a joke. Now they are threatening to take the car for 28 days? They should send their cars to Turners, get whatever the car is worth (not much mostly) and take that sum off the amount owed.

The PC series of TV ads were a joke and completely missed their target. The only guys I know of in this situation would never have been on a 'plane and the idea of international jet travel would never have crossed their tiny mind.

**Kickaha** · 2nd February 2014, 14:17

Originally Posted by pritch

They should send their cars to Turners, get whatever the car is worth (not much mostly) and take that sum off the amount owed.

A copper I was talking to said they're already doing that, he said his crew do 1-2 a week

**FJRider** · 2nd February 2014, 16:14

Thousands throughout the country drive after their license is suspended ....

They can't pay because they have no money ... nor do they intend to pay ... even if they did have any ...

**Scuba_Steve** · 2nd February 2014, 17:44

Govt needs their head smacked in.
If fines were run legally & police not so corrupt in NZ I might not have such an issue with it but the way things are, this is BS! But I'm sure will go nicely with the soon to come Hi-Vis legislation & anti-biker laws (you know after Queenslands ones are pronounced "so successful")

**FJRider** · 2nd February 2014, 17:53

Originally Posted by cassina

They must have some money to afford petrol. Lots of cheap cars coming up for auction maybe. If you dont pay your rates you can loose your house
so why should the same not apply to vehicles if you dont pay your fines.

Probably steal it ... but they wont pay their fines ... and skite on facebook about it ...

The judge eventually wipes the fine and awards PD or jail instead ... 3 months in jail and $20,000 fines wiped. Too easy ... eh .. !!!

**russd7** · 2nd February 2014, 17:59

a joke really, those with lots of outstanding fines dont give a toss about whether they have licence or not, they also know that if they hold off long enough they will go to court and have them wiped for a tiny bit of PD that they then wont do and end up in court and have that wiped again all the while still driving around anyway.
the judges need to get more balls and confiscate cars and crush them regardless of who owns them, so if the car is financed then make the finance companies liable, that will make them take more car who they lend to, if the car belongs to mum and dad make them either say the car was taken unlawfully and therefor force a conviction on those grounds or they lose their car, and same for mates or grandparents.

**scumdog** · 2nd February 2014, 18:08

Originally Posted by Scuba_Steve

Govt needs their head smacked in.
If fines were run legally & police not so corrupt in NZ I might not have such an issue with it but the way things are, this is BS! But I'm sure will go nicely with the soon to come Hi-Vis legislation & anti-biker laws (you know after Queenslands ones are pronounced "so successful")

Wa-wah-fuckin'-wa - tin-foil hats all 'round chaps!

**scumdog** · 2nd February 2014, 18:09

Originally Posted by rustyrobot

Fine dodgers could lose their driver's licence under strict new sanctions that come into effect from February 17.

"A lot of them have chosen to ignore repeated reminders and if they remain uncooperative they'll pay for it with their driver licence".

Their licences would remain suspended until the fine was paid in full, or payment arrangements were in place. If they were caught driving while their licence was suspended they could be prosecuted, and have the vehicle they were driving seized for 28 days.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=11195664

Nothing is more dangerous than NOT PAYING FINES.

I have reason to believe that unpaid reparation is going to be dealt with the same way....

**Blackflagged** · 2nd February 2014, 18:11

Never had any outstanding fine in reality but had a speeding fine once. Paid it. They said i hadn`t, took 2 years to sort it out.When i got a copy of the cheaque, the lady at the Bank said the same thing happened to her.Hopefully the systems have improved.