Statute of limitations regarding 3 month license suspension?

**FJRider** · 14th June 2014, 20:01

Originally Posted by Gremlin

What the FJ fella said, and that's a change, been in the last few years? Heard of a few 12 months 1 day handed out. Reckon you'll see more either with no licence or breaching conditions... Will people value their licences more? Doubt that "group" will think that way... Kinda like Dog licencing.

At least with Dog licensing .. you can STILL shoot the offending animal ...

**Digitdion** · 14th June 2014, 23:08

Originally Posted by FJRider

A Citizens Advice Bureau web site on the subject.

http://www.cab.org.nz/vat/tt/ad/Page...uspension.aspx

1. Demerit suspension
If you collect 100 or more demerit points over a two-year period, you will be suspended from driving for three months. The suspension period starts as soon as you receive the demerit suspension notice from the NZTA, the Police or an NZTA authorised agent.

2. Roadside licence suspension
If you are caught committing a serious driving offence which puts lives at risk, the Police can give you a 28-day roadside licence suspension. This means that the Police will take your drivers licence from you on the spot, and you cannot drive for 28 days. You might have to pay for your car to be removed from the roadside, as you won't be allowed to drive it home.

Interesting reading ..

http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/fa...-offences.html

Disqualifications and suspensions

If your licence has been suspended or you’ve been disqualified from driving by the courts, you’re not entitled to hold your licence and must surrender it to the court, the police, the Transport Agency or an authorised agent of the Transport Agency. If you’re caught driving while disqualified or suspended, the vehicle you’re driving will be seized and impounded for 28 days. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your vehicle or not.

At the end of your suspension or disqualification, you’ll be unlicensed and not entitled to drive until you have reinstated your licence. See the Reinstating your licence section for more information.

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Thanks for the info!