After reading some threads about fighting tickets, I was wanting to know from people that have fought tickets and lost, what the court costs were and what was the original fine
Might help people decide if they are willing to risk the court costs
After reading some threads about fighting tickets, I was wanting to know from people that have fought tickets and lost, what the court costs were and what was the original fine
Might help people decide if they are willing to risk the court costs
$130 isn't too bad, even on top of the ticket. Worth a gamble that the cop mightn't turn up and no demerits?
Used to be no demerits for a court appearance.
Say you said you would defend the matter.
- Cop doesn't show = no evidence put up and the matter is withdrawn.
- turn up and say you have changed your mind and now wish to plea guilty.
You got a fine + cc, but no demerits were accrued.
Not sure it they have they have fixed it in recent times.
I paid 40 cents for a stamp to contest a wrong registration number recorded on an ION.
They wrote back saying they had changed it and deleted all record of the error (altering evidence), and it wasn't worth going further with that now....
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OH so the one fixed charge regardless of amount. Could the original punishment become harsher. i.e. instead of losing license for what would have been 1 month, the judge extends it to 6 months if the charge allowed it?
Open ended question, the reasons for going to court are long (almost endless) for a number of reasons, categories etc. Traffic infringements are more straightforward, but large speeding fines (ie, high enough to earn disqualifications) are set by the Judge/JP when you're in court, and in this scenario, it's entirely up to the JP/Judge what you get. Also bear in mind that there are other fees for other things, like applying for a limited licence is around $400, no guarantee of success etc.
Depends on the original ticket. You're free to contest a 55 in a 50 for example, but it's a $30 ticket. Contesting and losing gets you $160... perhaps not the smartest move, and it had no demerits to begin with.Originally Posted by haydes55
Originally Posted by Jane Omorogbe from UK MSN on the KTM990SM
So do you get demerits when you make a court appearance.
re post #4
I know in the past you did not.
The way you get convicted makes no difference to the demerit system. If you pay the fine you get the demerits, if you go to court and get convicted you get the demerits. If you do nothing, you get convicted, you get the points and you get a bunch of processing costs as well.
The only difference is in how you got caught. Speed camera offences currently carry nil demerits, but officer-issued speeding tickets do.
Cheers.
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No such thing as court cost's these days. It is now an offenders levy fee, and is $50 as soon as you step in the dock, regardless of the outcome. The longer your particular case the higher the fee.![]()
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