Damn Damn Damn Damn

[marty]

demerits accumulate, and stay attached to your licence until you are demerit ticket free for 2 years. for instance, if you are on 50 demerits, and have been for 23 months 28 days, then you get a ticket with 35 demerits on it tomorrow, you will be on 85 demerits until 26th feb 2006.

[dangerous]

demerits accumulate, and stay attached to your licence until you are demerit ticket free for 2 years. for instance, if you are on 50 demerits, and have been for 23 months 28 days, then you get a ticket with 35 demerits on it tomorrow, you will be on 85 demerits until 26th feb 2006.

SINCE WHEN

[marty]

that's always been my understanding of how it worked. i will try and find the legislation. if i can't, then i've learnt something. if i do, then you have.

[marty]

here it is.
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Land Transport Act 1998

91.Cancellation and reinstatement of demerit points—


(1)When 2 years have elapsed since the commission of an offence in respect of which demerit points were recorded, the entry of the points made in respect of that offence ceases to have effect in relation to the person who committed that offence; but if demerit points were recorded in respect of 2 or more offences committed by that person, the entry ceases to have effect when 2 years have elapsed since the commission of the most recent of those offences.

[Wenier]

i see you read the site i posted dangerous. Laser are not illegal to sell they are illegal to use thou as you are inteferring with the laser signal that the cops send.

Another point here is that they laser you headlights as it will reflect back therefore the jammer should be right above or below your headlights to be able to obsorb it, the reason it doesnt work off you helmet visor is that it will reflect at all kinds of funny angles and therefore they cant get a reading.

Now if you happen to speed lots and have a problem with tickets then one of these will save you and will make its cost up quickly. its a simple unit with two jammers and a switch to turn them on and off, of course when you get lasered you slow down and then switch them off and the cop gets a reading of you going the speed limit.


HOORAA

Heres the site with everything you need to know

http://www.radardirect.co.nz/index2.html <----

[Wenier]

With the demerit points ill try to explain this in the best english i can.
1. Until you pay your ticket demerit points from that ticket will not be added to your name.
2. If you get a ticket in march 03 and another in april 03 the demerits from the one in march will be deducted in march 05 likewise with the april one, they will be gone in april 05.
3. you get a couple of letters before actually having to pay your tickets.
4. If you are on 90 demerits (limit is 100) and you get a ticket of 25 demerits, and say 35 demerits of the 90 will be deducted in 40days, dont pay your ticket until those demerits are gone that way you will not have exceeded 100.



I hope that is understandable, if you have any more questions on it post it and ill respond asap.

[riffer]

A question:

If I get more demerits, say another 20, and I get to 110, I lose my licence for 3 months, right?

And I guess that means all classes I am disqualified for...

When I get my licence back, am I back to 0 demerits? Or am I still on 110?

[matthewt]

A question:

If I get more demerits, say another 20, and I get to 110, I lose my licence for 3 months, right?

And I guess that means all classes I am disqualified for...

When I get my licence back, am I back to 0 demerits? Or am I still on 110?

When your license is taken away that means all classes. And yes you restart with a clean slate. 3 months if the tickets are spread over 2 years, it used to be 6 months if you got the 100 points within a year.

[spudchucka]

I think they have to show you your speed on the laser or radar if you ask, it is there own fault if they reset it.

Might need someone who knows the law on this to tells us what the deal is.

Bad luck celticno6. Might need to buy a jammer then

They don't have to show you the readout or even lock the speed on. Just seeing the readout and identifying the offending vehicle is sufficient.

However if the readout is locked and still available then it is best practice to offer the driver the opportunity to see the readout.

[riffer]

When your license is taken away that means all classes. And yes you restart with a clean slate. 3 months if the tickets are spread over 2 years, it used to be 6 months if you got the 100 points within a year.

Thanks Matthew.

What affect does it have on insurance? Does anyone have any facts they can give me?

I'm 37, full no claims bonus (60% I think), 20 years driving, never lost licence. No claimed accidents EVER.

Currently I pay $46/ month TPFT.

Not that I'm anticipating losing the licence. It's just with 90 demerits I guess I have to prepare for the nearly inevitable...

[750Y]

With the demerit points ill try to explain this in the best english i can.
1. Until you pay your ticket demerit points from that ticket will not be added to your name.
4. If you are on 90 demerits (limit is 100) and you get a ticket of 25 demerits, and say 35 demerits of the 90 will be deducted in 40days, dont pay your ticket until those demerits are gone that way you will not have exceeded 100.

I hope that is understandable, if you have any more questions on it post it and ill respond asap.

I am skeptical of point 1 and therefore point 4, but if You are correct I will have to take myself out into the carpark for a severe thrashing. 8-(

[matthewt]

I am skeptical of point 1 and therefore point 4, but if You are correct I will have to take myself out into the carpark for a severe thrashing. 8-(

You may just have to find that carpark. I seem to recall reading point 1 in osme ltsa (or police) documantation.

[Wenier]

Yea youll definitely need to find that carpark cus i am 99.9% sure of myself.

and thanks to spudchucka for the answer even if your right im still gonna argue with them and demand to see my readout cus otherwise it really aint fair.

[750Y]

FARK!!!
I am gonna open a fresh can-o-whoopass!!!
then I'm gonna go out & buy a jammer.
Can anyone spell DUMBASS for me?

[Drunken Monkey]

SINCE WHEN

Since always dude. Marty is 100% correct in his statement. The demerits system has worked this way since 1979. It has not been reworded in any Land Tranport Act reviews since.

:P