Displaying Leaner Plate........

[ferretface]

I got ticketed for parking my bike in the UK on double yellows for about 20 minutes (bastards) although I was parked at the end of a parking space.

I disputed the ticket saying that someone moved my bike onto the yellowline so that they could get out of a space easily.

They bought the excuse and sent me a letter saying "on this occasion we have decided not to...." but the council/law should always give the benefit of doubt for the first time offense and if it happens again after that - tough titties.

[MWVT]

I for one wish you good luck....

maybe out of guilt because i'm one of those ones who has used the "sorry officer must have come off" excuse before (successfully).

For the "the laws the law" brigade, if his defense is being conducted in a legal manner and then a judge finds him not guilty, then he's not guilty, that's the law too.

Good luck

[lukelin250]

good luck dude, its a stupid law. i have been fined once for it, i continue to ride with it half showing under my plate and ride pass dozens of cops every week, and havnt been fined since. as usual its upto the cop and how hes feeling at the time and wether he needs to fill his quota. show me a way that having my l plate on is gonna help and ill wear it, cause i dont see any advantage to having one on, it doesnt stop me from crashing or make me any safer on the road, telling all the other drivers im learner aint gonna have them driving past tooting me good luck either. the l plate belongs under the number plate. or in the bin.

[McJim]

good luck dude, its a stupid law. i have been fined once for it, .

It also helps if you drive at speeds below 160kph rather than drawing attention to yourself!

Sorry Lukelin250 I could not resist that!

[STORKEN]

STORKEN doesn't display L plate. Then I'm not limited to 75kmh.

[McJim]

STORKEN doesn't display L plate. Then I'm not limited to 75kmh.

My experience -
they'll fine you $400 + 25 Demerits for no L Plate.
they'll fine you $400 + 25 Demerits for riding over 100kph like an arsehole
They will ignore you if you ride sensibly at 100kph with an L plate on - I spent 6 months commuting up the Southern Motorway past HP every day at 100-110kph with an L plate on - closest I got to being pulled was a friendly wave from a bike cop.

My 2c from my exp.

e.g. ride like a twat be treated like a twat.

[sunhuntin]

My experience -
they'll fine you $400 + 25 Demerits for no L Plate.
they'll fine you $400 + 25 Demerits for riding over 100kph like an arsehole
They will ignore you if you ride sensibly at 100kph with an L plate on - I spent 6 months commuting up the Southern Motorway past HP every day at 100-110kph with an L plate on - closest I got to being pulled was a friendly wave from a bike cop.

My 2c from my exp.

e.g. ride like a twat be treated like a twat.

here here! i got followed by a cop about an hour south of chch, sitting at around 110k or so...i kept hearing sirens in my head when i spotted him miles off in my mirror, but held my speed and my line. he overtook, glanced at me, and continued on his merry way.

[LtKilgore]

My experience with(out) an L plate was far more fortunate. Had it diligently affixed to my number plate by cable ties for about a month. Went to a party in town (where I did not drink, some lines make too much sense) and left my bike in a quiet street. Returned to my bike about two hours later to discover nothing amiss with my bike but the gaping space where my L plate no longer was. Perhaps some pissed biker decided that L plates were for pussies and pulled it off. I thought fuck it, my ego getting the better of me and didn't replace it.

About two months after that, while I was still firmly on my learners, I was making my way around the south island and was pulled over for doing 121kms on the straights outside of Te Anau. My first experience with that wonderful moment when the white car nearing on the horizon does have the blue and orange decals all over. I thought I was fucked, proper fucked. On a learners, well over the speed limit, no L plate, middle of nowhere, wondering how long the walk was back to Christchurch and how I was going to pay the close to $750 (I think) fine. I was nicked with no excuses. The cop took my licence back to the car while I tried to fish my heart from my boots. He came back with a speeding fine for $120....and sent me on my way. I said thanks and got back on the road, slowly, thanking all the gods of two wheels for their benevolence. $120 bucks ain't nothing, esp. on my budget but far, far more agreeable than what I was liable for. There's just no picking.

Every cop is a human being with prejudice and opinion able to make a decision on the side of the road. I got lucky, maybe he liked bikes, maybe he thought I had a cute ass, maybe his wife succumbed to conjugal duties that morning, who'll ever know? Snapper got snapped (sic) by some zealous dick perhaps with a jones against bikers, no doubt I'll get bent over for something petty in times to come, but I'm doing okay so far. I hope Snapper has some better times with the fuzz in the future

Then there was the time I got let off for doing 69 kms in suburban Christchurch.....

[STORKEN]

STORKEN'S never been pulled up in 3 years riding.