Licence gone :-(

[scracha]

is there any chance of getting a temp licence before the 28 days, as im self employed and require transport to service my clients

a) Get a chauffeur
b) Take a month's holiday
c) "accidently" break something and let ACC pay for a month's holiday

[Patrick]

I suspect if stopped you are not driving whilst disqualified but just do not hold a licence / produce it.....

Wot 'e sed... suspension or disqually is over/time served...

[Patrick]

To pull you over they need probable cause . Without probable cause then they have no right to restrict your freedom of movement .
The reason you were stopped was not to radomly check your licence, but because they had cause to suspect that your licence was suspended .

Likewise, no problem driving without a licence , ...... until you get caught .

So do not give them probable cause to stop you, and then you wont need a licence. .

Blardy bush lawyers... don't know shit from clay...

[slopster]

[SIZE=4][B]DO NOT drive during this period, please trust me on this one, I have family in Police HP etc, and I know that they actively seek current forbiddens. (they know who/where you are) If you are caught driving while forbidden then this little demeanor will be the least of your worries.


Speedie

I think your right about that one. I borrowed my mates car when he lost his licence and got pulled up all the time for nothing. Maybe thats why (the car looked a bit rugged too though).

[LilSel]

Wonderful stuff that velcro...

who said anything bout velcro??!.... Talent mate.... talent lol

[JT.]

Right, so surely some of those demerit points wre racked up when he was driving. Wouldn't the info come back to you when you check his licence on the side of the road?

IIRC until you pay the fine the demerits are not tacked on but they pre-date them to when the infringement was first issued. There used to be a loop hole by writing letters + overpaying with a cheque to pro-long the process in case you were close to 100 and had some points expiring soon.

Still, 245 demerits means your IQ has to bordering on the inverse of 245, closer to zero than 1.

[ArcherWC]

Most of the points were "earned" in the cage for little things over the last couple of years, almost silly things like 100kmph on the open road with a trailer, with one biggy on the bike to finish things off .

The points just kind of crept up on me

Anyway, im not complaining about the loss, it was my fault at the end of the day.

On the lighter side though, I have already started to piss my wife off telling her how to drive, LOL, a bit of her own medicine for once, LOL

[kev4eva]

so with the point system, do you get 100 points for each type of licence you held, eg: i got full car and bike licence, is that mean i get to accumulate up to 200points or only 100??

[kev4eva]

too much american tv i think! haha

cops here can pull you over whenever they want... and they do!

yup,, totally argree,, have experience it myself,,

[ArcherWC]

so with the point system, do you get 100 points for each type of licence you held, eg: i got full car and bike licence, is that mean i get to accumulate up to 200points or only 100??

nope only 100 all up

[The Stranger:Me]

so with the point system, do you get 100 points for each type of licence you held, eg: i got full car and bike licence, is that mean i get to accumulate up to 200points or only 100??

Nice try.
We should all write the Minister of Transport with this idea, I am sure it will be amenable.

[The Stranger:Me]

Well, was stopped today for a "licence check" and as i already have 175 demerit points, it was bye bye mr licence :-(

What is the fastest way to get a temp one for work without breaking the bank?

Any help is appreciated

So I take it you will be on the Thursday night ride tonight?

[Chaosmage]

On the lighter side though, I have already started to piss my wife off telling her how to drive, LOL, a bit of her own medicine for once, LOL

Careful there Archer or you may risk not getting chaufered anywhere.

[Karma]

On the lighter side though, I have already started to piss my wife off telling her how to drive, LOL, a bit of her own medicine for once, LOL

I assume she has a licence... her driving must be better than yours.

[McJim]

so with the point system, do you get 100 points for each type of licence you held, eg: i got full car and bike licence, is that mean i get to accumulate up to 200points or only 100??

Common misconception that keeps cropping up.

You do not have a separate car licence and a separate bike licence. We all have one licence to operate a motor vehicle but that licence can be expanded to include various different classes of motor vehicle.

I have one licence which is 1 & 6R. Which means I can't legally borrow ArcherWC's Aprilia (not that he'd let me of course).