100+ demerits

[tonys]

btw, 127kmh should equal 35pts, so you're ok, aren't you?

90 + 35 = fcuk'd if the first 50 were pre april 05, won't know till the morning! I'm off for a smoke!

[The Pastor]

I got 75 demerits from one offence(two tickets). I do not like cops. i'll be walking when I get my fine.

[Ixion]

Is that possible. I thought there was a rule that only the single highest demerit relating to a single occasion was recorded?

[Deviant Esq]

Cage drivers are however, much more aware of bikes, it's become to be the norm for cars to move slightly left when a bike approaches from behind.

Yeah, I wish drivers in New Zealand were anywhere near as aware of bikes as drivers in the UK are. Still... ever been to Paris? Crazy stuff! There's this huge roundabout centered on the humongous Arc de Triomphe - it's what we'd consider about 6 or 7 lanes wide all the way around - but there are no road markings. It joins on to the top end of the Avenue des Champs Elysses and 3 - 4 other major roads, with a few more less major roads joining in just to keep things interesting... and interesting it is! With no road markings and that much traffic? It's total bedlam, though in an organised way as I never saw even a close call on it, just the usual Parisian honking of horns. There are a lot of bikes and scooters around Paris, but there are so many that car and bus drivers often defer to them. They can use bus and taxi lanes, and even have motorbike only lanes... but it's more that the car drivers usually know they're there.

[tonys]

Well, the first 50 demerits were put on my licence mid May 05, so I'm definitely up for a 3 month ban. Since I live way out west and work in town, should be ok to get a limited licence, had a read of the thread in the legal section, looks fairly straightforward, does anyone know if the LL can be arranged before being served with the suspension?

[scumdog]

Well, the first 50 demerits were put on my licence mid May 05, so I'm definitely up for a 3 month ban. Since I live way out west and work in town, should be ok to get a limited licence, had a read of the thread in the legal section, looks fairly straightforward, does anyone know if the LL can be arranged before being served with the suspension?

I may be proven wrong but I believe there's a 1 month stand-down period on all forms of disqualification before you can be granted a LL.

[Xtat1k]

as ive discovered

current debt to courts for me , paying at $25 per week

is....


$1470

1470 lucky for some, I avoided mine for years, i have paid about half of it off and I still owe about 4k... not something to be proud of.

[Bonez]

Driving here is slooooooooow

Well I guess you know what to do about it then?

[The Pastor]

Is that possible. I thought there was a rule that only the single highest demerit relating to a single occasion was recorded?

I thought so too. Maybe they decided to give me the 25 instead of the 50 hehe

[Bruiser]

I may be proven wrong but I believe there's a 1 month stand-down period on all forms of disqualification before you can be granted a LL.

Speaking from personal experience there is no stand-down on demerit disq.

If you time it right you can have your LL application heard as they collect your license outside the court and be riding your bike home legally - depends on what your lawyer can negotiate with the cops for your limited.

The LL has to be done by a lawyer, they won't talk to mere citizens - expect to pay anything from $750 to $1500 in legal fees.

I got to ride the harley (or use the cage) over the full North Island as I'm self-employed, use the harley in all business promotions, got clients everywhere. License was from 7am to 7pm 6 days a week, Sundays walking.

And trust me, those sundays will always be the best fucking riding weather of the week!

[Ixion]

There's certainly a one month standdown on a court ordered disqualification. But , technically, the demerit thing isn't a disqualification, it's a suspension. So maybe the stand down doesn't apply to them.

[Madness]

I agree with what's been said already.

1. You're screwed
2. See a Lawyer
3. Arrange for service of notice at the court hearing
4. Include at least two vehicles on the application, if one becomes undrivable you cannot transfer the L/L to another vehicle without Judicial approval (I learn't that one the hard way)

5. Buy a good radar detector

[SPman]

Could always change countries and come back when you're legal again........
Well - it works for me......

[peasea]

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Cage drivers are however, much more aware of bikes, it's become to be the norm for cars to move slightly left when a bike approaches from behind.

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They tend to be more aware anywhere outside NZ. Automobile drivers in NZ are, frankly, fucking stupid for the most part and few know where their rear-view mirrors are or what they're for. To be able to undertake legally is insane and the sooner we get a minister of Things Relating to Sensible Motoring, the better.

[marty]

Land Transport Act 1998
Part 7 Disqualification, demerit points, licence suspension, and vehicle impoundment (s 80 to s 98)
Demerit points system



(3)If a person is convicted of 2 or more offences arising out of the same set of circumstances,—

(a)Demerit points must be recorded in relation to 1 offence only; and

(b)If those offences do not carry the same number of points, points must be recorded for the offence or 1 of the offences that carries the greatest number of points.

(4)Demerit points recorded under subsection (1) have effect on and from the date of the commission of the offence for which the points are recorded.