Demerit points remaining after licence suspensions - how it works

[Swoop]

Y'know, at times like this, one might consider oneself fortunate to have recently moved house and to be quite absent-minded when it comes to such things as updating one's contact details.

Lucky you are near the cycleway into town...

[Mountlocal1]

On the subject of no license....

I drive for a living and am reaching the magical 100 marker point. Anyone know what a work license costs?? Im being a good boy with my 75points but it dont take much... Ive been told not indicating can cost you 25!

[Tank]

On the subject of no license....

I drive for a living and am reaching the magical 100 marker point. Anyone know what a work license costs?? Im being a good boy with my 75points but it dont take much... Ive been told not indicating can cost you 25!

There are adverts on the radio advertising work licence 'legal fees' of just under 1k. +the g'ment charges.

[Mr Skid]

Lucky you are near the cycleway into town...

Mr Random will have to up his racing pie intake over the next three months if he wants to keep from wasting away.

[jrandom]

Mr Random will have to up his racing pie intake over the next three months if he wants to keep from wasting away.

I am, quite seriously, pondering a set of 'before' and 'after' photos taken alongside the Trek at either end of my licence suspension.

I would, of course, have to send large prints thereof to The Hon. Harry Duynhoven and the Editoral Departments of the New Zealand Herald and the Dominion Post, alongside, perhaps, a photograph of the very dirty interior of Betty's muffler.

The war against climate change starts now, at a pie shop near you!

[jrandom]

I drive for a living and am reaching the magical 100 marker point. Anyone know what a work license costs??

You need this link.

[Owl]

Cheers jrandom for clearing up some confusion!

I certainly have nothing to add, as I wouldn't want to risk the "Atomic Wedgie".

[TimeOut]

However, I did think that the oldest demerits totalling +100ish were dropped off with a 3 month, but anything over that remained in force?

That is what they are proposing to bring in with the new law changes i.e.you only lose 100 points

[sinfull]

As I understand, the points are recorded against your licence at the time of infringement (near enough). You cannot vary the date the points are applied by paying sooner or delaying payment.

The points are back dated to the time of the offence WHEN the fine is paid or when it goes to court as JR said so trying to stall the payment till a few of your old points fall off dont work no more !

But yes, if you have exceeded 100 demerits and are waiting for your license to be taken off you, you have no excuse to observe the speed limits...

And wear yr seat belt in the car ! Was a checkpoint i got pinged !

And that common misconception is why I posted this thread - LTNZ has just confirmed that you thought wrong.

So long as all outstanding tickets are paid up and recorded in the system by the time your licence is taken off you, you get it back with zero demerit points.

The carrying on of points after the initial 100, is a law change that some are trying to bring in along with a 6 month loss of licence !
So if you get another two big tickets while waiting for them to collect it, you may well (in the future) lose it for 6 months and get it back with 60 or 70 points on !
Jesus !~!

Edit: Re. the limited licence, yes, I'll be getting one to cover picking my kids up from their mother on the weekends and ferrying them around. I don't anticipate any hassles with that. I shall contact the Police Prosecutor shortly to grease the necessary wheels.

On the subject of no license....

I drive for a living and am reaching the magical 100 marker point. Anyone know what a work license costs?? Im being a good boy with my 75points but it dont take much... Ive been told not indicating can cost you 25!

Be interested how ya get on with the limited licence JR !!
Last time i applied for one (dif circumstance) there was a 3 month stand down before i could apply ! Lucky i had an understanding boss as i was driving for a living !

I take it you gave the lovely lady at the ltsa your cell number ?
I did the same back in august last year and the gentleman from the collection agency kept ringing me (3 or 4 times over a couple of months) through summer, to see if i was home so he could come collect it lol ! Well hello, like i was gonna say yeah maaaate, lovely day to hand it in, come on over ! Eventually he told me he was gonna have to hand it back to ltsa !
Ltsa then of course flagged my licence number with the police, who in turn caught up with me 11 days ago at a checkpoint !
So i have gone from a six speed to a 24 speed ! WANNA RACE ???

[jrandom]

I take it you gave the lovely lady at the ltsa your cell number ?
I did the same back in august last year and the gentleman from the collection agency kept ringing me (3 or 4 times over a couple of months) through summer, to see if i was home so he could come collect it lol ! Well hello, like i was gonna say yeah maaaate, lovely day to hand it in, come on over !

Yeah, I gave her my number. Got no problem with the guy calling me. I'll go pay my two outstanding tickets this arvo and then make a time for him to take the licence as soon as I've confirmed that the points from them are on it.

I want to get this shit out of the way ASAP before summer!

[Mikkel]

And wear yr seat belt in the car ! Was a checkpoint i got pinged !

That's not a worry - I put on my seatbelt even if I'm just shifting the car around in the driveway.

Not because of safety - it's just a reflex. The seatbelt comes on as I'm twisting the key in the ignition...

[jrandom]

i have gone from a six speed to a 24 speed ! WANNA RACE ???

And here's me about to go to a '20' speed. I feel inferior.





I've missed pedalling my baby.

[sinfull]

And here's me about to go to a '20' speed. I feel inferior.





I've missed pedalling my baby.

Wow check out your seat lol ! Words ducks arse springs to mind !
Mine has had mods as in the seat is twice as wide though the bruising on my arse is twice as wide

[sinfull]

That's not a worry - I put on my seatbelt even if I'm just shifting the car around in the driveway.

Not because of safety - it's just a reflex. The seatbelt comes on as I'm twisting the key in the ignition...

Gettin a lesson on reflex these days myself ! Mrs wont twist the key till i have mine on !
Too many years in a truck have me forgetting to reach for it as 90% of the trucks i've driven dont have them !

[Mikkel]

Gettin a lesson on reflex these days myself ! Mrs wont twist the key till i have mine on !
Too many years in a truck have me forgetting to reach for it as 90% of the trucks i've driven dont have them !

That's a funny thing innit? I mean, if you hit something solid, a truck will still go from 100 km/h to zero in just about 2 meters - there are other things to hit on the road than just cars!