Police Infringement Bureau secures jrandom as satisfied customer

**NZsarge** · 24th July 2008, 16:50

Inspector Spongebob does indeed sound like a good c*nt!

**KiwiRat** · 24th July 2008, 17:30

Originally Posted by sinfull

From recent experience (2 weeks 6 days and 4 hours ago) ...............

Originally Posted by Patrick

A couple of errors here... Can't impound unless previously suspended...
Not responsible for your bike if you're arrested - you get the option to call a towie, at your expense, to remove your bike for ya....

Thanks lads. I suppose i should just bite the bullet and get it out of the way.

3 months for 170 points aint such a bad deal I suppose.

**Sanx** · 24th July 2008, 17:33

Originally Posted by enigma51

... pinaplle ...

Who lives in a what under the sea?

**Swoop** · 24th July 2008, 17:34

Originally Posted by sels1

Send it in now and have it back by summer. Hold on to it and you run the risk of losing it during the best riding season.

Summer is not necessarily the "best" riding season. But each to their own.

**sinfull** · 24th July 2008, 19:00

Originally Posted by KiwiRat

Thanks lads. I suppose i should just bite the bullet and get it out of the way.

3 months for 170 points aint such a bad deal I suppose.

Were my thoughts exactly (been sitting around the 170 180 mark since january)! The cop who took it off me was quite a good bloke too and I knew i was walking the minute he asked for the licence, We were having a bit of chuckle about how the dog was gonna be the one to suffer most !
I'll drive the 15 km to the beach to walk the dog for 30 min every day for the last 18 months, but ya won't catch me walking down the highway outside my place !
I have relented and been out there on the old mountain bike getting towed by the trusty huskey though. Lol that was all good for the ride down to the river but i was near dragging her on the way back lol

**sels1** · 25th July 2008, 08:08

Originally Posted by Swoop

Summer is not necessarily the "best" riding season. But each to their own.

Fair comment, Autumn and sometimes spring are often better. But my point was it is better to be without a licence now, and have it back for the time of year when there is the most holidays, bike rallys, racing events, track days fine weather, etc etc

**Patrick** · 25th July 2008, 09:19

Originally Posted by sinfull

Second one, i understood that if you were asked to accompany the police to the station that you were liable for your bike unless you are arrested. Then the onus is on them to ensure its safety (not necessarilly to do with licence suspension for excess demerit points on the roadside)
But of course i can't substanciate that, as it again was hearsay !
On ya for clarifying !

Licence suspension is done there and then - up to you if ya want to risk driving off, (which usually ends badly) but usually the passenger can oblige, or other arrangements can be made (like get to your home destination by xxxx hours and it starts then).

As for leaving the car at the roadside, if you were drink driving, arrested or whatever and had to go back to the station, it is not our problem. You can call a towie and you can lock it up if ya want to but that is up to you. That is where our responsibility ends.

**Patch** · 25th July 2008, 09:37

What a fucking load of old bollocks!!!

**jrandom** · 25th July 2008, 10:06

Originally Posted by Patch

What a fucking load of old bollocks!!!

Missus not putting out very regularly these days, Patch?

**rastuscat** · 25th July 2008, 10:16

The system of demerits is a mix of good and bad. Remember when you used to get 6 months for collecting your 100 within a year?

The current system is designed to protect a commercial arrangement with the company with the contract to serve the letters. If they haven't had a couple of chances to serve (and so chances to invoice the govt for the attempts) the snakes can't take your licence. It's only after a couple of unsuccessful attempts at service that LTNZ enters you on Big Brother as someone the snakes can strand roadside.

Don't forget that you don't have to be driving when you are stopped to get served the 3 month walk. Even if you are a passenger in a car, a pedestrian or a cuclist not wearing a helmet, if the snake checks your ID on the system it will show you as wanted (dead, alive or disqualified).

The system is on for a shake up. There have been cases where young fellas in cars (or bikes) have run up over 400 points for breaching licence conditions before the system caught up with them. As a result the MoT is looking at a change to the practise, to allow the snakes to take your DL as soon as you go over 99 points. The commercial arrangement protection will end, in favour of getting the job done.

The system will just get worse too, as there is talk of demerits going up and fines coming down, so we'll have to stop whinging about revenue collecting. Well, some people will nere stop whinging about revenue collecting, it's their way to blame someone else for their law breaking.

**Patch** · 25th July 2008, 10:23

Originally Posted by jrandom

Missus not putting out very regularly these days, Patch?

yip, three times this week. And she has just made me a coffee and some more breakfast. I'll sit an watch a movie or two then hav a . . . before the kids get home.

I'll wouldn't swap my life . . . for well . . . absolutely nothing actually.

Enjoy your day at the office - sucker