Over demerits - but do I have a case?

**Morcs** · 23rd March 2009, 17:34

I got home to find one of the baycorp slips saying I need to contact them urgently. Ive had this before. It means they want my license.

Now a year ago, I got pulled over, I was already over my demerits, but the cop took the license first, then shoveled a load of points onto my license when I got it back.

Well after a clean year, I got a minor speeding ticket (123 in a 100), and the cop told me at the time that I should be careful from then on as that ticket would put me on 90...

Do I have any comeback on that? I was comepletely unawares...

**sinfull** · 23rd March 2009, 17:39

Good luck with that ! Could be an expensive argument !

**Patrick** · 23rd March 2009, 18:14

He took the licence for the 100 points or more that you already accumulated.

He gave you more points then, for the effort which brought attention to yourself... after the taking of the licence for which you owed your licence to Baycorp already...

It aint rocket science. Tickets come at 11 kms over. 123 is easy pickings... Slow down, perhaps?

**Morcs** · 23rd March 2009, 18:48

Originally Posted by Patrick

He took the licence for the 100 points or more that you already accumulated.

He gave you more points then, for the effort which brought attention to yourself... after the taking of the licence for which you owed your licence to Baycorp already...

It aint rocket science. Tickets come at 11 kms over. 123 is easy pickings... Slow down, perhaps?

Yeah Yeah im aware of that. If you were familiar with my past escapades you'd see that me having a clean year is an epic achievement.
Im not disputing any of the tickets, just that the cop saying on the last one that id end up on 90 (theyd done a radio check) and now it seems that is false. Thats what my beef is.

**Duc** · 23rd March 2009, 19:06

You got a beef! No you havent. You are a slow learner looking for an escape route and you know its a fair cop no matter what was said at the time.

Do the crime..do the time and think about how often you got away with it before. (Might even save your life or someone elses)

**FJRider** · 23rd March 2009, 19:31

Demerits dissappear after TWO years of "clean" motoring...

**Pumba** · 23rd March 2009, 19:38

Bahahahha, sorry mate I have nothing positive to add, but I will be hanging round to see where this ends.

**jrandom** · 23rd March 2009, 19:45

Originally Posted by Morcs

I got home to find one of the baycorp slips saying I need to contact them urgently. Ive had this before. It means they want my license.

I was comepletely unawares...

**Renegade** · 23rd March 2009, 20:12

you got nothing mate, 3 months on the leather sole express.

But you will have a clean slate after the 3 months

the key is to pay the ticket early and get the points added before you hand over the licence.

**Boob Johnson** · 23rd March 2009, 20:39

Originally Posted by FJRider

Demerits dissappear after TWO years of "clean" motoring...

Not quite.

The two years starts from the date of the first ticket & then re sets.

Essentially its three tickets inside two years (starting from the date of the first) & its pony express time.

Originally Posted by Renegade

the key is to pay the ticket early and get the points added before you hand over the licence.

As soon as they are paid, guilt is assumed & the points go on.

You not got a radar Morcs? Sounds like its long over due if not

**Morcs** · 24th March 2009, 06:59

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

You not got a radar Morcs? Sounds like its long over due if not

I do. Ive never been ticketed when riding the bike that has radar... the other bikes dont, however.

**Boob Johnson** · 24th March 2009, 07:10

Originally Posted by Morcs

I do. Ive never been ticketed when riding the bike that has radar... the other bikes dont, however.

I guess the remedy is clear

**Morcs** · 24th March 2009, 08:49

Originally Posted by Boob Johnson

I guess the remedy is clear

Well I just sold my RR, so the radar is on the Fazer. The SRX doesnt need one

Just called LTSA, have 105 points dammit.

**jim.cox** · 24th March 2009, 08:53

Originally Posted by FJRider

Demerits dissappear after TWO years of "clean" motoring...

Not quite

They become "Inactive"

Which aint quite the same thing

They just stop counting towards losing your licence

They are still there, they dont go away,