Can you get off a speeding ticket for incorrect information?

**Shadows** · 24th June 2008, 23:45

Originally Posted by scumdog

Meh....sometimes if you DO stop ya don't care - after all, with that kind of stop yer dead, ergo ya don't care, eh?

Yep. 'cept that sometimes would only be onetimes.

**scumdog** · 24th June 2008, 23:51

Originally Posted by Shadows

Yep. 'cept that sometimes would only be onetimes.

AND that 'onetime' is all it takes.

**FJRider** · 25th June 2008, 17:58

And if it was that 'one time'... would you expect US to care... ???

**timetoride** · 7th July 2008, 16:28

OK. Got a letter back from our friendly boys in blue.. Nuts and bolts is because the offence does not relate to the vehicle but the driver I have to pay unless I go to court.. Was worth a try tho..

**peasea** · 9th July 2008, 07:40

Originally Posted by timetoride

OK. Got a letter back from our friendly boys in blue.. Nuts and bolts is because the offence does not relate to the vehicle but the driver I have to pay unless I go to court.. Was worth a try tho..

Plead 'not guilty' just for fun, I always do. Make things up, deny everything and be emphatic in court. Oh, and don't forget your popcorn.

**Irontusk** · 27th July 2008, 01:23

Originally Posted by slopster

I saw a case in the paper where someone got off on this basis however the policeman had gotten lots of stuff wrong on the ticket - Wrong road, time of day, type of vehicle etc.

Was the cop breath tested for being a drunk bastard?

**Max Preload** · 27th July 2008, 02:36

Originally Posted by slopster

I saw a case in the paper where someone got off on this basis however the policeman had gotten lots of stuff wrong on the ticket - Wrong road, time of day, type of vehicle etc.

This one perhaps.

**FastBikeGear** · 27th July 2008, 09:17

Originally Posted by timetoride

However when I checked the ticket when I got home the registration number for my car had 3 incorrect digits/numbers. Can I make a submission for this or do I just have to wear it? Can those in the know spread any light on the subject?

Yes you can definitely get off on this. I have had a couple of similar instances and got off on both. In one instance they wrote the model of the car incorrectly and I wrote in and got off. And in the other (an instance where I asked for a court hearing due to incorrect use of a laser unit) the police actually claimed the date was wrong and so they said they no longer wanted to go to court (actually the date on the ticket was correct!)

**Patrick** · 28th July 2008, 17:26

Originally Posted by Wobblyas

Yes you can definitely get off on this. I have had a couple of similar instances and got off on both. In one instance they wrote the model of the car incorrectly and I wrote in and got off. And in the other (an instance where I asked for a court hearing due to incorrect use of a laser unit) the police actually claimed the date was wrong and so they said they no longer wanted to go to court (actually the date on the ticket was correct!)

The ticket is for the driver - the model of car is unimportant. You got lucky. The date is important though...

**paulmac:Me** · 17th August 2008, 16:18

If you are high in your demerit points then pay with a cheque and pay $1 too much. The system won't accept it and they send you a cheque back for the $1. Don't cash that cheque till your points can handle it !!

**Subike** · 17th August 2008, 16:56

I have a nice four letter word that I use with officers when asked multiple questions, after giving my name, address, DOB and answer the question, "have you been drinking today sir" to which I answer " no"
I use this word when I know I am in the wrong
I have no need to give the officer any other information.
The four letter word?
PASS
think about it, try it. It leads nowhere, tells nothing, is not abustive, is not unco-operative. And it is not being smart, cheeky or
The less information you give the better.
Incorrect information on a ticket?
Depends upon if you want to play a game of just get on with life as to what you do.
My opinion as to what to do?
Pass

**scumdog** · 17th August 2008, 17:22

Originally Posted by paulmac

If you are high in your demerit points then pay with a cheque and pay $1 too much. The system won't accept it and they send you a cheque back for the $1. Don't cash that cheque till your points can handle it !!

Your points will go on after 2 months regardless of what you do - back dated to the offence date.

So I'm not sure what the benefit of sending in a cheque for the wrong amount would be.

**Ixion** · 17th August 2008, 18:43

That loophole was closed many many years ago. Urban legend now.

**Winston001** · 17th August 2008, 18:51

Originally Posted by timetoride

OK. Got a letter back from our friendly boys in blue.. Nuts and bolts is because the offence does not relate to the vehicle but the driver I have to pay unless I go to court.. Was worth a try tho..

Well I've chewed my way through this thread and now the essential point has been made - you commit the offence, not your car. Parking tickets are different in that regard.

Did you write to the Infringement Bureau after receiving the Infringement Notice? Or was it before then? I'd have waited for the Notice which normally comes after 28 days after the ticket is issued. At that point the offence is crystallised.

You still have the right to plead Not Guilty and have a Court Hearing. It'll probably be presided over by JPs because District Court Judges don't bother with this minor stuff.

Your defence is to ask the officer if he is certain that you were the driver? If so, how does he explain the registration on the car? How many people did he stop that day? That week? He must talk to many motorists each day, does he honestly remember each and every one of them? Three months later...?

How can he be certain you were the driver - it wasn't your car....?

You get the drift. I had an officer once who when asked if someone else might have given him the defendants name, thought about it and truthfully answered "Yes". Charge dismissed and big ups to that policeman.

PS - You cannot give evidence in your defence. If you do, you'll have to admit being the driver = convicted. What you are entitled to do is cast reasonable doubt on the officers evidence. You do that by questioning, not getting in the witness box yourself. Keep out of there.