Gone and lost my licence!!

[DMNTD:Me]

demerits don't get processed untill the fine is payed off...

How possitive are you of that??

[pervert]

demerits don't get processed untill the fine is payed off

Wrong...demerit points are recorded from the date of the offence, they then last 2 years from that date per offence before expiring. If you exceed 100 points at any one time when holding a license you loose it for three months.

Why the fuck do you think you will get a summons for excess demerit points? All that happens is the filth come to your door one day and take your lisence, for three months from the day they take it.

It could also take a while, especially if you are not home a lot. It took them over 6 months after the date of the offence that put him over 100 to actually turn up and take a mates license.


If you have shitloads of unpaid fines you're going to really enjoy that when they finally catch up with you. You'll find they have probably tripled the amount you owe by now as well...

[The_Dover]

fuck, she's still paying off about 90 demerits worth at ten bucks a week!!

[pervert]

fuck, she's still paying off about 90 demerits worth at ten bucks a week!!

If she is actually paying them weekly then they won't have tripled, it is only when you don't pay them at all you find 2 or 3 years later you owe 3x as much.

A mate didn't pay like $5000 worth for years, then when they finally caught up with him when he went back to court he owed over $15000 apparently.


It can seriously take a long time for them to finally take the lisence, so you could just make yourself scarce until a time when you are best suited to a three month holiday from driving (if you choose not to drive DQ).

[SpeedyGirl]

Meh....do the crime......do the time, sorry but thats the way things are.....

[The_Dover]

Well hopefully they'll catch up with her in February then.

[McJim]

Tough luck lassie - could be a good time to book a holiday in the UK to catch up with family - relinquish your NZ licence to the police over here and when you come back you can drive around on your UK licence for a wee while until your NZ one becomes valid again?

Just don't get used to 144kph (90mph) that is the tolerated norm on the open road in UK.

[special_jimmy]

Why the fuck do you think you will get a summons for excess demerit points?

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learn how to read, where did i say that and unless they found the loophole in the last two years demerits will not go through untill the fine is payed off.
i was told this by a very high profile lawyer

[pervert]

learn how to read, where did i say that and unless they found the loophole in the last two years demerits will not go through untill the fine is payed off.
i was told this by a very high profile lawyer

Get a grip you dipshit. I was directing that comment at the person who actually started this thread. She said she had to wait for a summons...not you.

You only made the stupid suggestion that demerit points aren't recorded until you pay the fine. If had ever received enough demerits you would have received a letter warning you're nearing 100, on this you can plainly see and read that demerits are recorded on the date of offence. I think it even says this on the back of a ticket/reminder.

Further evidence can be found when people loose their lisences on demerit points, when they haven't paid a single fine in their lives.

Get your shit sorted man, maybe it has changed in the last 2 years, because their used to be loopholes regarding this...but that's how it works now.

[Fatjim]

so you sit on 90 demerits, but that doesn't slow you down.

She rides a bike, so what?

you get pinged for 150k - that's a roadside suspension

She rides a bike, so what?

you get charged with 120k,

She rides a bike, so what?

and you complain? and 'have' to sell your bike?

what a fucking whinger.

She, like me rides a bike. We have a God given right, no make that duty to ride fast. She has every right to complain. I'd be pissed too, especially if he was a ginger.

[Al]

Gutted to hear this Vixter!
Would it be worth it if you sold the bike, when your license is "yours" again you will have to look for another bike, you know what you have now.... Put it to rest for a while and let Dover go for a spin once in a while.

Good luck

Al

[jrandom]

Get a grip you dipshit. I was directing that comment at the person who actually started this thread. She said she had to wait for a summons...not you.

You only made the stupid suggestion that demerit points aren't recorded until you pay the fine.

Good lord. Joints and shags all round, people. Peace and love have left the building.

I'm in the same boat at the moment. Ginga tosser (notice the pattern? my one had a goatee, by the way) nicked me on 16 in the cage on a passing lane, and the points put me over 100.

The ticket plainly states on the back that points are recorded when the fine is paid. My oldest points drop off in another couple of weeks, which is when I'll be paying the fine (along with the penalty it's now got due to sitting unpaid - I'm cool with that). No loss of licence.

If you want to contradict me, go for it, but do me a favour and place a quick phone call to LTNZ to confirm your facts first, OK? It's them, not the cops, that come to pick up your licence for three months when you go over 100 points.

[hXc]

Wrong...demerit points are recorded from the date of the offence, they then last 2 years from that date per offence before expiring.

Wrong...Demerit points are recorded when fine is paid. Get a ticket buddy, it clearly says it on there. And they last 2 years from when the fine's paid.

EDIT: Basically what Fish said.

And Vixter, sucks to hear about that, but don't sell the beast.

[McJim]

I'll be happy to borrow and garage the Vixter Gixxer until you can ride it again - of course this means I'll be blarting around on a restricted licence but if I put a 250 sticker over the 750 sticker - who's gonna know?

[hXc]

I'll be happy to borrow and garage the Vixter Gixxer until you can ride it again - of course this means I'll be blarting around on a restricted licence but if I put a 250 sticker over the 750 sticker - who's gonna know?

Not most cops. Did you know that most cops look at the date of a rego, but not the make/model/cc rating of said registered vehicle. That's why people on learners or restricteds can sometimes get away with being on a bigger bike. Stupid piggies.