they weren't minor offences at all, losing 4 points is the second highest demerit points in the scheme. he might believe they were minor, but clearly the system does not.
he cried that he got done in what he thought was a 70 zone, yet that point is moot because he was speeding even if it was a 70 zone (cause he got booked for >20 over). the other time he said he was at lomandra drive, come on, if you are there you are asking for police to hassle you. its a notorious hoon spot, and you are joking if you are telling me the only time he sped was to pass his mate. if you want to drag race take it to willowbank, thats what its for. (if you can afford a skyline you can afford to pay $36 to run your car down the strip all night)
the system is designed to punish repeat offenders, but at the same time not unfairly hit people who are lost in a moment of passion behind the wheel. its designed to punish those who speed everywhere, as opposed to those who speed sometimes.
double demerits are in the news around christmas (and other holiday periods) because a lot of people travel south into nsw and victoria which have the scheme. considering its well known the police are out in force around this time anyway, you'd be stupid to speed, and thats the whole point of the fines and demerit points. its to make speeding unattractive so people don't do it. one man going against 50,000 police is going to end in the one man losing.
and i do think this is on topic, because how can you discuss speeding and fines without discussing the justifications behind the schemes.