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Havent played since High School, this thread makes me want to job straight back in though!!

ah gotcha time to eat humble pie!!

Yeah sure mate, I can guarentee that no person will ever recieve a fine for breaching the speed limit by 2km/h let alone get branded a hoon for it but why let facts get in the way of a good rant The poster admitted he breached the speed limit by 18km/h, doesnt deny it. Hes not a bad bloke nor is he a criminal, but the fact of the matter is he has breached one of the rules of the road by more than just a trifling amount. It is good to see he is more concerned with accepting responsibility for his mistake and going about trying to get his licence back. Pepsinator I am off work for a few days sick, I know a lot of this stuff off the top of my head but unfortunately not exact numbers etc.When I get back I will see if I can find out some more details for you re this matter and avenue of appeals and/or what happens when you get your licence back.

On the topic of radar. IN Metro adelaide they dont use radar. You arent allowed to use mobile radar in built up areas or as the radar reflects off all sorts of things and they would be unable to prove wether it was you or the car behind you etc. or the car going int he opposite direction that was doing the speed. In metro areas they use hand held lasers which are basically point and click and they can prove who was doing what speed. And yes on a good day I believe they can hit 600+m. You could possible challange the fine in court, however with teh laser the only thing you could possibly dispute is the certificate of calibration and/or wether range tests are done every morning. However after some issues and cases lost in regards to radar technology i believe Police management are hot on ensuring that range tests are completed every morning with every police station have a laser range painted out and the certificates of calibration redone months before they are overdue to ensure no overlap. Your best bet is to appeal the loss of licence before a judge and ask for a point back, but you must be willing to drive like a grandma for 2-3 years as if you stuff up whilst on your good behaviour bond you will pay with an even longer disqualification period.

The offence you have comitted is 118km in a 100km zone. Due to the fact that you are P1 licence holder, you have also comitted another 2 offences, being breach speed limit by 10km/h and going faster than 100km/h. The officer does not have discretion like he may have with fail to display P plates or fail to present licence when required. Because you have been done breaching the speed limit by 10km/h and going faster than 100km/h what happens is when the notice goes through the expiation notice branch they will forward it onto motor reg who will then send you out a letter informing you that you have lost your licence for a breach of condition. You can then appeal for a good behaviour bond if you have not lost your licence in the last 2 years. I think the form comes automatically. If you do this you will be unable to drive between midnight and 5am and only have 1pt, if you stuff up again, you lose your licence for longer. However ENB and Motorreg are notorious for lack of communication and not forwarding these sorts of things onto each other, so the best you can hope for is to get lost in the system.

I think its because they believe its unsafe to have your car engine running whilst not having to have a key in the ignition, i.e. a car whose engine is running that is unattended and unable to be turned off immediatly if required. I am not sure why this is a problem mate, just what Ive heard.