Got Pulled Over While On Suspension

[BLACKR]

I was starting work at 5.30 am so i thought i will take my car as i had no means to get there.That went well, but on my way home i was pulled over for a rendom check.I expalained that i was on suspension and that i had no means to get to work.To that copper didint seem to be touched, however he was really decent, didnt show emotions but expalined that i will need to go to court. I was curious and wanted to find out what the outcome could be, he responded that i might get licence suspension extended or might get away with it.I had never been convicted or engaged in any criminal act appart from speeding fines and i supose current suspension.He also took my details down on a piece of paper and didnt hand over anything to me. I am just wondering what are the possible outcomes for this.Please help as i am very desperate

[Amaru]

You will probably recieve a summons to appear at court being charged with driving while on a suspended license. If it is a charge and your found guilty, it will go on your criminal record and they usually double the license suspension time (e.g. if youre on 3 months suspension, they will put an extra 6 months on).

Good luck with it.

[MattSR]

Usually they will issue a CAN on the spot (court attendace notice) either hes going to sent it in the mail or hes deciding weather or not to let it slip

[Mr Italy!]

Your nervous wait begins....

[koleka]

You can get sent to jail in Victoria for drving while suspeded.

[ecl]

someone got 3 years in nsw for driving whilst suspended

[Mr Italy!]

A guy i know went to jail for it too, it seems as though it not such a rare thing.

[HRthirtyone]

youll get away with it i rekon.... its 50/50 if he didnt give u anything on the spot. Most coppers are snowed under enough with paper work..

HOPE FOR THE BEST PREPARE FOR THE WORST

[Beer Baron]

just hope he has a really busy month. but if come next week he has nothing to do, he will go through his notebook and start issuing those notices he hadn't got around too. all i can say is driving while suspended is not a good idea no matter what the circumstances. it's always best to wait it out.

[koleka]

normaly you are sent to jail for a 1 month sentence if you are caught for the 3rd time whilst suspended.

so dont stress about that.

[BLACKR]

normaly you are sent to jail for a 1 month sentence if you are caught for the 3rd time whilst suspended.

so dont stress about that.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

as long as i dont go to jail, i have really learnt my lesson, im in victoria and i am really freaking out to be honnest

[HRthirtyone]

my mate lost his licence three times, got caught drink driving while suspended...... he cried in court and the judge let him off....

i would have sent him to jail just for crying!

dunno bout VIC, but in SA our jails are full, so petty crimes will not get u a ticket into one. You wont go for jail man, just get used to public transport/treadly

[koleka]

as long as i dont go to jail, i have really learnt my lesson, im in victoria and i am really freaking out to be honnest

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

yah dont stress too much, my dads a copper and that what he said.

chancer are youll get licence suspended for an extra 6 months plus fines, and thats it

[SKY031]

I had never been convicted or engaged in any criminal act appart from speeding fines and i supose current suspension.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

This means you have a driving record.

You have enough of a bad driving history that you had your licence suspended.

When you go to court, it is your previous driving record that will be scruitinized, not "other criminal history".

You chose to drive suspended rather than going through the proper channels, which would possibly have allowed you to still be able to drive to and from work while under "suspension".

in SA our jails are full, so petty crimes will not get u a ticket into one.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Some states don't consider driving unlicenced and uninsured to be "petty", especially when the person is a repeat offender/has traffic history.

[Spook's_Skyline]

driving unlicensed is asking for trouble

have an accident? you are not insured

even worse if you hurt or kill someone . . .. . . . .

[madbung]

I've been pulled over a few times over the years for various offenses and like you had the officer note my details saying they'll be in touch but no ticket ect on the spot..happily on all ocassions I never heard another thing, alot of that probably comes down to attitude with a more than moderate dose of luck. I hope you have the same luck, but I feel the seriousness of your offence will warrant further action and will most probably not just disappear. You should have applied for that exemption!!!

[twoquik]

i got six more months suspension a 700buck fine for it.

[koleka]

they got rid of the to and from work driving rule in vic

[BLACKR]

i got six more months suspension a 700buck fine for it.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

do you mean you got caught driving while on suspension and that is what you got?

[ctjet]

im going thro the same thing now... i got pulled over on august 30th and got the summons yesterday

you wont get away withit u just hav to wait for the summons