the 1 point club

[Boostzor]

Hey heres an idea guys, STOP BREAKING THE LAW, :uh-huh: then u dont have to worry about losing points.

Consider how much uve spent on fines and how that money could have been better spent at the track or on mods. :nowigetit:

[sHorty]

well seeing how ive had 8 canaries on my car in just a year i dont think i really wanna spend money on mods plus the fact that the cops have tried to get me for power to weight i dont think it wuld really be a good idea..

[pentae]

power to weight.. how lame.

[MM2death]

I'm on 1 point good behaviour as well. Not because of speeding either, just other crap the coppas pinned me for.

[sHorty]

yer it is pretty lame..

[timbar32]

Dont quote me on this, but i heard that if your fine is say, $208, send them a cheque for $209 and your points wont be deducted until you cash your refund cheque. Someone should try this!

[GILTY]

I have 24 points...but that's a secret

[Dahtone Racing]

i tried that sent a couple dollars extra never got a cheque back and still lost my points

[croat]

How can u have -25 or 24 points on a single livence? is that all together over numerous licences that u have had and lost? i am -6 points at the moment but in my 2 years of driving i have lost over 20 points easily, would be close to 30.

[JimX]

Originally posted by akeenan

why does everyone try and get out of their speeding fines when they admit that they were breaking the law? just think yourself lucky that you werent clocked at 140.

Because by and large, speeding fines and licence suspensions are an absolute crock. I've been driving for over 15 years now, and I've only ever lost 1 point for doing 72 in a 60 zone. So yeah it was way back before it became a 2 point offence, and it was also from a car-mounted camera which flashed me from the front at night. ie, also back before they decided it was dangerous to do this. I currently have all my points available.

I do however open it up fairly regularly, and since you lose your licence for doing 20+ over the limit these days I would have lost my licence thousands of times over if I had been busted everytime.

But I only speed when it's safe, and only for very short periods of time, ie, to get away from idiots or to overtake slow moving trucks and cars etc.

If there are people who can get off speeding fines when they know they were driving safely (but speeding) then I would congratulate them, not put them down for trying.

My advice to anyone else wanting to speed but keep their licence - do it safely and only for short stints, and check your mirrors to make sure there are no cops behind you before you floor it. It's not foolproof because you might not notice or the cops might be in unmarked cars, but it has definitely helped me a lot over the years. Don't hoon through blind corners or crests, that's just dangerous for everyone involved.

Get into the habit of going no higher than 5kph over the limit unless you're in Victoria. Five over should be enough to keep you in front of the slowpokes, and just ignore all the hoons going past you at higher speeds.

[b0neR]

The excessive amount cheque trick used to work but they fixed it a few years ago i believe. Would be cool if you could still do it but hey, they werent going to allow it to happen forever.

[pentae]

I agree completely with JimX.

Ever since a skip truck decided to merge into me as I was cruising along, and smashed up the whole side of my car, almost killing me in the process, i've always sped past trucks and never stayed in anyones blind spot longer than I have to.

I wasnt even in this guys blind spot, he was just a bloody idiot. His excuse to his supervisor was "The car was so low, and it was black!"

[JimX]

Maybe the truck driver was racist and he had it in for black cars

[rbs13]

i well.. had my p's 3 points.. iv lost 7... go figure.. old boss went to court and got me back my 3.. cause i need em for work .. just gotta wait for my letter telling me go to court then i get my p's back.. and this time I SWEAR ill be good!!!! promise!

[SKY000]

hey guys,

i hate to drag this thread up.. was just doing a search and this looked like a likely thread.

bought some p-plates the other day to replace my current ones (which faded to sh1t). anyway the back one fell off (it wouldnt stick). girlfriend noticed it and i looked in the back of the car - and it had disappeared.. so i said faak it, i have a spare plate at home, i'll whack it on then.

just my luck - pulled over on the way home.. and there goes 3 points.

my real question is: i only have 3 points left. does that put me in a "0 point" club (ie: behave), or does it mean prepare for tough anal?

i'm rooted either way, as im fairly sure i have another point coming which was "held back" because of the western ring road camera testing.

to top it off i pay $160 a month for udnerground carparking in richmond. so can someone tell me if i'll be catching public transport to work for a while?

simon

[taynewguy]

Yeah WA boys only get 12 too?

I wouldn't mind an extra 10 (could come in handy)

[BIGBLOCKR31COUPE]

It's the blue benz 4 u SKY000

[awill]

Yeah 20 odd would be awsome i only have 3 left to get around on for 2.5 years all my fines have been speeding in safe situations and an alleged 50 zone, these all really shit me because i know what i was doin was not putting me or anyone else in any danger, and i just payed $$ to the govt and extra ins premium for the sake of a hidden TAX!! that we all cop.

It sux ass

[dontfeelcold]

i got booked for running a red light when i didnt run a red light. my car was over the line and into the intersection, but the F$%kwit of a cop (not all cops are like like this but some are) thought otherwise. wouldnt take no for an answer and admit he was wrong.

[nuffin_werks]

you'll should move up here to northern territory .... we dont have a points system