Just A Heads Up

[RB ONEVIA]

does anyone know that 30km/h over the speed limit is and instant 3 month suspension? i found out the hard way. happened in march, i paid the fine, i lost the points then 2 days ago i got a letter saying my licence would be suspended for 3 months. happens on the 29th of june. why is it only brought to my attention now? never said it on the fine, not on the reminder notice (yes even after the reminder notice you still have 1 month to pay before you get a late fee) or not even when i rang the SDRO. its been over 2 months since it happened. and why have i never heard of this before? 45km/h or over is 6 months. also if you loose 12-15 points over 3 years thats an instant 3 months suspension aswell. 16-19 is 6 months.

[Ericjayrol]

Just be happy your not a P plater, we get a 3 month suspension for any speeding offence

[RB ONEVIA]

i know lol. i would have like to have known about it at the time instead of coming out of nowhere 2 months later.... but i just want other people to know as everyone ive asked hasnt....

[tbag]

This rule has been in place for at least a year

[nIsMo86]

This rule has been in place for at least a year

This rule was in place in the early 2000's. I copped it on my red p's. A very annoying rule.

[GTR-N1]

Yes, 30Km & Over is an automatic disqualification for quite some time now.

BTW, you didn't actually say just how many you WERE over... how many?

BTW, when you've served your time, how many points are you on then? 5? or is it zeroed?

This sort of thing can affect future insurance premiums too.

Smart dudes learn from their experiences eh?

[waxracing]

Just dont stop then report the car stolen. Do a runner

OR

if its a camera make sure you have a mask on for when you speed

Edited May 29, 2010 by waxracing

[Duncan]

great advice there waxracing :|

anyway....I copped 1 month for 15-30 about 10 years ago so this rule has been around for ages.

I'm sure one of our many recent premiers promised to stop average people losing their licenses for average driving, but maybe that was only for 0-15

[RB ONEVIA]

i was sitting on 140 in 110. but radar said 151. i know my speedos not out and 140 is only 30 over not more so shouldnt loose it. but i didnt know this untill 3 days ago. i didnt fight it at the time as 140 and 151 or in the same bracket, same fine and same points. no i havnt lost them all or reached the maximum of 12 as it really is.

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations...ints/index.html

and i found this on another page.

"If you are issued a penalty notice for speeding in excess of 45 km/h over the limit, the suspension will apply for a period of six months.

If you are issued a penalty notice for speeding in excess of 30km/h but not more than 45km/h over the limit as the holder of a learner or provisional licence, or a learner driver driving unaccompanied by a supervising driver, the suspension will apply for a period of three months."

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/rulesregulations...suspension.html

[kuma j]

my advice would be do 110km in a 110 zone and then you should have no problems no matter what the law is. its that simple really.

[gizzmo]

Buy a radar detector on E-bay USA get one that scans K,KA Bands which is what NSW police use.

Oh and get one with spectre alert there undetectable. Look up Cobra xrs9340 radar detector E-bay USA..

[Kujotk]

does anyone know that 30km/h over the speed limit is and instant 3 month suspension? i found out the hard way. happened in march, i paid the fine, i lost the points then 2 days ago i got a letter saying my licence would be suspended for 3 months. happens on the 29th of june. why is it only brought to my attention now? never said it on the fine, not on the reminder notice (yes even after the reminder notice you still have 1 month to pay before you get a late fee) or not even when i rang the SDRO. its been over 2 months since it happened. and why have i never heard of this before? 45km/h or over is 6 months. also if you loose 12-15 points over 3 years thats an instant 3 months suspension aswell. 16-19 is 6 months.

I copped it in 2007, 33 over, 3 month suspension, starts roughly a month or 2 after you pay the fine. I only knew about it after the cop pulled me over but by then it was too late, copped my time, the slowest 3 months in my life, 2 weeks after getting my licence back I went out and bought a gtst lol. Haven't had any problems since.

When that happened to me I found out that 45 and over was 6 month suspension, $1200 fine (think it's way more now), and the cop has the power to disqualify your lisense there on the spot.

great advice there waxracing :|

anyway....I copped 1 month for 15-30 about 10 years ago so this rule has been around for ages.

I'm sure one of our many recent premiers promised to stop average people losing their licenses for average driving, but maybe that was only for 0-15

When I was doing research into it a few years ago Duncan, I never came across the 15-30km over suspension rule so they must have gotten rid of it sometime before 2007.

I think 3 month and 6 month is abit tough as well as massive fines. It should be 1 month then 3 months instead, with maybe 6 month or more for repeat offenders I guess. And the fines should be lower, there is no reason for it especially when all your worry about is the loss of licence and how you are going to get to work.

[MBS206]

I copped it in 2007, 33 over, 3 month suspension, starts roughly a month or 2 after you pay the fine. I only knew about it after the cop pulled me over but by then it was too late, copped my time, the slowest 3 months in my life, 2 weeks after getting my licence back I went out and bought a gtst lol. Haven't had any problems since.

When that happened to me I found out that 45 and over was 6 month suspension, $1200 fine (think it's way more now), and the cop has the power to disqualify your lisense there on the spot.

When I was doing research into it a few years ago Duncan, I never came across the 15-30km over suspension rule so they must have gotten rid of it sometime before 2007.

I think 3 month and 6 month is abit tough as well as massive fines. It should be 1 month then 3 months instead, with maybe 6 month or more for repeat offenders I guess. And the fines should be lower, there is no reason for it especially when all your worry about is the loss of licence and how you are going to get to work.

Most people actually worry more about the $$$ then anything.

If you're 30KM/h over the limit, you deserve to walk for 3 months. 45KM/H over, you deserve to walk for 6 months. MINIMUM! People just don't understand, you might be on a freeway in a 110KM/H zone, sitting on 150KM/H thinking you're safe and dandy, but shit gets freaking scary at those speeds when it all goes wrong.

At to that if you're doing 90KM/h in a 50 Zone... That's a hell of a lot of damage! Considering pedestrians have an extremely low chance of surviving an impact when a car is over 60KM/H... Yet alone 90!

[Deano 1]

Buy a radar detector on E-bay USA get one that scans K,KA Bands which is what NSW police use.

Oh and get one with spectre alert there undetectable. Look up Cobra xrs9340 radar detector E-bay USA..

dont all the cop cars have radar detecters in them? so they no if u have one of these??

than they bust your ass?

[Kujotk]

dont all the cop cars have radar detecters in them? so they no if u have one of these??

than they bust your ass?

don't listen to what people say, cops are always updating their radar detector detectors just as fast as the new radar detectors come out, the radar detectors and the detector detectors are made by the same company and released at the same time, and the cops don't make public when they change their system so you ould be fine for 3 months, then bam they change their sytem and you get done for the detector that is worse than the fines.

[Kujotk]

Most people actually worry more about the $$$ then anything.

If you're 30KM/h over the limit, you deserve to walk for 3 months. 45KM/H over, you deserve to walk for 6 months. MINIMUM! People just don't understand, you might be on a freeway in a 110KM/H zone, sitting on 150KM/H thinking you're safe and dandy, but shit gets freaking scary at those speeds when it all goes wrong.

At to that if you're doing 90KM/h in a 50 Zone... That's a hell of a lot of damage! Considering pedestrians have an extremely low chance of surviving an impact when a car is over 60KM/H... Yet alone 90!

nah $600 fine over 3 months is under $7 per day, that's cheaper than most people's bus ride to the city in sydney and back home. It's the 3 months of relying on others, paying for taxis, wasteing time that hurts the most. People usually pay more than $7/day for petrol anyway.

If you loose yours you will find that you won't mind doubling the fine just to get your licence back

[Kujotk]

Buy a radar detector on E-bay USA get one that scans K,KA Bands which is what NSW police use.

Oh and get one with spectre alert there undetectable. Look up Cobra xrs9340 radar detector E-bay USA..

could just get it from WA without the risk of customs getting it

[GoldZilla]

Just dont stop then report the car stolen. Do a runner

OR

if its a camera make sure you have a mask on for when you speed

Buy a radar detector on E-bay USA get one that scans K,KA Bands which is what NSW police use.

Oh and get one with spectre alert there undetectable. Look up Cobra xrs9340 radar detector E-bay USA..

could just get it from WA without the risk of customs getting it

Or, once again, you could just follow the road rules in the first place, and drive sensibly!

[gizzmo]

You can buy undetectable radar's now they stipulate this when you read up on them.

Remember NSW is broke and do not have money to keep updating you will always get

updated technology faster than nsw police...

[gizzmo]

Yeah but they charge $800-$1000