nolicense_nolife

Hi All, Thanks all for commenting on my previous posts. I dont understand the insurance bit quite clearly. ALSO someone said somewhere that you are putting other peoples' lives in danger by driving whilst disqualified. Hows that? I mean what is the gaurantee that a fully licensed driver wont have a crash and kill someone? That argument made ZERO sense. anyhow I got the summons from the court for driving whilst disqualified. Paid around $2000 to the lawyer for a 5 minutes job. The judge was pretty nice. She accepted my good charecter reference letter from work + the barister was super experienced too. Only got two extra months and $750. So i was pretty pleased with the outcome. I will get the license back in another few weeks. I havent driven at all since i got caught the second time around. its not worth the drama. court letters lawyers and shit. I would rather concentrate on my work and do other better things. Hope you all have a good one. Nihit

ye thanks man.

Well i have already served 7 months of suspension. Plus i have paid such a heavy fine. Besides all I am trying to say is that there has to be a way for me to prove to them that I am seriously sorry and have learnt my lesson. Unfortunately these offences are all classed under strict offences and they dont look at the other positive things assosciated with your personality. whatever is written in the books they go just by that.... anyhow whats done is done now i guess. I am going to consult a lawyer and see what they say?? can i just ask you something though, how long did you lose your license for? and how did you manage? the least that you want to be able to do is drive to the train station and to the gym atleast....

Hey there, you are in pretty much the same situation as me. Well mine is worse actually. I was caught doing 183 in a 100 zone (eastern fwy) last year. got my xr6 impounded. paid $400-450 to get the car back. court disqualified my license for 12 months with an additional fine of $1000. anyhow i had still been driving and got pulled over yesterday. the officer took my details and i am going to get summons from the court again. this time i am pretty sure that they will add another 3-4 monts to the disqualification period and another $1000-1500 fine. i have read all the responses and i can see where everyone is coming from that you shouldnt be driving at all etc. but does anyone realise how hard it is for us to not drive? i mean you want to go to work (so you can pay off your bills), gym (so you can rejuvenate/recharge yourself) and want to have a social life too. without a license you are pretty much the same as a disabled person or actually worse because they get someone to take care of them. one more thing i would like to add here is that i DO NOT drink, i am a finance graduate and work at one of the largest utility companies in australia. but as soon as people know you r on a suspended license they link all the bad attributes to you personality. their perception is that this guy is a criminal. i mean i know i made a mistake. i paid almost $1500 for it and i still cannot have a life. i dont know how fair this is??? the court should take into consideration all aspects before they bann you from driving. when i first got caught speeding that was a moment of madness, i was an immature 21 year old then, had bought a brand new xr6 with my own money and just felt like the king of the world. i know i made a BIG mistake and i made the roads unsafe for other road users, i was genuinly sorry to the whole community as soon as i realised this. I got the punishment. a massive fine and a one year suspension too. i learnt from that mistake and never exceeded the speed limits after that incident. but i still dont understand to what extent is that one year suspension fair???? i mean i made a mistake. paid heavy fines. learnt from it and now that when i want to live a normal life i simply cant. the law is indirectly telling me that i just have to stay at home and have no life. my advice to you is perhaps just write an apology letter to the court before your hearing. explain to the judge confidently in your hearing how this can impact your normal life and you wont be able to make a contribution to the society and the economy. if you can afford to get a lawyer then get a lawyer too. good luck with it all.