Blatant Import Harrassment!

[EKSMUD]

I was caught doing alleged 109kph in a 100kph zone on the Westgate Fwy just before Christmas. That was very generously rounded down to 107kph.

For me to do that, I would need a speedo indicated speed of 115kph or slightly over!! I dont mind opening my car up but stuff doing anywhere like that, I go way way out in the middle of nowhere!

Decided to write a polite letter to the issuing officer and received a reply informing me that it was obvious a clear offence had been committed but they would waive the fine and 1 point, so I didnt have to pay.

I still to this day doubt it was me speeding but I didnt get the picture incase it was marked as an admission of guilt.

By all means enforce 40/50kph zones but a freaking 100kph zone on a freeway in broad daylight, good weather, not mega busy and well surfaced.

UK has 10% + 3 tolerance and only puts cameras in areas that are non national speed limit i.e 50mph, 40mph or 30mph zones as it should be IMO. Traffic cops police the speed limited roads

This was my first offence too.

So the moral is, fight it.

me too, i was cought doing 108 km/h in a 100 km/h zone on the princes freeway/geelong bound. i didnt know if i can fight it and i ended up paying $134

[DivHunter]

steve bracks makes baby jesus cry... hes also responsible for Chernobyl, skin cancer, your left socks going missing and AIDS

I knew he had angry monkey sex...with monkies.

[Kaz200]

pfft Howard is always on tax payer funded holidays these days.. or 'business' trips overseas... you'll be waiting a while for an answer!

Anyhoo in all seriousness, if you have a clean record for 3 yrs you can apply for a caution. I had a pretty convincing reason to get the caution but I'm not sure if you actually need a legit reason every time or if you're entitled to a caution automatically.

Always worth contesting parking fines and traffic offences, at the very least you get a bit longer to pay it off... esp with parking fines, if you had to leave the car to find a payphone to call RACV/friend etc or were in a no standing zone because there was a mechanical problem (receipts help).. not much they can do about it and they'll withdraw it.