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Hey all. Does anyone know with the new laws what is going on with p-platers and the demerits?

I was told (by a police officer) that if you lose your license on you p-plates you have to start all the way back at the start, as in do everything again, even your log book. Is this right? As Ive been also told that all you have to do is the theory test and hazard test again.

So whats the deal? Also something about a gradual demerit system?

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Yep, if your one ur p plates, and u use all ur points.. you have to start again from the start... they pretty much cancel it.

If your not on ur P plates, it simply gets suspended... meaning once you reach the date, you can jump back in your car and start driving again without having to do anything.

It's always been the case that if you get a suspension while on your P's your license gets cancelled. I am from the pre-logbook era and I lost my license the first time, 3 weeks before I was sposed to come off my P's. Had to resit my L's and practical driving tests.

So say you got done doing say for example 100 in a 60 zone, but they didn't actually get the speed due to the fact there was no radar. So would it just go to court I guess and then what would happen? If found guilty? found not guilty? What would you think the decision would be and the punishment if any?

It wasnt me that go caught speeding, someone i know. When asked what evidence there was she said that it would be her visual observation and her notes that she took down. Then he got the summons in the mail saying he was doing 100kph in a 60 going onto 70 zone.

a month or so ago I got done doing in excess of 140 in a 100 zone. me and 6 others actually, all at the same time. and same case as yours. estimated according to the cops speedo and no radar gun.

I called a few of my cop friends to see if what they did was legal. Apparantly they are allowed to. the patrol car speedo does get calibrated every so often (how often..who knows). Both my cop friends said there it's very possible of winning the court battle in these cases, but never guaranteed.. unless of course there was only one police officer in the car and present there..then its 99%. It was my first infringement with nearly 2 years of driving so we all paid the fine ($700 and 5 demerits). 2 of my friends lost their license from it. One was a p plater so I could ask him the next time i see him about what's going on with his.

The reason I paid mine as I said it was my first fine ever and court+lawyer fees would equate to around $700. If you want to take it to court you have to write a letter requesting the matter be disputed in court. (this is for the fine). If not you will have 28 days to pay the fine and thats also the timeframe to send that letter in. I'd dispute it in court if I was losing my license over it.

Sean do you mean if you lose more than 4 points.. or have 4 points remaining? LOSING 4 in total is very harsh.. and isn't good for me.. :)

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