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Robo

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Robo

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Hi All,

Quick question,

My bro got caught doing 15 kph and over in a 50 zone..

The cop wrote a ticket out (correctly).

Then in the post the ticket requesting payment had the following mistakes:

- mispelt surname

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- incorrect rego (plates)

Does this mean that he would have a case against them in not paying??

Best regards

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Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Do the crime, pay the fine.

I hate it when people who know they did something wrong try and weasel their way out of punishment.

Your brother was speeding (like most other people do sometimes) and he fully knew what the penalties were when he did it. He got caught? Bummer... It happens.

Tell your bother to be a man and take it on the chin :cheers:

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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dont need to pay out on the guy its a legit question.. iv also heard a rumor that if they make a mistake on a fine you dont have to pay it but im sure its bs

It is indeed bullsh1t....

Just because they make a mistake on the ticket (or payment request) it doesn't mean anything. You still have to pay it.

Failure to pay it will result in another notice and finally suspension of licence and/or warrant for your arrest until payment is made.

predator Grand Master

predator

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Well it actually goes to court first, and a conviction is automatically placed on your name if you don't show, and THEN they send the sherrif around to collect the money, or authorised to remove it from your pay or similar.

dAVE Grand Master

dAVE

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There is no rule about them making mistakes. They just have to re issue the ticket, however it wasnt the ticket, but the reminder that had the mistake.

Predator, I got a speeding ticket in NSW and about 12 months later i started getting letters saying they were going to send the sherrif around. Just paid up (+ all the late fees) and all was ok.

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Ouucchh

Some harsh replys..

Twas just a question.

Thank you to all and your opinions.

Best regards

Rob

Sorry mate, we get someone asking this EXACT question at LEAST once a week...

predator Grand Master

predator

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Predator, I got a speeding ticket in NSW and about 12 months later i started getting letters saying they were going to send the sherrif around. Just paid up (+ all the late fees) and all was ok.

Maybe it is different in NSW.. but last time i looked at the back of one in VIC, non payment in 28 days automatically means it is your intention to take it to the PERIN court.

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Maybe it is different in NSW.. but last time i looked at the back of one in VIC, non payment in 28 days automatically means it is your intention to take it to the PERIN court.

In NSW, you have 30 days from the issue date of the ticket to mail back the attached form to ask for it to be heard in a court of law.

If you don't do anything, they'll send you a reminder letter... As far as I know, after a certain number of reminders, they just issue a warrant for your arrest and/or suspend your licence...

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Fark, why be so harsh to someone that went 65 in a 50 zone, which was a 60 zone only a few years ago anyway? It's not like he went sideways into a bus shelter at 110.

Because he's trying to weasel out of the fine, and we get this same question once a week...

T0nyGTSt Grand Master

T0nyGTSt

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The bottom line is the system is set up so that a 60 ticket in a 50 zone is not contestible and esp. not for the price of the fine itself. Minor mistakes will not affect the validity of the ticket if big mistakes are ignored.

I'll gladly admit that when I go thru your average 50 zone, I won't be doing 50 and from the way I see Skylines being driven, I'm not alone.

T.

Merli Grand Master

Merli

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Robo said that he was caught doing "15km/h and over"

For all you know, it was 29km/h over and he was doing just under 80km/h in a 50 zone.

Come on guys... The speed isn't the issue here, as stated, we all speed now and again, and we ALL run the risk of being caught. It's the fact that he's trying to get out of paying the fine for something he did wrong. Cop it sweet and move on I say.

JimX Grand Master

JimX

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There was another thread where someone was giving advice on how to get off tickets and said he'd even gotten off some where he was guilty, just because the cops couldn't corroborate their stories. I forget the details though, maybe you could search if interested.

Only the guy in question can know if he thought he was doing something wrong. If he feels it was just revenue raising in action I reckon he should contest it. Without the full details such as a written off bus shelter we can't really pass judgement. I'm not going to say that it's not our place to pass judgement because we will do so regardless :D

If I got done for 66 in a 50 zone I would contest it. But that's not likely to happen because I tend to do 55 in 50 zones, where that will only land me a ticket in Victoria.

sewid Grand Master

sewid

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Yes its true that mistakes make no difference to the fact that a person is guilty of speeding but it can help the fine fall through the cracks.

About 6 years or so ago I was fined for exceeding the speed limit by a good deal, about 30+ i think it was a bit over 100 in a 70 zone. I had just bought my new car at the time (hail the Daewoo) so was a bit new to it.

The officer was quite calm and I asked him what happens now and he informed me the fine would be $500 and 1 or 3 months license suspension. :ohnoes:

I was about to beg or plead for a lighter sentence but I noticed that he had incorrectly written my license plate number on the ticket. I thought maybe I could get off in court on a technicality.

So anyway I did what we all do and waited for the second notice to arrive in the mail.

It never came.

Nor did the license suspension mail.

Nor did the points (4 i think) arrive on my license.

I was lucky :D And i never sped again! True story.

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