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I got a speeding fine when travelling up north to collect our new pup. It was an honest mistake, no question that I was speeding. I sent in a request for review but was denied as I have had speeding fines in the last 10 years (none for the last 4 though ) I am devo that I'll be losing points after being well behaved for so long and having accumulated all my points back (sold my GT-R, got a dedicated track car and a Falcon daily) etc.

Some of you will know the urban myth, overpay the fine, get sent a refund, never cash it, no points applied.

Any truth to that? My assumption is no but can't hurt to ask.

Edited by ActionDan

ive heard of simmilar, worth a try. the bean counters hate when they get an extra ammount so it has to be done manually and by a real person (they then have to send out a cheque as refund)

let us know how you get on

LOL look at it this way, at least you had points to spend!

i got dont while being a gay non attentive to road signs driver by a camera near burwood on Parramatta road a month or so back, the worst part is i have a GPS which tells me where they are but i have turned the sound down on it so i could 'hear my tunes brah'...

anyway was just over so only a point and less than a hundred bucks, was tempted to do the stat dec thing but in the end just bit the bullet and paid it. My fault so i should cop to it, just mad as i have almost made it back to 12 points again..

now i gotta wait 3 yrs before it ticks over and im on a full wicket :( just be thankful we aint P platers anymore!

Oh Dear!

* Even as a government transport officer in charge of state revenue, I would find it so agonisingly painful to find a cheque from a poor man such as you who'd send a cheque that was 3c short!

* I would feel so compassionate that you'd write me letters in re-used government envelopes explaining that you don't have enough money to pay for stamps.

* I would be touched with heartache if you continued to dialogue with your pleas for me to not hand down demerit points, as you a widower, have so many children to feed.

* I would appreciate your replies of gratitude that I as a government officer can be so merciful and gracious.

* After a qualifying period, I would accept your proposal of "de facto" as we meet on our first date in passionate embrace > because I am damn ugly!

Oh Dear!

* Even as a government transport officer in charge of state revenue, I would find it so agonisingly painful to find a cheque from a poor man such as you who'd send a cheque that was 3c short!

* I would feel so compassionate that you'd write me letters in re-used government envelopes explaining that you don't have enough money to pay for stamps.

* I would be touched with heartache if you continued to dialogue with your pleas for me to not hand down demerit points, as you a widower, have so many children to feed.

* I would appreciate your replies of gratitude that I as a government officer can be so merciful and gracious.

* After a qualifying period, I would accept your proposal of "de facto" as we meet on our first date in passionate embrace > because I am damn ugly!

lol okay I don't normally laugh at your stuff but this one got a snigger out of me, so well done Terry.

why do you care so much about losing some points? if you haven't had a fine in the past 4 years then you will have all your points so it isn't much of an issue and if you have curbed your bad driving habbits then it shouldn't be an issue in the future either.

Points and cash are no longer related.

I had 3 points left at the start of this year and got pinned on my mobile... 3 point fine.

I had 3 points coming back in a month and a half's time from the date of the offense, so I ignored the fine for like 3 months... While it did get me over the 6 weeks I had to wait (read no loss of lisence) they did take the points after 3 months when I STILL hadn't paid... (fine only went up like $80 swell)

yeah i tried this a few year back, paid a buck extra, didnt work, didnt get my buck back either..lol ..I did have unpaid fines from over 10 years ago and to my knowledge the points never came off, I also received a red light camera in QLD which I paid but never lost any points..

Whats even odder is I got pulled over a while ago for allegedly being on my phone (which I wasnt), he checked my license out and says that I have 13 demerit points :blink: he also stated I had no loss of license :unsure:, even he didnt know why.. I later checked with Vicroads and their system says otherwise..

He was then nice enough to not fine me for not being on my phone, which was nice of him :glare:

there is no doubt many loopholes in the system though, but you will usually only find them by accident and they are constantly being rectified

I only care as Vic gives discounted license costs for those who have a ten year clear record and you also have a very good chance of getting off minor infringements with ten clear years behind you. My boss does it and srdo cited my lack of ten clear years as the reason they could not give leniency.

Now I start my ten year count again ;(

oh that sux...but sorry, you were speeding and this is Victoria..go straight to jail do not pass go and do not collect 200$ ..

That is of course if you were actually the one driving the car ;)

I got done for a red light a while back when some f**kknuckle flamin mongrel motherf**king banana bender cocksucker who looked lost hit the brakes in the middle of the intersection on an orange light. I was behind him in a little truck so I hit the brakes but by the time I got it moving again the light was red and I got flashed. Now in no way possible is this my fault but do you think they would have a bar of it with my driving record..I really dont have time to argue their shit and the occasional fine is nothing when i spend 20k a year running my car anyway.

But its guilty until proven innocent here so f**k them and f**k their 10 years good behavior bullshit.

1.A minor infringement is still an infringement so why should you get leniency..Now although I have got leniency many times from nice Police officers realizing my minor infringement wasnt worth getting punished for, getting it from a camera is another Question and this is a big problem with the whole camera/fine system, its simply just not fair. I understand its prime purpose is as a deterrent but in reality it is just criminalizing everyday people.

2. save on licensing costs..pfftt!!..what is is 120$ for a ten year licence thats 12$ a year how much can you really save..

The whole system is a joke mate so why not just treat it as such :happy:

In the old days they would have put you in jail or put you on a boat to Australia. But now they have realized they can make more money off criminals by leaving them out of jail and making them pay for the privilege.

So, In the eyes of the law, we are all criminals and the question is, how bigger criminal are you :laugh:

Interested to hear from anyone who's ever done it.

I believe the loophole is closed, I tested it on a redlight camera fine and it did not work.

I met someone who consulted there and he advised there was a loophole but I've never seen anyone exploit it successfully :(

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