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I just thought I would share that Monday I impounded a car for the first time since the 30 day impounds came in.

Very satisfied as he was a drink driver almost 4 times the limit and a disqualified driver. This will be his 6th drink driving matter and same for disqualified driving. At least I hope now we have stopped him for a while!

Hopefully the courts back us for once and give him a sentance he deserves.

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This is the kind of thing I like to hear. But 6th drink driving and disqualified? 30 days isn't enough. He should lose the car for as long as his disqualification.

Two things I'd like to know. Was it HIS car, and what type of car?

Where our mate got his car back with a new motor and clutch and it just slightly chirped the wheels. (for about a quarter of a sec) because he was still getting used to it. Copped a 30 day impound. Massive bs

It was his car and it was an old nissan pulsar.

Good. I know it could happen, but I've never head of people having someone else's car impounded for 30 days.

It would only take one or two people getting their friends car impounded for the duration of a disqualification and then no one would lend that person a car.

Where our mate got his car back with a new motor and clutch and it just slightly chirped the wheels. (for about a quarter of a sec) because he was still getting used to it. Copped a 30 day impound. Massive bs

30 day impound straight up? Did he have priors?

lol @ same punishment as a 4 time over the legal limit drunk driver.

Screw impounding, guy can get/borrow another car...when you've done it 6 times and haven't learnt your lesson, you shouldn't be sharing the road with other people.

I just thought I would share that Monday I impounded a car for the first time since the 30 day impounds came in.

Very satisfied as he was a drink driver almost 4 times the limit and a disqualified driver. This will be his 6th drink driving matter and same for disqualified driving.At least I hope now we have stopped him for a while!

Hopefully the courts back us for once and give him a sentance he deserves.

:wacko: :wacko: :wacko: :wacko:

thank you though for helping to take an obvious douche bag individual off our roads... yes, hopefully the court does something meaningful about it

I just thought I would share that Monday I impounded a car for the first time since the 30 day impounds came in.

Very satisfied as he was a drink driver almost 4 times the limit and a disqualified driver. This will be his 6th drink driving matter and same for disqualified driving. At least I hope now we have stopped him for a while!

Hopefully the courts back us for once and give him a sentance he deserves.

How the f*ck can someone be picked up 5-6 times for drink driving / having a disqualified license and just let go each single time to do it all over again?

Am I the only person thining W..T..F..? :mad:

This states laws / sentencing are a f*cking joke! :glare:

How the f*ck can someone be picked up 5-6 times for drink driving / having a disqualified license and just let go each single time to do it all over again?

Am I the only person thining W..T..F..? :mad:

This states laws / sentencing are a f*cking joke! :glare:

You're right! WTF? how can someone get done so many times?

I'd say the laws are out of proportion.

Bashings, stabbings = good behaviour & smack on the wrist (how often do we hear about these instances?)..... versus speeding = massive fines, etc . Not condoning speeding, but there seems to be an imbalance here.

Speeding fines have always been about revenue, consider that everyone pays the same fines and yet not everyone has the same income...if it was really just a case of deterring people from speeding, people would have their licence suspended for a day, a week, a month and so on...that's it...no money.

But no, speeding fines are designed not to deter too much...else there would be no revenue. The fact that most people have had at least one for a minor offence, and will continue to, kind of moots the point of punishing the crime in that way IMO...unless it's about creating revenue...oh wait...

I know it's a tired point/cliche, but shit, if everyone acknowledges it is a bullshit system...why isn't it a key point to ride on In a state election and steal votes by opposing it? Gotta be people out there who think it's completely fine just the way it is.

The court system is a joke. I had a similar thing like this a couple of months ago with offender that we caught drink driving blind drunk (refused breath test) was disqualified and fired up assaulting 3 police. he was that drunk he passed out and had to get ambulance to rush him to hospital.

He went to court with these matters and other's from few months before where he had hit run accident while drunk again, victims followed him and tried to speak to him. He then deliberately tried to run them over and hit car again with baby inside. Fired up on members again and these were his 5/6th drink driving and disqualified not to mention the conduct endangering life and again he STILL didn't get any jail time.

Nice Graeme!

Funny thing is 'hoons' are tarnished with such a nasty swipe, yet people like this are just as common yet get away with it time and time again.

Really shows the Gov't focus is not on actual policing it correctly at all when the Justice system fails as badly as it is.

I got an e-mail today from our impound section and found out that he fits criteria for us to apply to court to have his car permanently forfeited to state. We will definitley be trying to do this.

Well done on removing a dangerous driver off the road. I don't understand how can court system let these kind of people on roads.

And all the best in convincing the courts to have his car forfeited to state permanently - I'm sure it's no easy task.

I got an e-mail today from our impound section and found out that he fits criteria for us to apply to court to have his car permanently forfeited to state. We will definitley be trying to do this.

Would he still fit the criteria if it was someone else's car?

He would fit the criteria with his prior offences but in general we don't impound vehicle that isn't owned/normally driven by the offender. That's pretty much the first question the Senior Sergeant asks is whether the car is owned by the offender.

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