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Abo Bob

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Abo Bob Grand Master

Abo Bob

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Hey all,

After driving around here without a ticket since November 2002 I was over in New Zealand about a week or so ago and managed to get myself a ticket for 130 in 100 zone I think it was. NZ$170.

What do you think will happen if I don't pay it?

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sewid Grand Master

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hahah

is that all you got?

I got done for doing 140 in a 100 zone in my rental Echo on some massive open stretch of straight road in the absoloute middle of f'ing nowhere on South Island. Let me tell you 140 in a 1.3 litre echo is not easy.

The fine was $450NZD.

I ignored it for a few months until i was feeling a bit guilty so i ended up paying it via their website http://www.fines.govt.nz/ .

Basically the process goes like this. You have 28 days from the notice to pay the fine, if you dont pay it you get 28 more days, then it goes to court and they tack on another $30 for court fees and send it the Collections Business Unit. Once it goes to collections you can then pay it over the internet at http://www.fines.govt.nz/

That was the easiest way to deal with it... If you never plan on going back to NZ then dont pay it.

sewid Grand Master

sewid

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Thing is that I do plan on going back.  Just not sure what they do.  Like do they pick you up at customs on the way in?

Nah they can't do that at the moment. There is a bit of politics involved in making that happen which seems like too much of an effort for them.

The problem lies in if you want to rent a car and have too many unpaid fines they may deny it, or if you get pulled over you might have some issues.

Abo Bob Grand Master

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I wouldn't have been speeding except for we just came out of some hills and saw Mt Ruapehu so I got all excited and put my foot down a bit more. I would only have been going that speed for about 400m when I got busted. Goddammit!

JimX Grand Master

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They've just changed it so they can impound your car, but you have to have over $1500 worth of fines or something before they will do it.

Wow, that's like having government-issued, interest-free credit card with a $1500 limit :rofl: Even more if you only drive rentals.

pooski Enthusiast

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hahah

is that all you got?

I got done for doing 140 in a 100 zone in my rental Echo on some massive open stretch of straight road in the absoloute middle of f'ing nowhere on South Island. Let me tell you 140 in a 1.3 litre echo is not easy.

The fine was $450NZD.

ha i can beat that, we were recently in NZ, and had the privlidge of driving a toyota Previa (what they call Taragos over there) a real heap of shit... on the way back to the airport again in the middle of absloutely nowhere i was laying down in the back when it seemed the car was making a lot of noise for a flat part of road, i asked my mate who was driving how fast we were going and he told me 160... this was on onw of those stupid long straight roads on the South Island

NO FINE....

Note: radar detectors are legal in NZ with most cars haing them

The PM of New Zealands Motorcade was clocked at 140 so she could get to the rugby without missing kickoff.

rs73 Grand Master

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I thought when u rent a car in NZ there's a clause that you signed on that u agree to be responsible on all fines. Couldn't the rental company charges you on the fine because it incurred during your rental period and they still have your credit card imprint?

predator Grand Master

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must have been trying hard to get busted for speeding in the south island.. cops were so rare you'd almost stop and point at them.

lol @ pooski and the previus / tarago.. we had one of them too a couple of years back when we were over there. Thing copped a caining - sounds exactly the same as we were doing over there :rofl: "hey cool, lets see how fast we can get over that one way bridge before that other car comes" :( ahh, memories.

rs73 Grand Master

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must have been trying hard to get busted for speeding in the south island.. cops were so rare you'd almost stop and point at them.  

hm.... I didn't know nz cops are another tourist attraction in sth island besides the glaciers, milford sound & mt cook... :rofl:

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