I got a speeding camera fine a couple of weeks ago and didn't look at it until this afternoon. The penalty is $336.00, my licence is suspended for one month from 21 December and I've lost 4 demerit points. The offense was for driving at 86k/h in a 60k/h zone
I know I have to send my licence into Vic Roads, but what I'm wondering is how do I get it back? I haven't been able to find any other information on this.
Does anyone know - can I just automatically drive again on 21 Jan or does something else have to happen?
Seeing as its a camera find someone that you can nominate as the driver so you can at least keep your points and licence.
When wife lost hers she didnt have to hand licence in. At the end of the month she just started driving again. That was about 4 years ago though.
Can someone give me the name and address of someone from overseas who was visiting Melbourne on 13 November - preferably, someone who doesn't speak any English?
^^^How about taking responsibility for your own actions
You could improve the road safety in Vic by cutting up your own licence
Some years ago my Dad got caught for speeding and nominated his brother as the driver who lives overseas. After about a year, Vic Roads eventually caught up with Dad and he had to pay the extra penalties.
Vic Roads are like pit bulls, they don't let go. So nominating another driver is not something I'd actually do.
I don't care that I got caught, or about the penalty. Just one of those annoying blips in life.
I'm just curious about the procedure. Do I have to re-do my licence, pay more money to get it back, or just drive on 21 January again like nothing happened.
When the times up, you just go into vic roads and reclaim ur licence, (no test or cost)
but yes, you can drive immediately after the ban,
Your pretty lucky, you could have lost it for a hell of allot longer for 25+ over the limit
I have spare points, and could take them 4 u for a hundred a point,
standard flat rates,
Years ago my mate got done driving while suspended, he smashed into another car (while drunk the dumbass).
Ended up losing his licence for 18 months, insurance wouldn't pay out plus was very very lucky he didn't end up in jail. A couple of guys that day in court did go to jail, my mate had spent $2k on a good solicitor. All up it cost him around $50k in hospital fees, car repairs, legal fee's, fines & lost wage.
Please don't drive while suspended. I sound old.
Does Vic have double demerit point times?
In No Sun or Wind, when ever our rulers decide, they make double demerit point days... so if you're caught doing some ridiculously low speed but it's still over the retarded speed limit, you get double points.
Eg:
3 lane freeway: Speed limit 50kmh
Your speed: 61kmh DOGS RUN FASTER!
Half your license GONE!
I've had several near misses cos I'm focused on the speedo and not the road. I think driving in the zone is much more dangeraous than speeding. What zone? the zombie zone, not the walking dead but the driving dead, eyes wide open looking straight ahead but brain totally disconnected.
In NSW teh ownerhsip, management and placement of speed cameras has been privatised. They use GPS data to see where the speeding is occurring and put cameras there. Its all about raising money. They are looking at the wrong data, if it was safety they would be looking at accident data.
Fark!!!
This morning going to work I come out of a corner on my bike, and open her up a little down a nice ~2km 4 lane (2 each direction) straight with no intersections, when a car on the other side flashes me... I'm thinking "what", then I see a green commodore parked up on the side walk in front of a house under construction, I brake to the 60kmh limit... FARKING cop in there with his gear!
Then when I'm ~1km down the cop turns his sirens on and gives chase... so I pull over and he drives by at speed... farker almost gave me a heart attack... still had his sirens on at the intersection confusing everyone.
Thank you, thank you stranger!!!
He saved what ever's left of my license after my Christmas day incident (speed cam) not sure what the speed limit was, but I was doing ~65 and it went off.
I was in possession of a Vicco Drivers, and NSW Riders permits simultaneously. At the time I was informed by a good source that it would have been hard to track both down / cancel both in those days. But I never did the wrong thing to lose either anyway.
at least u got a fine for speeding, when you were speeding
i got a fine for doing 80 when I was really doing close to 50 by a new fixed camera which i knew was there
now i think every camera is faulty and i slow to 20kph
the dpt of transport only have themselves to blame for ultra slow traffic
This morning I got hit by a golf ball while riding to work; I got hit on the 1st bounce lucky...
And I also got my speeding fine... Exceeding speed limit by 10kmh and UNDER... I was doing 67, in a 60 zone... 2 points and $93.
www.google.com.au:443/maps?ll=-33.886738,151.219396&spn=0.001296,0.001392&t=h&vpsrc=6&z=19
How farking pathetic is that?
There's only 2 things I hate about Australia... Road and Traffic laws, and the ATO; wait a 3rd, Juliar.
Roads are too narrow, speed limits are too variable, people who have accidents (proven bad drivers) don't get disqualified.
The farking ATO is always on my case for something like 50cents here and there, and they're always wrong... but I have to spend months of work, letters, etc to prove it.
- was driving Melb - Geelong freeway, after new years
- was on cruise control
- had GPS in-front of me to monitor my speed as it's a fact that car's display higher speed than actual (6-7kms in my case).
- was approaching fixed camera, - checking speed on GPS = 100.
- the ****** camera goes off (saw the flash).
- Even had friend in separate car following me who witnessed all this.
- then on the way back, i drive under the speed check device installed under an overpass - again i use my GPS, and verify that the Vicroads installed speed check device matches GPS 100%. Prooving that the car shows 6-7 km more than actual speed. Yet they nab drivers who don't even speed...
- It was a over 40 degrees hot day (another factor that could have skewed the camera)... - other cameras didn't go off even though driving at the same speed...
(Haven't received fine yet, but if i do, i'm so going to court... how long is Australian Governmen going to allow Vicroads to *** innocent citezens in their arse... ****!!!!!! And that's after huge sums of tax you pay to them).... freedom and fair go my arse!!!!!
same thing happened to me, same place wrote a letter and got of, its akin to entrapment as the "speedo check" does not seem to give an accurate recording thus lulling you into an extra couple of K's, then the next camera, bingo, the Gov't must make a *hitload out of this and peoples apathy about not doing something about their situation,
the problem is, only a small percentage of innocent victims can be bothered with all the red tape,
In the long run, with time of work to go to court, lawyers advise, etc, Its easier and cheaper just to pay the fine,
All the major players like telco's, banks, etc count on this, as its worth their while for the 90% odd that just pay up.
Like shooting fish in a barrel, 
i just got my 3rd daughter throught her practical test with only 25 hrs of lessons over 5 weeks.
the examiner complimented her on her driving and said she was an example of why examiners should be able to decide how many logbook hrs a L plater should do.
he felt she should be able to drive solo
