3 points for speeding!!! will it matter??
Jul 9th 2002, 6:20 pm
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Re: 3 points for speeding!!! will it matter??
Jacqui <[email protected]> wrote:
: Moving to WA in two weeks. Hubby has 3 points on his license for speeding.
: Please advise:
: 1) When he gets an Australian license are the points transferred?
As a former police office in Queensland, and thinking back about licence transfers
_within_ Australia, I really really doubt it
: 2) When hiring a rental car at the airport, will they ask about points, could it
: stop him being able to rent a car?
Most Aussies seem to have 3 points on their licences most of the time.
The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
(and I doubt they would care).
I wouldn't worry about it
Cheers, -Rob
-- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
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: Moving to WA in two weeks. Hubby has 3 points on his license for speeding.
: Please advise:
: 1) When he gets an Australian license are the points transferred?
As a former police office in Queensland, and thinking back about licence transfers
_within_ Australia, I really really doubt it
: 2) When hiring a rental car at the airport, will they ask about points, could it
: stop him being able to rent a car?
Most Aussies seem to have 3 points on their licences most of the time.
The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
(and I doubt they would care).
I wouldn't worry about it
Cheers, -Rob
-- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
ICQ: 104781119 WWW: robert.timetraveller.org Unix and
Internet user since February 1992.
Jul 10th 2002, 8:20 am
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Re: 3 points for speeding!!! will it matter??
Robert Brockway <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Jacqui <[email protected]> wrote:
> : Moving to WA in two weeks. Hubby has 3 points on his license for speeding. Please
> : advise:
>
> : 1) When he gets an Australian license are the points transferred?
>
> As a former police office in Queensland, and thinking back about licence transfers
> _within_ Australia, I really really doubt it
>
> : 2) When hiring a rental car at the airport, will they ask about points, could it
> : stop him being able to rent a car?
>
> Most Aussies seem to have 3 points on their licences most of the time.
>
> The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
> (and I doubt they would care).
Yes they have, many countries including the UK, write the endorsement into
licence, therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know about
Oz, but some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have
points on your licence.
Thunder Ace
>
> I wouldn't worry about it
>
> Cheers, -Rob
>
> -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
> ICQ: 104781119 WWW: robert.timetraveller.org Unix and
> Internet user since February 1992.
news:<[email protected]>...
> Jacqui <[email protected]> wrote:
> : Moving to WA in two weeks. Hubby has 3 points on his license for speeding. Please
> : advise:
>
> : 1) When he gets an Australian license are the points transferred?
>
> As a former police office in Queensland, and thinking back about licence transfers
> _within_ Australia, I really really doubt it
>
> : 2) When hiring a rental car at the airport, will they ask about points, could it
> : stop him being able to rent a car?
>
> Most Aussies seem to have 3 points on their licences most of the time.
>
> The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
> (and I doubt they would care).
Yes they have, many countries including the UK, write the endorsement into
licence, therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know about
Oz, but some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have
points on your licence.
Thunder Ace
>
> I wouldn't worry about it
>
> Cheers, -Rob
>
> -- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
> ICQ: 104781119 WWW: robert.timetraveller.org Unix and
> Internet user since February 1992.
Jul 11th 2002, 3:20 am
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Re: 3 points for speeding!!! will it matter??
> Yes they have, many countries including the UK, write the endorsement into licence,
> therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know about Oz, but
> some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have points on your
> licence.
>
> Thunder Ace
>
Oh dear. Glad there's no visible evidence on Oz licences. I'm on 'good behaviour'*
for having racked up 12points in less than 3 years (all for speeding on the way to
work) and recently rolled up to the Hertz counter at Heathrow and got given the keys
to a Vauxhall Omega for a coupla weeks of holiday driving around the UK.
* used to be 12points = lose your licence for 3 mths, and I was panicking, but
instead I got a letter offering a second option: drive on 1 lonely point for a
year, and if you lose it, it's 6mths with no licence. Double or nothing. No option
really. You should see me now- 4am, nothing in sight across 4 empty lanes, and I'm
in my 6 cylinder,
3.8l car pottering around at 60kph.... LJ
> therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know about Oz, but
> some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have points on your
> licence.
>
> Thunder Ace
>
Oh dear. Glad there's no visible evidence on Oz licences. I'm on 'good behaviour'*
for having racked up 12points in less than 3 years (all for speeding on the way to
work) and recently rolled up to the Hertz counter at Heathrow and got given the keys
to a Vauxhall Omega for a coupla weeks of holiday driving around the UK.
* used to be 12points = lose your licence for 3 mths, and I was panicking, but
instead I got a letter offering a second option: drive on 1 lonely point for a
year, and if you lose it, it's 6mths with no licence. Double or nothing. No option
really. You should see me now- 4am, nothing in sight across 4 empty lanes, and I'm
in my 6 cylinder,
3.8l car pottering around at 60kph.... LJ
Jul 17th 2002, 3:20 am
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Re: 3 points for speeding!!! will it matter??
Thunder Ace <[email protected]> wrote:
:> The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
:> (and I doubt they would care).
: Yes they have, many countries including the UK, write the endorsement
Hi Thunder. My point was in _Aus_ they have no way to see it. Points are definately
_not_ shown on the licences.
Even the police have to dig down into the database to see the points someone has. In
all my years of driving I've not once been asked by _anyone_ how many points I have
on my licence.
: into licence, therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know
: about Oz, but some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have
: points on your licence.
Nothing like that here (afaik).
Cheers, -Rob
-- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
ICQ: 104781119 WWW: robert.timetraveller.org Men are from
earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
:> The car rental agencies have no way to access that information that I am aware of
:> (and I doubt they would care).
: Yes they have, many countries including the UK, write the endorsement
Hi Thunder. My point was in _Aus_ they have no way to see it. Points are definately
_not_ shown on the licences.
Even the police have to dig down into the database to see the points someone has. In
all my years of driving I've not once been asked by _anyone_ how many points I have
on my licence.
: into licence, therefore the hire company may be able to see it. Now I don't know
: about Oz, but some of the large hire companies will not rent in the UK if you have
: points on your licence.
Nothing like that here (afaik).
Cheers, -Rob
-- Robert Brockway B.Sc. Email: [email protected]
ICQ: 104781119 WWW: robert.timetraveller.org Men are from
earth. Women are from earth. Deal with it.
