Speeding Ticket
Aug 9th 2005, 1:25 am
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Speeding Ticket
Arghh! I’ve just received a speeding ticket (61kph in a 50kph). I’m just off to pay and post it and I’ve just realised that declaration at the bottom needs to be signed by
a Police Officer, Barrister of Solicitor, Pharmacist, School Principal, Doctor, Bank Manager or and other person authorized to witness Statutory Declaration Act 1959.
Has any one been as naughty as me and got a ticket and not had it signed by one of the above? It just seems like such a pain in the … when I in the UK you can just post it.
a Police Officer, Barrister of Solicitor, Pharmacist, School Principal, Doctor, Bank Manager or and other person authorized to witness Statutory Declaration Act 1959.
Has any one been as naughty as me and got a ticket and not had it signed by one of the above? It just seems like such a pain in the … when I in the UK you can just post it.
Aug 9th 2005, 1:31 am
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Re: Speeding Ticket
Originally Posted by StarJam
Arghh! I’ve just received a speeding ticket (61kph in a 50kph). I’m just off to pay and post it and I’ve just realised that declaration at the bottom needs to be signed by
a Police Officer, Barrister of Solicitor, Pharmacist, School Principal, Doctor, Bank Manager or and other person authorized to witness Statutory Declaration Act 1959.
Has any one been as naughty as me and got a ticket and not had it signed by one of the above? It just seems like such a pain in the … when I in the UK you can just post it.
a Police Officer, Barrister of Solicitor, Pharmacist, School Principal, Doctor, Bank Manager or and other person authorized to witness Statutory Declaration Act 1959.
Has any one been as naughty as me and got a ticket and not had it signed by one of the above? It just seems like such a pain in the … when I in the UK you can just post it.
I don't recall doing any of mine
Just paid by BPAY or credit card over the phone.I think that is only for if you are saying it wasn't you driving
Aug 9th 2005, 1:51 am
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Oh, that makes sense
Aug 9th 2005, 6:30 am
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ABC Diamond, receiving a speeding ticket... no way!!
Where did you find the time to go out in the car. I bet you can have statistics about speeding offences in Queensland
Seriously though, I hear the Police in Australia are extremely strict on driving offences, I heard that one of their favourites is cars not staying on their own side of the road. Even if your wheel touches the centre line you would be pulled over and grilled.
Where did you find the time to go out in the car. I bet you can have statistics about speeding offences in Queensland
Seriously though, I hear the Police in Australia are extremely strict on driving offences, I heard that one of their favourites is cars not staying on their own side of the road. Even if your wheel touches the centre line you would be pulled over and grilled.
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Aug 9th 2005, 8:38 am
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Re: Speeding Ticket
Seriously though, I hear the Police in Australia are extremely strict on driving offences, I heard that one of their favourites is cars not staying on their own side of the road. Even if your wheel touches the centre line you would be pulled over and grilled.[/QUOTE]
You'd better believe it!
Both my hubby and I have received tickets for not indicating when changing lanes. I got mine when I was stopped on my way home at midnight, they said my speed was eratic..don't know how as I had my cruise control set at the speed limit! Then they breathalised me and I passed so I guess they had to justify stopping me for something and issued me a ticket for not signalling to merge even though the lane was ending and there wasn't a car (except theirs) for 500 yards!!!!
Both hubby and I have also received speeding tickets, his was a handheld and mine was one of those multinova things. I can honestly say that I have never had a ticket in my life before coming to Oz and I've lived in the UK and the USA. I was also pulled over for a random breathe test a couple of weeks back, I don't drink much and certainly not on my way home from work so I got the all clear again.
Its just the usual story, motorists being a soft target. I was tempted to say to the cop when they stopped me that they were spending a small fortune on promoting "designated drivers" on the telly and yet here I was freezing my butt off on the side of the road in a ball gown! Not encouraging. I'm quite paranoid about going out at night now, especially as when I went to get a takeaway last Friday night half the hoons in Perth were tailgating me! Where are the cops then eh?
MC
You'd better believe it!
Both my hubby and I have received tickets for not indicating when changing lanes. I got mine when I was stopped on my way home at midnight, they said my speed was eratic..don't know how as I had my cruise control set at the speed limit! Then they breathalised me and I passed so I guess they had to justify stopping me for something and issued me a ticket for not signalling to merge even though the lane was ending and there wasn't a car (except theirs) for 500 yards!!!!
Both hubby and I have also received speeding tickets, his was a handheld and mine was one of those multinova things. I can honestly say that I have never had a ticket in my life before coming to Oz and I've lived in the UK and the USA. I was also pulled over for a random breathe test a couple of weeks back, I don't drink much and certainly not on my way home from work so I got the all clear again.
Its just the usual story, motorists being a soft target. I was tempted to say to the cop when they stopped me that they were spending a small fortune on promoting "designated drivers" on the telly and yet here I was freezing my butt off on the side of the road in a ball gown! Not encouraging. I'm quite paranoid about going out at night now, especially as when I went to get a takeaway last Friday night half the hoons in Perth were tailgating me! Where are the cops then eh?
MC
Aug 9th 2005, 1:42 pm
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Re: Speeding Ticket
Speeding (and all other road offences generally) is taken much more seriously in Australia than it is here. You can be booked for speeding in a residential street (50km/ph in Vic) you can be booked for going as low as 1km over the limit - be very aware.
There are no signs saying there are cameras in the area, no lines on the roads and every police car has a speed camera.
The random breath testing" is also not very random on the Eastern Freeway almost every Friday night they stop every car and every Saturday morning there are a line of cars for people who have lost their licence on the spot.
Every cop car is also authorised to breath test you.
The mere fact you are driving on a public road means you may be pulled over by a police car and breath tested the police also have no lea way or discretion, if you are 0.05 you will be booked.
My advice, just be careful
There are no signs saying there are cameras in the area, no lines on the roads and every police car has a speed camera.
The random breath testing" is also not very random on the Eastern Freeway almost every Friday night they stop every car and every Saturday morning there are a line of cars for people who have lost their licence on the spot.
Every cop car is also authorised to breath test you.
The mere fact you are driving on a public road means you may be pulled over by a police car and breath tested the police also have no lea way or discretion, if you are 0.05 you will be booked.
My advice, just be careful
Aug 9th 2005, 1:53 pm
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ive had two parking tickets for parking in the wrong place 
the second one was funny though. i had only been here about 2 or 3 weeks and nipped in to an ATM. then spotted the warden writing a ticket, ran and jumped in to the car and drove off laughing at him running after me down the street. the diddy didnt even get to stick it on my car
aye right, whos the diddy....he didnt need to as i found out about a week later
the second one was funny though. i had only been here about 2 or 3 weeks and nipped in to an ATM. then spotted the warden writing a ticket, ran and jumped in to the car and drove off laughing at him running after me down the street. the diddy didnt even get to stick it on my car
aye right, whos the diddy....he didnt need to as i found out about a week later
Aug 9th 2005, 2:10 pm
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Yes, if you do something "wrong" you are FAR more liklely to be caught in Oz than in the UK, and this is the main reason why it seems like everyone drives so slowly over there - there is every chance they'll get caught! So on the UK motorway most people don't think twice about doing 80MPH or even 90 in some cases and wouldn't expect to get caught even if they did go past a police car, but just going 5-10KMph (3-7 MPH!) over on a Perth freeway would run a very real risk of getting a ticket.
I once got 6 demerit points for not stopping for LONG ENOUGH at a stop sign! I stopped, just not for long enough!
My British husband laughs at me for indicating when I change back into a slow lane on the Motorway or when merging but I guess I'll have the last laugh when he gets a ticket when we live in Australia!
Michele
I once got 6 demerit points for not stopping for LONG ENOUGH at a stop sign! I stopped, just not for long enough!
My British husband laughs at me for indicating when I change back into a slow lane on the Motorway or when merging but I guess I'll have the last laugh when he gets a ticket when we live in Australia!
Michele
