I would certainly have contested it as virtually no tolerance was given which is almost unheard of. I was camping in Wales and it rained.

actually that is a myth - some forces do this but it isn't a right. And nowadays very few forces give this.

I got fined (no points) a few weeks ago doing 107 on the Mitchell Freeway. I've since been told they only allow a 3km tolerance.

I also got done for speeding on the interstate in Montana, many years ago - where there was no speed limit. A dubious honour......

Its not a myth, most forces still give a sensible tolerance. My sister in law in Geelong got fined by the same overzealous cop twice for 2ks over, how does that do anything other than create a hatred for the Police?

Do you think drink drivers should be let off for being a little over the limit?

Why on earth would i think that ? I would tighten the drink driving laws.

My point being, regardless of the offence, there has to be a starting point. I agree that a couple of km's over probably deserves a warning rather than a ticket, but lets face it, how many people actually take a warning on board?

Most people on here drive and on occasion probably speed. When you're caught out, just pay up and don't whinge about how unfair things are.

Alternatively..........don't speed

If you saw 85 on the speedo then you were probably doing about 82 or 83 - ADRs do not allow the speedo to read less than the actual speed but allow them to read as much as 16kph over!

The production shall be deemed to conform to this Regulation if the following relationship between the speed indicated on the display of the speedometer (V1) and the actual speed (V2) is observed:

In the case of vehicles of categories M and N: (passenger cars, light trucks)

0 <= (V1 – V2) = 0.1 V2 + 6 km/h;

The 10% rule in the UK is a complete myth. Some traffic officers use it but it is entirely at there discretion.

I got caught here in Perth doing 79 in a 70. I got a $75 fine. It said no points as I was less than (just) 9kmh over the limit.

That would be 15 years ago then, in 1997. I was doing my one and only 6 month stint of northern Ireland at the time, very memorable.

I got my fine in Geelong doing an alleged 67 in a 60. It stated that giving the compensation I was clocked doing 63. About $160 fine and one point.........

First and only ever speeding ticket in my life. I was overtaking a ute that was weaving and driving at 35 in the 60 zone. It was a dual carriageway as well. I just paid up and my daughter frequently reminds me of it. It definitely stops me from speeding intentionally and I check more frequently.

Unlike the idiot B-double that sat 5 feet off my bumper in torrential rain on the Midland Highway today. I was already doing the limit and the conditions were horrendous. Thankfully he pulled over in a village to take a call.......never been so relieved.

Unfortunately I have become a bit of an expert on this

Moved to Brisbane end of Feb 2011, bought a car 15th March while staying in temporary aprtment in The Valley, rego was down at that address as I hadn't sorted a rental yet. On 15th March this year I renewed the rego at my current address.

Three days later I received a letter titled " Notice of accumulation of demerit points - never held a driver licence" telling me I was suspended from holding a Qld Licence for three months as I had accumulated 7 points in less than a year.

I was mystified as I had never receieved a speeding notice, then it all began to click

Turns out I had 3 speeding fines that had been sent to my old address, totalling 5 points and $433, because they hadn't been paid in time I now owed $631

Had to go to a shopfront and get my UK licence put in the system, I can now drive again.

Not sure about WA but in Qld it goes like this

0 to 13km/hr over limit = $133 and 1 point
14-20km/hr over limit = $200 and 3 points
20-30km/hr over limit = $433 and 4 points

and so on

I received one in Feb in Melbourne.

I was doing 107 in a 100 limit. Spoke to people at work and as long as its your first offence (or been 3 years since), it was under 10k's and you've a clean licence AND admit it was your fault - you can send a letter to have the fine reviewed for an official warning.

Three people I spoke to at work (Ozzies) had all done this and got let off with a warning. I was forwarded the template and changed my details accordingly. I'm hoping I will get let off with a warning too.

Check the WA Police site for similar.
Heres the link to the VIC Police Page:
http://www.police.vic.gov.au/content...ument_ID=10369

15 years ago in August if I recall.

Oh god, that means there'll be a media overload