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Jeez - don't Australians just love to hop on their high horses - what a load of sanctimonious perfect drivers with unblemished driving records you've attracted. It's like the comments section from Dashcam Australia.
I ended up in a similar position to you a few years ago when I used to commute into Sydney from the South Coast. Copped six points in double-demerits and then some more for a prohibited left turn in school hours blah blah blah.
I opted for the good behaviour 12 months for exactly the reason you've pointed out - a clean licence a year later or a licence with a lot of points slowly dropping off as their 36 month time limit comes up. It was a no-brainer for me.
Nobody thought I'd manage the year because I do have a heavy right foot, but I did do it and 12 months later had a pristine point-free licence. Years later I'm still points-free, but in this massively over-legislated country of ours it's very easy to unwittingly transgress rules.
Dq will affect your insurance
Catch a bus
Call a taxi / Uber
Sorry to say this bro by the looks like you dug yourself, your own grave for one stupid reason you were speeding.
You do the crime you do the time. There’s not a quicker way of getting a point back.
A fair bit of experience with this as I’ve worked a career with sales reps who often seem to manage to get to 12 points - especially when they are brand new
Very few get caught again during their probation period - I would however highly recommend on probation that you never talk to someone on your phone in the car (it’s amazing how many people get done for speeding while they were on the phone to someone ) and don’t drive if you don’t have to - so avoid Friday / Saturday nights etc
Insurance will kill you with a suspension - don’t even think about taking it on deliberately
Sounds like a contributor to Tradie Dickhead Hour.
Also your justification of unfamiliar roads and then saying you got done in the same location? Right...
I look forward to not dealing with you on the road.
Maybe 5 points? Have you actually checked on Service NSW?
Don't complain to much. I've been on 1 point since may 2020. Only at the end of this month do I get 6 back from my first DD stint in December 2019. Before I got stitched with a second one boxing day 2021
Its not that hard to abide by the law. If I had to curb my habits. You can do it!
You might get back to zero - but it will screw your insurance premiums
Why are ppl saying insurance is going to go up? Only if you switch insurers
Choose your behaviour choose your consequences.
Yah. They were all work fines. And I don’t do that job anymore. (Driving all over NSW). Could Definately make the 12 months.
Oh. So I get my points back at the end of the 3 month suspension?
Ah. Thanks. It’s be helpful if it showed the date for each demerit. Then at least I’d know how long I had left.
You obviously don't stray into any of the American sub-reddits.
Wait 12 months with 2 points or wait 30 months with 1?
Thanks man. Actually this is a great example. I’m pretty sure I can survive for 3 months without a licence if I do get unlucky.
But 3 years is such a long time. I did see that labour wanted to bring in a 12 month point redemption. So maybe it’ll ease up.
Yah bud. I was doing 67 in what I thought was a 70 zone. It’s the speed limit changes that get me. On un familiar roads. This was was in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. I just missed the sign as I drive through a tiny little 3 house town looking for a gas station.
Nothing was open so ran out of gas eventually too. . It was a rough night. The job I was on got rained out too.
I did get me a little violin though.
Yah but I can choose when I get suspended. I’m heading on international holiday for 4 weeks in august. So I can take 4 weeks either side easy.
Woah. That could actually be a great app.
Yes. my question was is it worth getting it over and done with now. Rather than inevitably losing the last point over the next few years.
And there is a faster way. Take a suspension now. When I don’t need to drive. And I get my points reset in 3 months time. The cost of course is higher insurance
But imagine I get pinged when I need my car. right before Christmas. Stuck at home while everyone goes on holiday.
Lol. Okay. I’ll see you in my rear view.
Oh. Yah. Jumped from 6 points to 12 pretty quickly.
I only had the 1 for a while. Only in the last 2 years since the end of covid did I get the other 5.
I was surprised they were still on there actually. I thought it was only 12 months for a reset.
There is something to be said about not getting any points for 3 years. It will be a wild ride.
Literally what I’m doing here man . Trying to choose. Which consequence to take.
Correct. Lots of people take it over a dicey 12 month GBP when they are shit at not getting demerits.
It does through service nsw app
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I mean, its not something I am proud of, but getting the points cleared this way has made me not want to lose them ever again. I honestly doubt Labour will get that one over the line.
That’s rough. Sounds like you’re in regional NSW? There are speed cameras everywhere. I always get caught when I go to the regional so now I just don’t go there . I’d recommend Waze. It tells you where speed cameras are in use and where the police are.
Awwww
Don't forget the suspension doesn't happen immediately. I think you get three weeks' notice after the last point hits (when you pay the fine, or when the reminder notice due date passes if you haven't paid it.)
I haven't used it much, but it has one job, and I think it does it fairly well. Doesn't do anything fancy.
Well, sorry to say this, but you wouldn’t be asking this question if you were just done the speed limit. Sticking to the speed limit is not hard and I drive that road every day.
Heh, no you won't, not with your track record you won't have a licence.
Nothing you've said here gives any indication that your behaviour on the road is going to change.
Mmm, you would've thought I learned my lesson but I've never had my license taken off me. Coincidentally this all came after my xr6 turbo got written off by the December 2018 hail. Probably a blessing in disguise. I would've lost my license twice over
Ah. Okay. In that case I’ll just drive extra extra safe. If I get caught Ill cop the suspension and get my points back in 3 months.
Thanks everyone. I’m actually a pretty safe driver.
6 points Is a huge lump to take in one hit. Like 1.5 years worth of points. So never thought I’d get this close to losing my licence.
No you have to get a driving certificate to see the dates.
There is no 'court' record for demerit points that OP is mentioning
Is it a court record? It’s just a licence suspension. Obvs won’t drive for 3 months.
But driving with the risk of suspension for 40 months just sounds like a ball ache.
Yah. Fiunnily I live in Sydney. And never get hit here. Only when I leave the safety of the city
I’m not arguing that I wasnt speeding champ. I’m just asking what to do about it now that I have 12 demerits.
Welcome to NSW. Your history suggests you are actually a really good driver and I appreciate you.
Sydney and the greater NSW is notorious for random speed limit changes and “speed traps”. Where people naturally speed up because hills, and changes in speed limits.
While there are a large number of “tradie dickheads” who intentionally speed and use tools like Waze to evade speed camera detection. In the 24 years of driving I have had only 6 speeding fines. And 5 of them here in NSW in the last 3 years.
So I wish you good luck in your driving journey here in NSW. And thank you for continuing to drive better than most.
If you take the good behaviour and fail they double the suspension period, FYI.
Still gotta call b.s
The mobile speed cameras and speed traps here are so well sign posted... I mean the mobile camera vehicles have signs before, on the car itself and after.
You've got to be reasonably distracted to miss them and I'll be the first to admit no one's perfect but come on...
Your toxic positivity aside, always happy to be proven wrong. I hope you moderate your behaviour or choose alternative transportation because what you were doing, through inattention, lack of experience, sneaky cops, whatever, is potentially hazardous to other road users and speeding fines are costly. Even more so when you consider the insurance premium for a driver with a suspension or other offence.
Yes my friend took the GBP and is now serving a 18 month suspension
When visiting a friend in January, I got a parking fine. I live in QLD and have no intention of paying it. Realistically what’s the worse they can do? Am I at risk of rego suspension or anything like that?
Unlike a NSW resident, they cannot suspend your licence or anything.
They can prevent you from driving in NSW or transferring a licence etc there in future if you moved to NSW.
They can, however, send you to debt collections instead and mess with your credit if that's something you care about.
Pay the fine. you earned it.
Well that wasn't the response he was hoping for!
I don't understand why people seem happy to do the wrong thing. . . . Until they get caught and then they whinge and bitch about the consequences. And do what they can do not pay the consequences for the action they were more than happy to do initially.
If it's a first time, send a nice apologetic sounding appeal to them and you have a good chance of getting it dropped or reduced.
States share information so Revenue NSW will send fine information to equivalent body in Queensland.
They can suspend your licence if left long enough. Just pay the bloody thing.
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Many years ago, police were on the NSW/ACT border doing licence checks and stopping drivers with outstanding debts at the border. They had to park their vehicles out near lake George.
My understanding (not 100% certain) is you cant drive in the banned state. But happy to be wrong.
The thing is, its the government, they will catch up with you and fuck you.
I got a parking fine 2 days after getting my P’s. I paid the fine, went on with life, and learnt my lesson.
They can definitely suspend your license if you refuse to pay, it’s not worth it buddy.
If this ends up at Collections you’ll risk your credit score for the sake of a parking fine.
Pay it up buttercup
Is this an AITA post? If so...yes.
Usually I would think living in queensland is punishment enough, especially if you are from Brisbane, but in this instance I think you also need to pay the fine, because, well, because you're a Queenslander.
Aren’t parking infringements a local council thing? I’m wouldn’t think they could cancel rego or licence
Classic Queenslander.
Fuck around……
Lololololololol
They can garnish your wages.
Omg Sydney’s best resident’s all came out to reply keep changing the world I bet you’re all fun at parties
Follow up, even if I do pay the fine, it’s still cheaper than 2 return flights to shit hole Sydney. So I am still saving money. Win win, even bigger win if I just don’t pay it ‍‍‍‍‍‍

Jeez - don't Australians just love to hop on their high horses - what a load of sanctimonious perfect drivers with unblemished driving records you've attracted. It's like the comments section from Dashcam Australia.

I ended up in a similar position to you a few years ago when I used to commute into Sydney from the South Coast. Copped six points in double-demerits and then some more for a prohibited left turn in school hours blah blah blah.

I opted for the good behaviour 12 months for exactly the reason you've pointed out - a clean licence a year later or a licence with a lot of points slowly dropping off as their 36 month time limit comes up. It was a no-brainer for me.

Nobody thought I'd manage the year because I do have a heavy right foot, but I did do it and 12 months later had a pristine point-free licence. Years later I'm still points-free, but in this massively over-legislated country of ours it's very easy to unwittingly transgress rules.

Dq will affect your insurance

Catch a bus

Call a taxi / Uber

Sorry to say this bro by the looks like you dug yourself, your own grave for one stupid reason you were speeding.

You do the crime you do the time. There’s not a quicker way of getting a point back.

A fair bit of experience with this as I’ve worked a career with sales reps who often seem to manage to get to 12 points - especially when they are brand new

Very few get caught again during their probation period - I would however highly recommend on probation that you never talk to someone on your phone in the car (it’s amazing how many people get done for speeding while they were on the phone to someone ) and don’t drive if you don’t have to - so avoid Friday / Saturday nights etc

Insurance will kill you with a suspension - don’t even think about taking it on deliberately

Sounds like a contributor to Tradie Dickhead Hour.

Also your justification of unfamiliar roads and then saying you got done in the same location? Right...

I look forward to not dealing with you on the road.

Maybe 5 points? Have you actually checked on Service NSW?

Don't complain to much. I've been on 1 point since may 2020. Only at the end of this month do I get 6 back from my first DD stint in December 2019. Before I got stitched with a second one boxing day 2021

Its not that hard to abide by the law. If I had to curb my habits. You can do it!

You might get back to zero - but it will screw your insurance premiums

Why are ppl saying insurance is going to go up? Only if you switch insurers

Choose your behaviour choose your consequences.

Yah. They were all work fines. And I don’t do that job anymore. (Driving all over NSW). Could Definately make the 12 months.

Oh. So I get my points back at the end of the 3 month suspension?

Ah. Thanks. It’s be helpful if it showed the date for each demerit. Then at least I’d know how long I had left.

You obviously don't stray into any of the American sub-reddits.

Wait 12 months with 2 points or wait 30 months with 1?

Thanks man. Actually this is a great example. I’m pretty sure I can survive for 3 months without a licence if I do get unlucky.

But 3 years is such a long time. I did see that labour wanted to bring in a 12 month point redemption. So maybe it’ll ease up.

Yah bud. I was doing 67 in what I thought was a 70 zone. It’s the speed limit changes that get me. On un familiar roads. This was was in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the night. I just missed the sign as I drive through a tiny little 3 house town looking for a gas station.

Nothing was open so ran out of gas eventually too. . It was a rough night. The job I was on got rained out too.

I did get me a little violin though.

Yah but I can choose when I get suspended. I’m heading on international holiday for 4 weeks in august. So I can take 4 weeks either side easy.

Woah. That could actually be a great app.

Yes. my question was is it worth getting it over and done with now. Rather than inevitably losing the last point over the next few years.

And there is a faster way. Take a suspension now. When I don’t need to drive. And I get my points reset in 3 months time. The cost of course is higher insurance

But imagine I get pinged when I need my car. right before Christmas. Stuck at home while everyone goes on holiday.

Lol. Okay. I’ll see you in my rear view.

Oh. Yah. Jumped from 6 points to 12 pretty quickly.

I only had the 1 for a while. Only in the last 2 years since the end of covid did I get the other 5.

I was surprised they were still on there actually. I thought it was only 12 months for a reset.

There is something to be said about not getting any points for 3 years. It will be a wild ride.

Literally what I’m doing here man . Trying to choose. Which consequence to take.

Correct. Lots of people take it over a dicey 12 month GBP when they are shit at not getting demerits.

It does through service nsw app

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I mean, its not something I am proud of, but getting the points cleared this way has made me not want to lose them ever again. I honestly doubt Labour will get that one over the line.

That’s rough. Sounds like you’re in regional NSW? There are speed cameras everywhere. I always get caught when I go to the regional so now I just don’t go there . I’d recommend Waze. It tells you where speed cameras are in use and where the police are.

Awwww

Don't forget the suspension doesn't happen immediately. I think you get three weeks' notice after the last point hits (when you pay the fine, or when the reminder notice due date passes if you haven't paid it.)

I haven't used it much, but it has one job, and I think it does it fairly well. Doesn't do anything fancy.

Well, sorry to say this, but you wouldn’t be asking this question if you were just done the speed limit. Sticking to the speed limit is not hard and I drive that road every day.

Heh, no you won't, not with your track record you won't have a licence.

Nothing you've said here gives any indication that your behaviour on the road is going to change.

Mmm, you would've thought I learned my lesson but I've never had my license taken off me. Coincidentally this all came after my xr6 turbo got written off by the December 2018 hail. Probably a blessing in disguise. I would've lost my license twice over

Ah. Okay. In that case I’ll just drive extra extra safe. If I get caught Ill cop the suspension and get my points back in 3 months.

Thanks everyone. I’m actually a pretty safe driver.

6 points Is a huge lump to take in one hit. Like 1.5 years worth of points. So never thought I’d get this close to losing my licence.

No you have to get a driving certificate to see the dates.

There is no 'court' record for demerit points that OP is mentioning

Is it a court record? It’s just a licence suspension. Obvs won’t drive for 3 months.

But driving with the risk of suspension for 40 months just sounds like a ball ache.

Yah. Fiunnily I live in Sydney. And never get hit here. Only when I leave the safety of the city

I’m not arguing that I wasnt speeding champ. I’m just asking what to do about it now that I have 12 demerits.

Welcome to NSW. Your history suggests you are actually a really good driver and I appreciate you.

Sydney and the greater NSW is notorious for random speed limit changes and “speed traps”. Where people naturally speed up because hills, and changes in speed limits.

While there are a large number of “tradie dickheads” who intentionally speed and use tools like Waze to evade speed camera detection. In the 24 years of driving I have had only 6 speeding fines. And 5 of them here in NSW in the last 3 years.

So I wish you good luck in your driving journey here in NSW. And thank you for continuing to drive better than most.

If you take the good behaviour and fail they double the suspension period, FYI.

Still gotta call b.s

The mobile speed cameras and speed traps here are so well sign posted... I mean the mobile camera vehicles have signs before, on the car itself and after.

You've got to be reasonably distracted to miss them and I'll be the first to admit no one's perfect but come on...

Your toxic positivity aside, always happy to be proven wrong. I hope you moderate your behaviour or choose alternative transportation because what you were doing, through inattention, lack of experience, sneaky cops, whatever, is potentially hazardous to other road users and speeding fines are costly. Even more so when you consider the insurance premium for a driver with a suspension or other offence.

Yes my friend took the GBP and is now serving a 18 month suspension

When visiting a friend in January, I got a parking fine. I live in QLD and have no intention of paying it. Realistically what’s the worse they can do? Am I at risk of rego suspension or anything like that?

Unlike a NSW resident, they cannot suspend your licence or anything.

They can prevent you from driving in NSW or transferring a licence etc there in future if you moved to NSW.

They can, however, send you to debt collections instead and mess with your credit if that's something you care about.

Pay the fine. you earned it.

Well that wasn't the response he was hoping for!

I don't understand why people seem happy to do the wrong thing. . . . Until they get caught and then they whinge and bitch about the consequences. And do what they can do not pay the consequences for the action they were more than happy to do initially.

If it's a first time, send a nice apologetic sounding appeal to them and you have a good chance of getting it dropped or reduced.

States share information so Revenue NSW will send fine information to equivalent body in Queensland.

They can suspend your licence if left long enough. Just pay the bloody thing.

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Many years ago, police were on the NSW/ACT border doing licence checks and stopping drivers with outstanding debts at the border. They had to park their vehicles out near lake George.

My understanding (not 100% certain) is you cant drive in the banned state. But happy to be wrong.

The thing is, its the government, they will catch up with you and fuck you.

I got a parking fine 2 days after getting my P’s. I paid the fine, went on with life, and learnt my lesson.

They can definitely suspend your license if you refuse to pay, it’s not worth it buddy.

If this ends up at Collections you’ll risk your credit score for the sake of a parking fine.

Pay it up buttercup

Is this an AITA post? If so...yes.

Usually I would think living in queensland is punishment enough, especially if you are from Brisbane, but in this instance I think you also need to pay the fine, because, well, because you're a Queenslander.

Aren’t parking infringements a local council thing? I’m wouldn’t think they could cancel rego or licence

Classic Queenslander.

Fuck around……

Lololololololol

They can garnish your wages.

Omg Sydney’s best resident’s all came out to reply keep changing the world I bet you’re all fun at parties

Follow up, even if I do pay the fine, it’s still cheaper than 2 return flights to shit hole Sydney. So I am still saving money. Win win, even bigger win if I just don’t pay it ‍‍‍‍‍‍