ourkind

Here's my first "hey you're on candid camera" moment ... I really wasn't going that quick, lost 3 demerit points out of 12 now I only have 3 left - I'll need to behave for a few months or so, you only recover points 3 years after losing them, I'll gradually get some back soon I hope.

extanker

i have received a few ,luckily out of state so no points. What suks is not being able to flash the no ticket id to five0 . I never contested the tickets ,kinda hard to.....yeah thats me photo in my car.....in one state if you live there [va] its almost 1k in fine for speeding but iirc 100 or so for out of state.

eaks

Yeah its crazy.. In Canada speed cameras only carry a fine (no points).. I wonder by going to court if you can get the points wiped out easily? They cannot prove the driver of the car (only the owner by the license plate).. I thought it was the same everywhere for speed cams..

extanker

You can contest them [speeding tickets etc] iirc you need to prove you were not driving and /or have the person that was give testimony/statement. Heck i aint above lying but it was me and its cheap just to pay and make it go away.I am re-tired so i dont want to do anything that makes me stop doing nothing.Besides the pics are bragging topics in the bar.....like my dealer oil change receipts.

ZuffenZeus

I suggest using Waze or Escort Live to remind you of those camera locations

ourkind

That's correct, you have to fill out a Statutory Declaration form and have it witnessed by a "Justice of the Peace" (which is a bit of a hassle) and then send it back to the State Revenue Dept, they'll then reissue the fine to the newly mentioned person.

Some international students actually make money out of accepting responsibility for speeding camera fines, you pay them a fee and the cost of the fine. They have very little to lose. However getting caught for fraud in this country AU comes with pretty severe penalties, fines in excess of $200,000.00 and jail

ourkind

Funny you should mention that, I downloaded Waze today

ourkind

I had to google IIRC

ZuffenZeus

Good man! Situation awareness using apps like Waze is probably even more effective than radar detectors. Think about it.... you have thousands of eyes reporting the location(s) of these speed devices.

extanker

wont work on my rotary phone

eaks

Heck even for commutes waze is great. Although sometimes it has steered me in the wrong route it has saved me lots of time by re-directing due to an accident..

ZuffenZeus

hahaha... I miss those days when you really had to work to *dial* a phone number!

extanker

Wife and i out of state buying a truck and we had to get to the bank before it closed......wife technic sssssoooo she used her cell-phone to navigate us to the bank......she is giving me directions and i got the po burning up the streets to get to the bank .....go right/go left.....i say are you sure there is a bank around here as we pull on to wells hargo street......we did finally get to wells fargo

318touring

That sucks mate.

In NZ speed camera offences will only require the driver to front-up if they were 30kph above the posted speed limit. Otherwise it's a straight monetary fine - which is more than fine (no pun intended). I thought only (the state) Victoria that has a strict speed limit enforcement regime.

And 3 years to lose your demerit? We only have 2 years.

Kalashnikov

So 9mph over?

I was paranoid driving in France year and a half ago. Radar detectors are illegal, if you get caught with one- e 1,500 fine and radar gets destroyed. So I drove around on cruise control in the country side at 30 kph.

Screw the police, the cameras, the tickets, the courts, the insurance. All of it is designed to bend you over and take your money.