Did i get a fine ?

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:20 pm

Ok, so for the first time in my life i got pulled over by a police. It was an undercover cop car.
He came upto my window and said "you know what you did?" and i said no, but suspected that he thought i was speeding in a school zone. He then said i was speeding in a school zone. I said that i went upto 70km/s after passing the end school zone sign.
He then asked for my license and asked whattmy driving history was like. He circled my car (there was 2 of them) and checked my p plates were correctly displayed. He then came to my window and told me that i had been speaking my my phone at the previous traffic light (because he saw my phone in the cup holder), but i said i didnt speak, but just checked the time. He then gave me my license and they got in their car and drive off. Didnt say anything else or ask anything more.
Im not sure if they even took my license into their car, but yea.
Can anyone tell me if i have gotten fined ? or shed any light on what has happened, cos i am confused. They just got in their car and drove off.

JOeJOe · Post by **JOeJOe** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:41 pm

If they were going to fine you they would've given you a ticket on the spot.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 4:57 pm

possibly wrong JOeJOe

i got pulled up in my dads falcon at 11.15 one night, had 2 mates in the car, didn't know about the curfew law. the bitch of a woman said they'd send the fine in the mail, which they did, but she did tell me that i was getting a fine for driving with 1 extra passenger on red p plates

harry90 wrote:. I said that i went upto 70km/s after passing the end school zone sign.

no wonder they caught you speeding, doing that kind of speed

70 k's a second? how did they see you? thats gnarly

but thats my 2 cents

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 5:23 pm

i mean to sy 70km/h...an fto cannot possible do 70km/s...lol...but yea...they did not tell me i was getting a fine. I was very confused cos they just got in the car and left...I was just thinking to myself..wtf just happened.

xSlurpee · Post by **xSlurpee** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 7:07 pm

nah man, you'll be fine ... them cops pissed off cause they couldnt find anything to fine you with.

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:44 pm

Forget it. They're called on-the-spot fines for a reason.

Post by **Bennoz** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:57 pm

Pomwa · Post by **Pomwa** » Tue Aug 05, 2008 11:43 pm

Had the same thing happen to me when i first got the car. Was pulled over by an undercover for doing 80-90ish in a 60 zone. When he got to the car he asked if there was any reason why i was doing 80-90ish (cant remember exact figures)? I said that i didnt realise i was going that fast, and he asked how my driving record was, which i replied to as being clean and having no demerits.
He took my licence back to the car (presumably to check i wasnt bull$hiting) and when he came back just told me to watch my speed and have a nice day.

I think if you're genually honest and dont try to come up with some crap excuse, and they havnt just caught you dragging down the strip.... they generally let you off with a warning........ helps if its a decent copper aswell!

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 12:13 am

Personal experience.

I've heard of plenty of P platers getting pinged for 5km/h over too.

Hard to come to terms with but inconsistency and hypocritism are the name of the game.

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 10:48 am

Makes it very clear. Thanks guys. I was just confused cos they just handed me my license without saying anything and got in their car and drove off.

manofwood · Post by **manofwood** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:37 pm

you're screwed, just wait at your mailbox for a few weeks.

KJ_bob · Post by **KJ_bob** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:47 pm

nicholas wrote:Personal experience.

I've heard of plenty of P platers getting pinged for 5km/h over too.

Hard to come to terms with but inconsistency and hypocritism are the name of the game.

+1
... 6.30am goin down hill

harry90 · Post by **harry90** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:23 pm

manofwood wrote:you're screwed, just wait at your mailbox for a few weeks.

Really ? or are you being sarcastic ?

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 9:18 pm

when i got my fine, it wasn't until 3 weeks later. i thought they were just using a scare tactic for all that time. at least my mates paid my fine, and the drunkens i was with that night also felt guilty about it and chipped in too...just mean 1 point till i get my greens in october, but that hasn't stopped me driving a ford focus like an fto

da_msta_chizz · Post by **da_msta_chizz** » Wed Aug 06, 2008 11:04 pm

KJ_bob wrote:
+1
... 6.30am goin down hill

Did you challenge that?
i would have..what f**king dirty pig decides he's going to book a P-plater for going 5km/h extra down a hill at 6:30AM?
That's the kind of thing i would think about physically assaulting our fine correction officers over..

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:03 am

lawsochap wrote:but that hasn't stopped me driving a ford focus like an fto

Evidently, judging by the current state of said car

the_msta_chizz wrote:what f**king dirty pig decides he's going to book a P-plater for going 5km/h extra down a hill at 6:30AM?
That's the kind of thing i would think about physically assaulting our fine correction officers over..

How old are you? Grow up.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 11:49 am

nicholas wrote:
lawsochap wrote:but that hasn't stopped me driving a ford focus like an fto
Evidently, judging by the current state of said car

its ironic i didn't crash it, or total it though, and maybe a slight bit embarrasing

the_msta_chizz wrote:what f**king dirty pig decides he's going to book a P-plater for going 5km/h extra down a hill at 6:30AM?
That's the kind of thing i would think about physically assaulting our fine correction officers over..
How old are you? Grow up.

what would you prefer, a traffic fine, or a court order for assaulting a poice officer? i'd just take the fine, challenge it, and deal with it.[/quote]

sublime19 · Post by **sublime19** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 1:26 pm

Actually, you could get a fine.

When I lost my license, it was the first time I'd been pulled over as well. I lost all 7 points in 1 go. Back then I was on my green Ps and it was double demerit weekend.

I was doing 16 kms over the limit, I had a decent conversation with the cop, he seemed nice and we had a bit of a chat and I told him I appreciate the police blah blah and then he didn't issue me with a fine or even seemed like he took my details down.

However, later I got a fine in the mail, and a letter saying my license was suspended.

This happened when he was waiting on the side of the road with a radar though. So if the cop who caught you was stationary with a radar, you'll get a fine more likely than not.

HOWEVER - If he WASN'T then you're in the clear. I got pulled over 2 weeks ago doing 70 in a 60 zone. The cop came out of nowhere and I know he must have been in the side street somewhere. Pulled me over, said
"What's wrong with your driving today"
"Nothing"
"You know how fast you were going?"
"Not sure, around 65?"
Cop says "65? try a 100"
I said " Pretty sure I wasn't doing a 100, couldn't have been doing more than 65"
he goes "So, who're you calling a liar, you or me?"
I said "It's not my intention to call anybody a liar, I just know I wasn't doing more than 65"

He took my license, asked me "Have you got any driving offenses?"
I said "Not since I've had my full license" Which is true, cos I havn't.

So he checked it out, said my license was clean, but he was going to book me for 1 demerit point. Which was bullshit, cos there's no fine for 1 demerit point, and I didn't get a fine also. He said he's letting me off cos he has me on his radar clocked doing 100 which I more bullshit cos I know I was doing 70 when he pulled me over.. was just trying to intimidate me.

So yea, if he was stationary, you can possibly receive a fine like I did when my license was suspended, otherwise you should be ok.

Website · Post by **Lawso** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:10 pm

sublime19 wrote:So he checked it out, said my license was clean, but he was going to book me for 1 demerit point. Which was bullshit, cos there's no fine for 1 demerit point

http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/cgi-bin/index ... Button.y=5

take a look at that page

i beg to differ sublime

prepare for pwnage

poahfto · Post by **poahfto** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 3:52 pm

EXCEED SPEED LIMIT
Exceed speed over 45 km/h (school zone)
CLASS B MOTOR VEHICLE
Fine: $1784
Points Lost: 7

LOL almost 2 grand for one offense,

never will i speed again.