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 DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Thu, 25 December 2003 23:49
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Take it easy on the roads guys and have a safe New Years !!!
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I supported Toymods
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Sutho/Hills NSW
Registered:
September 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Fri, 26 December 2003 01:34
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ahh the dreaded double demerits...2002 jan 1 saw me get done, bang 6 points in one hit  had some stupid moron changen lanes every 2 metres so i decided to over take him and boom hair dryer up ahead
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Location:
Melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Fri, 26 December 2003 13:29
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What are Double Demerits?
I got tagged by a 'hair dryer' on the way home from seeing the Return of the King, but I had a fully loaded car, so I was doing the speed limit (little Lancer don't do to well with 280kg worth of people in it).
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Location:
The Eastwood MASSIVE !
Registered:
May 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Fri, 26 December 2003 13:45
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Basically , if you get caught you loose twice the amount of license points as you normally would.
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Location:
Canberra
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Fri, 26 December 2003 15:33
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I was lucky last year 98 in an 80zone only got done 2 points instead of 6..
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 02:41
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I have never heard of double demerits before going onto this forum. Do they have them in Victoria?
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 08:43
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i was lucky on australia day. I was running l8 4 work there was no 1 on the road, so i was going a little fast, about 140km/h on penant hill road. Copper booked me for 85 in a 70, he couldn't prove my speed but he could tell that i was speeding and that was the max(and minimum) he could get me for.
6 points, 1 hit.
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Location:
Sydney
Registered:
April 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 10:26
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I have to drive like a bitch until its over because i
only have one point left 
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 11:08
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I don't think we have double demerits in Victoria.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 15:33
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no, you lucky people down there dont.
which is why when I pass through albury, I'm always glad 'cause you can squeeze the throttle just a little more (although there are ALWAYS cops waiting for people like me, so you have to be careful)
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 17:02
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but we have 10% leeway all the time on speed cameras. thats something to be glad of 
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Location:
Blacktown, Sydney
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 20:39
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jst out of curiousity how many points would you lose if you got busted doing a burnout infront of a crowed ??
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Location:
1st street on the right
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 21:25
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First you'd have to find a crow interested enough in burnouts to stand there while you did it.
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Location:
Wahroonga
Registered:
June 2003
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sat, 27 December 2003 23:28
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what a load of crap
instead of slapping traffic offences on you, they slap environmental violation notices on you, which have larger fines
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Club Member
Location:
Sydney, NSW
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sun, 28 December 2003 00:18
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Burnouts are worth a hefty $400... Environmental shit...
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Registered:
March 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sun, 28 December 2003 03:26
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| Shraka wrote on Sun, 28 December 2003 11:26 |
If they really cared at all about the environment, they would stop dumping pollution into our waters, stop factories from pumping crap into the sky
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they fine companies for that too... their fines can incur gaol terms.
[.hating politics mode]
unless the government is getting healthy kickbacks
[/hating politics mode]
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Sun, 28 December 2003 23:19
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haha we dont get them here in qld either.. but i drive to nsw every so often... and then i drive like a grandma, or worse!.
stupid 1 point left
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Mon, 29 December 2003 00:46
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NSW has its stupid double demerit points
VIC has stupid cops who book you for doing 2km/h over the limit (and heavier $$ fines)
I think it would be best if we all moved over to WA or TAS... In TAS (at least up until recently) you can drive an unregistered car and if you get caught you only get like a $50 on the spot fine...
If you get busted for speeding and its not on camera ask the copper if he has the paperwork to show that his radar was calibrated for this shift and for the temperature and or humidity he is currently working in... Also ask if his radar has its RF indicator installed and functioning and ask him to show you... Most likely they won't have this information and it will make it difficult to fine you (they will probably decide to defect you for stupid stuff though)..
If you get busted and the cop has no radar deny everything... I think only a police sargeant or a highway patrol can "estimate" your speed as they have had the necessary training.
Never admit to speeding in a direct fashion... always use phrases such as "I may have been doing a little over the limit... I wasn't paying too much attention"
Always send a letter to the director of infringement processing.... they will send you some crap standard issue reply (6months later mind you)... then fill in the court application (you don't actually have to go to court... it just delays things for another few months). once you receive your court date either pay up or go to court... Gives you up to 1 year to pay!
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Registered:
August 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Mon, 29 December 2003 00:52
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I admitted to speeding to a highway patrol officer and he let me off. (not on double demerits)
85 in a 50 zone.
That was a little reality check.
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I supported Toymods
Location:
Epping, Sydney
Registered:
May 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Mon, 29 December 2003 05:01
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are you 100% that replying your intent to go to court isn't final, and you can still pay the fine later?
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Location:
Melbourne
Registered:
November 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Mon, 29 December 2003 07:03
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That's what I hear Draven. You can, at any point, just pay the fine and end court proceedings.
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Location:
Perth
Registered:
September 2003
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Wed, 31 December 2003 05:38
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| Toobs wrote on Mon, 29 December 2003 11:46 |
I think it would be best if we all moved over to WA or TAS... In TAS (at least up until recently) you can drive an unregistered car and if you get caught you only get like a $50 on the spot fine...
If you get busted for speeding and its not on camera ask the copper if he has the paperwork to show that his radar was calibrated for this shift and for the temperature and or humidity he is currently working in... Also ask if his radar has its RF indicator installed and functioning and ask him to show you... Most likely they won't have this information and it will make it difficult to fine you (they will probably decide to defect you for stupid stuff though)..
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ahahahahahaaaaaaa that's the biggest load of shit i've EVER heard!
if you get pulled up for driving an unreg'd car in WA, you get a night in the lockup and into court the very next day for a 3month sentence at the judges discretion. some people get off, others get suspended sentences, other community service. either way, you WILL pay.
and if you get smart with a cop over here about anything to do with radar and speeding in the same sentence, he'll just whip out the little pad and yellow stickers and pick your car to the shithouse. then slap you with a speeding fine on top of that, and give the sticker till midnight.
"have a nice day son"...
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Sydney
Registered:
December 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Wed, 31 December 2003 06:07
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I was talking about TAS in that one dude...
WA are just a little behind the times AFAIK... you only just got photo licenses recently didn't you? and half the state still have 5 year paper ones??? and your compulsory third party is part of your license renewal fee and a lot cheaper than ours...
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Location:
Castlemaine Vic
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: DOUBLE DEMERITS !!
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Wed, 31 December 2003 14:23
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hey Nim, pretty sure we have double points down here in vic too.
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