Comments on: I’m Getting A Ticket For What??? https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/driving/im-getting-a-ticket-for-what/ News and views about cars in Australia Fri, 19 Jun 2020 15:04:20 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.5 By: Joseph Buhagiar https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/driving/im-getting-a-ticket-for-what/#comment-4883 Tue, 25 Aug 2015 00:35:19 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6029#comment-4883 If nay one can remember why the NRMA was set up we may get better treatment from this type of self defence by immature Police Officers.
We loose if any ticket is issued because to defend in court it cost you at least $55 ie court cost.
In my case $7000 and it was this new criminal law that says “you may have intended to intimidate the other driver” used against me for driving into my property while next door was on the other side of the gates on my property with bolt cutters trying to cut the chain. statement taken by Police 5 days after the event (so we could fabricate evidence/statement -edit video of the event as well). Magistrate judgement the Act and hence summons was not applicable as I was off the road on my driveway and credibility of accuser was questionable. Police interviewed me for the offense in September while the alleged offense took place on 23 Apr. Why the action by police? He was doing my next door neighbour a favour to intimidate and bully me to sell him some land as he can’t use his shed without driving through my property. The shed was deliberately erected without Council consent of effect the acquisition of the land in front of it. Letters to Police to charge the neighbour with trespass have gone unheeded for 3 years eventhough they gave me their own sign to affix to the gates about trespass. Underlying problem is accountability and I now go back to the NRMA who use to be the only voice on our behalf.
cheers everyone we got a few coins but lost our communal power as a corporation.

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By: Paul Johnson https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/driving/im-getting-a-ticket-for-what/#comment-4881 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 11:01:45 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6029#comment-4881 Darren, how many police are there in Australia (or even in one state)?

I am no more fond of over-policing than anyone else who reads this site, but to suggest that there is a quota system, and to also suggest that none of these police have ever been prepared to come forward and admit to a quota system is just arrant nonsense (and reeks of US style UFO conspiracy theories).

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By: ern stroud https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/driving/im-getting-a-ticket-for-what/#comment-4880 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 09:45:38 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6029#comment-4880 When I went for my motorcycle licence in North Sydney, a mate of mine told me he had failed because he done a U turn where the examiner told him to and then he got a Fail because he crossed the Double White Lines. Knowing this, when I fronted up and the examiner told me to do a U turn in exactly the same place(Must have been the same bloke) so I carried on until there was a break in the doubles and then made my U turn, When I got back to the examiner he failed me for not obeying his instructions. No matter my argument about the Double Whites he still failed me. This speaks volumes for your point.

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By: Greg https://www.privatefleet.com.au/blog/driving/im-getting-a-ticket-for-what/#comment-4879 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 07:47:28 +0000 http://blog.privatefleet.com.au/?p=6029#comment-4879 Yes, you are right they have quota’s etc same with parking inspectors,
Doesn’t worry me as i contest every fine we receive, and have won every case.
drag it on for years etc by writing your 1st letter and then your 2nd and finally the 3rd, if they don’t give up go to court, it cost then 10 times that amount that they fined you for if you lose.
And if by chance you do lose in court, you only pay the initial fine, they cannot add a cost when have not found guilty yet.

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