I know in Victoria you can get off with a warning for your first offence and with 7yrs exp. and 50kph in a 40kph I reckon you should try and get off in NSW too. A momentary brain fart.
The flip side is, you broke the law. You pay the price.
Bloody school zone.. 10km over in a 40.
What are my chances of getting away with it? 7 years of driving and full licence and no infridgement.. Probably not likely ?
4 pts and $253 bit harsh isnt it ?? BUGGER !!!
I know in Victoria you can get off with a warning for your first offence and with 7yrs exp. and 50kph in a 40kph I reckon you should try and get off in NSW too. A momentary brain fart.
The flip side is, you broke the law. You pay the price.
You need 10 years clear record to appeal on those grounds in NSW. And I'm not sure there is any discretion shown or tolerance in school zones.
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That is pretty harsh compared to up here. Comparatively, someone at work got done for 72 in a 60 zone = 1 point & $135. Chicken feed in comparison!
Try it, i have template that i have used with success twice here if you want to give it a go PM me your email addy.
all they can do is uphold the fine and points, so you have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
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There's no harm in appealing it - you've got a good record, you weren't doing 30km/h+ over the limit, give it a go, the worst they can say is "denied, pay the fine and wear the points" (which they may do since it's a school zone, but you'll never know unless you try).
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Sorry to say but you'll get no leniency at all regardless your clean record. When it comes to school zones (well at least in NSW) they're pretty strict. Even if you were doing 1 or 2ks over they still wont care. The fact you were in a school zone and speeding in a school zone, eliminates all chances of you being let off.
Just take it on the chin and get on with it.
I've heard they'll generally let you off you first speeding offense if it's minor, my brother and sister have both gotten off one each.
Don't know if they'd call speeding in a school zone minor though, even if it is only 10km/h
Last edited by gldgti; 03-07-2009 at 10:35 PM.
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