Pele, they have those RBTs with the aim of catching people and making
money - so they do just that. Not much you can do about that. If you are
pulled over by a single (or pair) cop on the job you have a much better
chance of being let off.
Basically you are meant to have your licence on you while you drive (it's
the law) and you didn't - so you got fined! $60 ain't much. Perhaps next
time you should leave your licence in the glovebox or something.
You can't get out of fines unfortunately :( they are the law. You can write
to them and ask them to exercise their discretion but that only really works
on parking tickets!
good luck,
zac
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2000 8:42 AM
Subject: a question for the cops
> Gday
>
> I no a few blokes on the list are coppers, well this is my story and can
you
> please give me your advice:
>
> On monday night i went to the fatboy slim concert at UNSW and on the way
back
> at 2.30am i was going along victoria road across the gladesville bridge
and i
> went over the top of the bridge and on the other side they had a rbt unit
where
> they were pulling cars over. I was pulled over and did the test and i had
2
> beers in 5 hours so i passed the test, then he asked me for my license
which i
> didnt have. I left my wallet at home because i thoguht that there was a
high
> chance of having it stolen or lost at the concert. But i took my proof of
age
> card cause it was a over 18's only. So he asked me if i had any other id
so i
> gave him my proof of age card. So he took it then went back to car where i
> assume he checked with base to see if i had a license, which i do, and to
see
> if my car was regestered, which it is. So after about 5 minutes he came
back to
> me and asked for my address, whcih i gave to him then he said he was
issuing me
> with a fine of $69 for not having my license on me. Thats it. Im fuckin
pissed
> off for a few reasons- i wasnt drink driving, wasnt speeding, wasnt
driving
> like a fangio, i wasnt a smart arse to the cop, i have never had a ticket
for
> anything ever before and my car was registered and insured. Yet he still
gave
> me the fine for a small offence that was my first run in with the law. And
> about 10 years ago i was in the back of my family car when we were coming
back
> from a restarant when dad got pulled over, he passed the breath test, then
the
> cop asked him for his license which he left at home, but the cop said ok
dont
> woory just remember it next time. And in the last year my mate was pulled
over
> for doing 112 in a 70 zone and the cop let him off with a verbal
warning.And
> that rich poofter Mr Faber castell was clocked at 203 in a 110 zone and
got off
> with paying the $56 court costs and going to some piss weak education
course.
> He didnt get license suspended or fined or community service. Well the
bottom
> line is i am a uni student who is poor and i dont want to pay the fine and
i
> honestly beelive that i have been harshly done by, especially when you
consider
> the mitigating circumstances. How do i go about protesting the fine and
what
> chance do i have of getting off. Im not a happy chappy.
>
> Pele.
>
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