QLD Low Level Speeding Fine - No Provision for Leniency According to FAQ's on Back of Notice

Lprdreilly on 04/08/2016 - 08:38
Last edited 04/08/2016 - 08:39

After 23 years of no traffic offences I got a notice of having been detected for 68km/h in a 60 zone. I know NSW and Vic have a process where drivers can apply to be issued with a warning instead but on the back of the notice in FAQ no.4 it says:

"I have never received an infringement notice before. Can you show some leniency?

No. Speeding or failing to stop at a red light is considered to be a life endangering offence. There is no provision in Queensland for the issuing of a warning for camera detected offences on the basis of prior driving record."

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Comments

  • iforgotmysocks on 04/08/2016 - 08:47

    You could contest the fine in court, but no you can't apply for leniency.

    I doubt you'd be successful in getting a warning if you contested, however.

  • cypher67 on 04/08/2016 - 09:04
    -2

    You broke the law and got caught, own it & you will feel much better about the situation.

    • prdreilly on 04/08/2016 - 09:49
      +6

      Any true OzBargainer would at least check if there are any other options to save money before paying up!!!

      • cameldownunder on 04/08/2016 - 14:13

        Any true OzGargainer, and I mean True True one, would not own a car.
        If, then a true OzBargainer would not drive to fast, to not get a fine. And use less fuel.

  • geek001 on 04/08/2016 - 10:14
    +1

    Sorry, on one hand, everyone will not get any speeding fines if they just keep to the speed limit, but on the other hand, I find constantly looking out for speed limit signs and comparing that against my speedomater makes me a worse driver, when I should be looking out for other road hazards.

    • cameldownunder on 04/08/2016 - 14:15
      -5

      That is true only if you find yourself hitting the speed limit often. If you use a laid back driving style, and take it easy on the pedal, you would be constantly under the speed limit, by quite a bit, and therefore never need to check. That's why they call it a speed limit, not "speed expectation".

      • geek001 on 04/08/2016 - 14:48
        +1

        The problem is sometimes I don't even know what the speed limit is on the road. I have to constantly watch out for new speed limit signs? It is not a problem if I am on a road with the same limit all the way, ie. highways. I just use the cruise control. Don't you also get a ticket for obstructing traffic if you drive too slow? Either way, they get you.

        • cameldownunder on 04/08/2016 - 23:27

          One could say that if you are looking out for speed limit signs, then you are already driving too fast. What speed limits are there? 50, 70 and 110. Plus 30 for school zones, that are well signalized.

        • BobbyD2500 on 05/08/2016 - 07:43

          @cameldownunder: Not sure where you live, but NSW has every 10km/h step between 40 and 110 as a speed limit.

        • geek001 on 05/08/2016 - 08:34

          @cameldownunder: Ok, to give you an example of a route where I know what the speed limits are which is the route to drop off the kids at school. When I leave my house, the speed limit is 60, 2 more turns, the speed limit changes to 70. Turn another corner, the speed limit changes to 80. It 80 for a bit, then I turn another corner, the limit goes to 70. On the stretch of road, there is about 1km of that stretch of road where the speed limit changes to 60, then back to 70. Past a traffic light junction, the speed limit changes to 60, then another traffic light, the speed limit changes to 70. Turn into a side road where the school is, the limit changes to 60.

          Now imagine you driving on this route the first time, you will probably be using the GPS since the route is unknown to you. Now you have to juggle 3 things. Watch the GPS, watch out for speed limits and your speedometer. What you are suggesting is that maybe I drive a little slower, maybe doing 50 all the way so that I don't have to constantly watch out for speed signs, since the speed limit is a "limit". I don't know about you, but that is just not practical doing 50 on a 80 limit road.

        • cameldownunder on 05/08/2016 - 14:27
          -1

          @geek001: I do not see a problem, you do 60km/h everywhere.

  • spackbace on 04/08/2016 - 10:39

    I know NSW and Vic have a process…

    Yep, only 2 states offer that, yours doesn't. Pay it.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/08/2016 - 08:42
    +1

    The new tomtom's have all fixed speed cameras warning and copper's hiding behind tree with radar gun notification for free with built-in sim and communal updates
    Worth noting, qld has updated red light cameras for speed now so chasing the orange light is a no go

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