Car Impounded Doing 112km/Hr in a 60 Km/Hr Zone

L[Deactivated] on 08/11/2022 - 18:33
Last edited 09/11/2022 - 12:56 by 1 other user

I have just gotten my car impounded doing 112km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone, they gave me a impound ticket with a release cost of $1040 at 12:00 A.M.

They gave me my licence back and said I could have been arrested but now I am gonna get a court date and they said I'm gonna lose my licence for a minimum of 12 months. I have reflected on my mistake. I was being incredibly stupid endangering myself and others. I apologise to everyone. I am 19 years old and on my red p's. I contacted Legal Aid and they asked me to contact them once I get the court notice. Are there any other costs other than the release fee? Can I pick my car up from the impound yard 4 days later than its release date (I tried contacting the impound yard but they do not pick up)? How much trouble am I in? How long will the notice take to arrive?

I would really appreciate the help. I did not understand the seriousness of the offence when I committed it but now I understand there is much more to it. The state is Victoria.
Edit- https://imgur.com/a/nV6pVup

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  • ozhunter on 08/11/2022 - 18:35
    +114

    You're not going to get any sympathy here.

    How much trouble am I in?

    Fine and loss of license likely.

    • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 18:53
      +45

      52km over the limit… in a residential/built up area… just how much sympathy do they deserve?

      • VXCT on 08/11/2022 - 20:32
        +8

        I won't even say zero, minus 100 if it up to me…

        • ronnknee on 09/11/2022 - 10:19
          +5

          Minus 112 to be exact.

          • Scrooge McDuck on 09/11/2022 - 13:13
            +1

            @ronnknee:

            Last night Fawkner Highway Patrol detected Red P plater travelling at an alleged speed of 112kph in a 60kph zone on Aitken Blvd, Craigieburn. He told police he was "nodding off" and had no idea how fast he was going. With very little driving experience, very little sleep and travelling at a very high speed, we are thankful no one was seriously hurt.

            https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid01ENQNqtvGC…

      • DrScavenger on 09/11/2022 - 04:33
        +9

        He didn't ask for your sympathy

    • kiwimex on 08/11/2022 - 21:12
      +17

      I don't think he asked for any sympathy!

    • peterpaoliello on 08/11/2022 - 22:38

      Cancellation of license perhaps? Meaning they may need to resit their Ls

    • HeWhoKnows on 09/11/2022 - 13:36

      The judge will certainly be very harsh on this one.
      Suggest OP gets a decent solicitor experienced in traffic matters no matter what it costs.
      Legal aid wont give you the time of day - Maybe 5 mins - false economy, if OP indeed does qualify

  • nandystam on 08/11/2022 - 18:36
    +28

    Pro tip: don't speed.

      • deva5610 on 08/11/2022 - 21:52
        +43

        That's covered under "don't speed".

  • ageorge on 08/11/2022 - 18:37
    +25

    deserved.

  • CodeXD on 08/11/2022 - 18:37
    +66

    doing 112km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone

    wtf… stay off the roads mate.

    • roguescholar on 08/11/2022 - 18:55
      +26

      Pfft… rookie numbers…
      Idiot Volkswagen Golf driver clocked at 280km/h on the Hume Highway

      • Almost Banned on 08/11/2022 - 19:00

        I immediately thought that this might be that guy when I saw the title…

      • Nugs on 08/11/2022 - 19:58
        +5

        Imagine how many km's it took to get to 280, would've passed a bunch of cars getting fright of their lives
        .

        • derrida derider on 08/11/2022 - 20:28
          +1

          Na, I know that stretch - he accelerated to that speed on the long downhill stretch to the Nattai river (the booking was at the top of the climb up from the bridge). It is 3 lanes each way there, so there would have been plenty of room for him to avoid others. But like OP, a young idiot. How do teenagers afford these sort of cars?

          • [Deactivated] on 08/11/2022 - 20:56
            +2

            @derrida derider: It was not a performance car, it was a Toyota Aurion. I paid 10k cash for it a 8 months ago.

            • CalmLemons on 08/11/2022 - 21:15
              +3

              @[Deactivated]: Mmmmm

              Who were you trying to impress…speeding in a toyota aurion. People will just think you're an uber driver in a rush. I think most of the time they actually take the car off you permanently if you're heaps over the limit….but it this case they probably didn't want the car at all. ^__^

              Just don't speed next time bro.

            • grr1701 on 08/11/2022 - 22:24
              +4

              @[Deactivated]: Remember; just because you can get your car back, doesn’t mean you’ll be allowed to drive it. I’ve read where some states crush the cars of repeat morons.

            • dcep on 08/11/2022 - 23:18

              @[Deactivated]: Aurion V6 ? 3.5L engine 270bhp 0-100 in 7 seconds ?

              or Aurion Sportivo TRD supercharged 325bhp 400Nm ?

          • dcep on 08/11/2022 - 23:29

            @derrida derider: Yeah hard to see 2.0L golf getting to 280kmh without downhill push

            • iknowtj on 09/11/2022 - 02:02
              +1

              @dcep: It's a modified golf r. Be surprised at how quick they are.

      • GordonD on 08/11/2022 - 21:45

        What an idiot. I'm old enough to know not to do a thing like that. I've never done over 220.

      • ForkSnorter on 09/11/2022 - 07:16
        -1

        Wonder how the police caught up to him.

        • skillet on 09/11/2022 - 11:52

          They dont chase, they already have partner on radio waiting for the catch on the other end.

  • spackbace on 08/11/2022 - 18:38
    +54

    I did not understand the seriousness of the offence when I commited it

    Bullshit

    I wouldn't bother with legal aid. 19yo doing reckless speed, judge will want to make an example of you so you don't repeat it

    • Benoffie on 08/11/2022 - 19:40
      +22

      Completely agree. The book will be thrown at him. The best thing he can do is wear a good shirt and tie, look contrite, apologise his arse off and have a bus ticket in his wallet.

    • SF3 on 08/11/2022 - 22:11
      -3

      I did not understand the seriousness of the offence when I commited it

      Bullshit

      There is some truth in it. A 19yo with their hormones in afterburner mode, would probably do some crazy shit.

      Good thing that we have laws that deals with such consequences.

  • M8y on 08/11/2022 - 18:39
    +19

    They should crush your car

    • apsilon on 08/11/2022 - 18:59
      +31

      That's never a good idea IMO. Forfeiture sure but it can be donated to charity or auctioned off for charity etc rather than just destroying it.

      • Daabido on 08/11/2022 - 19:23
        +3

        https://youtu.be/ofFzdOZ2K18

        • fdawg on 09/11/2022 - 12:02

          Love Homer joyously singing "My Name is Luka"

      • skillet on 09/11/2022 - 11:54

        Aurion a good no point destroying a car when the driver's fault. Dont blame the poor white goods car.

    • djones145 on 08/11/2022 - 20:24
      +40

      "You have 30 minutes to move your car", "you have 10 minutes to move your car", "your car has been impounded", "your car has been crushed into a cube", "you have 30 minutes to move your cube".

      • hashtagbargain on 09/11/2022 - 00:22
        +7

        Is it about my cube?

        • WhyAmICommenting on 09/11/2022 - 13:20

          Yes, we’d like to speak with you about your extended warranty… it has been revoked.

      • Kangal on 09/11/2022 - 00:46
        +2

        Nissan really bought into this Cube joke

    • immortalbjr on 08/11/2022 - 20:45
      +1

      with them in it.

    • Ghost47 on 08/11/2022 - 22:13

      And his balls.

    • Hunry on 08/11/2022 - 22:25
      +1

      'Your car has been crushed into a cube'

  • z0s0 on 08/11/2022 - 18:40
    +12

    Once you have your court date (could be a long time from now) the magistrate will order your license suspension (12 months most likely) and impose a fine also; probably ~$900 or so (unless other violations also occurred). So the release fee + the fine will be your financial penalty. If you pick up the car after the release date you may find the (private) storage provider charges you extra.

  • DashCam AKA Rolts on 08/11/2022 - 18:42
    +5

    Can I pick my car up from the impound yard 4 days later than its release date

    Mostly likely a daily fee on top of the initial fee.

  • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 18:49
    +1

    LOL… Oh, man. I didn't get past the first sentence… priceless. 72km/h over the limit and they gave you your license back?? What state of this? Different states have different laws…

    Also LOL @ troll post.

    • spackbace on 08/11/2022 - 18:52
      +29

      72km/h over the limit

      112km/hr in a 60 km/hr zone

      How's your math skills going there peg? :P

      • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 18:54
        +9

        Gawd damn it,. I was editing it and you replied. Now it's stuck forever… :/

        Also;

        InB4: ghosted and "DisabledUser923872"

        And "Yikes!! I hope they mean pushbike, because that's all they gonna be able to a: afford and b: use for the next 12 months.

        • [Deactivated] on 08/11/2022 - 19:17
          +5

          Dw mate I just serviced both my push bikes and looking forward to using them daily.

    • ozhunter on 08/11/2022 - 18:52
      +1

      52km/h

      • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 18:55
        -8

        Shhhh… The adults are talking…

        • ozhunter on 08/11/2022 - 18:56
          +2

          No…. 😁

    • CMH on 08/11/2022 - 18:59

      Camera offense maybe?

      Pretty sure you're walking home if they stopped on the side of the road.

  • MrHyde on 08/11/2022 - 18:52
    +9

    If your motor vehicle is overdue for collection, there will be additional storage costs added to your payment amount. These additional costs are $13.50 per day after the vehicle’s eligible release date.

    Source: https://www.police.vic.gov.au/vehicle-impounds

    • [Deactivated] on 08/11/2022 - 19:01
      +4

      I appreciate the information mate!

    • I like freestuff on 08/11/2022 - 20:36
      +7

      Hmm cheaper than parking in some places. If only there was a way to get to get the car in for free…

      • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 21:38

        Be a cop, free parking forever

  • jizmo on 08/11/2022 - 18:53
    +2

    You're lucky you're not down the station getting rammed. If it happens again you will.

  • RobBoss on 08/11/2022 - 18:54
    +11

    Lost me at 112km/hr in a 60km/hr zone

      • RobBoss on 08/11/2022 - 19:03
        +3

        You show remorse, which will at least look good in court. But yeah don't expect driving for some time.

      • Drakesy on 08/11/2022 - 19:03
        +53

        You only regret it because you were caught ;)

        • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 19:06
          +48

          100% this. If they had have made it home and shut the car down and went to bed, there would be no regret and no remorse, only a sense of emboldenment to continue to do reckless things in a motor vehicle.

          I'm just glad they got pinged now before they ended up killing someone else with their stupidity.

      • kerfuffle on 08/11/2022 - 19:37
        +10

        Driving is a privilege, not a right. You deserve every punishment you're getting for this.

      • try2bhelpful on 08/11/2022 - 22:47
        +3

        Construction barricades? This could be a construction zone subject to even lower speed limits.

      • whyareyouthisway on 09/11/2022 - 09:56
        +3

        500m stretch, 112km/hr…
        Over 31 meters per second in a 60 zone. So much to go wrong.
        Learn from this mistake. You are lucky to be posting about a fine. There are circumstances not within your control that, if different, could have resulted in mangled bodies and traumatised lives at your hands. This time it’s a fine on your hands.
        My advice would be to genuinely learn from the experience. Refresh your knowledge on stopping times, the physics of huge metal object on wheels zooming at great speed, the great number of losses that people have endured resulting from speeding drivers — if you destroy a fancy car you at least have the rest of your life to earn the money to pay it back and make things right, there is no way to compensate a life lost. Tell the judge that you understand this now and prove it.

    • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 21:38
      +1

      U could say hes too fast to keep up with xD

  • Almost Banned on 08/11/2022 - 19:02
    +16

    Part of growing up is understanding that when you gamble - sometimes you lose.
    Be glad that you didn't lose more than some money and your licence.

    • Caped Baldy on 08/11/2022 - 21:46
      -3

      112kmh in a 60kmh zone is a gamble? OP was being an idiot and is lucky no one got hurt.

      • Almost Banned on 09/11/2022 - 01:09
        +16

        Go back, read it again - slowly - then think.

        • Blitzfx on 09/11/2022 - 01:29
          +4

          I looked up various statistics, and Australia's literacy rate is surprisingly terrible lol

          • BepisCola on 09/11/2022 - 09:28
            +2

            @Blitzfx: That isn’t surprising to me after my time on this website

        • michaelTito on 09/11/2022 - 10:37

          The last word is the hardest part.

  • tsunamisurfer on 08/11/2022 - 19:03
    +17

    At least the OP is taking responsibility, no asking to get out of anything.

    I can sympathise with the OP.

    I too had a lead foot when young, unfortunately I had a Holden Gemini and it would take 2 mins to reach 100kph.

    • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 19:24

      Ur not supposed to go 2 times over the speed limit wtf? Would u still sympathise if he killed someone?

      • I like freestuff on 08/11/2022 - 20:38
        +18

        I was young and dumb once. Could play the what if game until the cows come home.

        In my opinion the only way the behaviour changes is losing your licence to make you realise what a privilege it is to have one.

        • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 20:42
          +2

          100%

          Im just glad no innocent person had to suffer due to his stupidity. U would have to be a complete idiot to not realise going over the limit by just 20 puts u and others in danger but this kid did 60 over the limit.

          Theres a difference between being young and dumb, and young and brainless.

          • Euphemistic on 08/11/2022 - 20:59
            +10

            @LuslecGrace:

            going over the limit by just 20 puts u and others in danger but this kid did 60 over the limit.

            As much as I agree that speeding adds danger, the speed limits are not always set at the limit for actual safety. There are situations where the posted speed limit is well under that of a road with the same conditions in another area.

            We’ve been conditioned in this country that the only safe speed is what is posted on a sign to the detriment of our driving skills.

            Exceeding the speed limit is wrong but not always ‘unsafe’. what OP did was stupid and dangerous.

            • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 21:02

              @Euphemistic: Agreed.

              In general the faster ur going the more likely of a chance of an accident

            • nigel deborah on 09/11/2022 - 05:30
              +2

              @Euphemistic: True, kind of. There is always elevated risk travelling above a posted limit because you'll be going faster than other road users expect, causing them to misjudge the closing speed and cause an accident.

    • rompastompa on 09/11/2022 - 11:49

      Holden Gemini and it would take 2 mins to reach 100kph.

      Same. I remember following my brother, who was in his commodore, over taking a slow car at 80kph in a 100 zone. Took him a couple of seconds and felt like a minute for me to get past! The back end was surprising light so was fun at low speeds, though!

  • Seraphin7 on 08/11/2022 - 19:05
    +2

    Time at His Majesty's pleasure could be on the cards.

    • Daabido on 08/11/2022 - 21:45
      +5

      No chance.

    • johnno07 on 09/11/2022 - 00:13
      +3

      Yeah absolutely no way a 19-year-old first time offender would get prison time for this.

    • pwnd on 09/11/2022 - 13:11
      +1

      You saying he will get to meet the queen? The death penalty?

  • randomusername2017 on 08/11/2022 - 19:07
    +1

    ( I tried contacting the impound yard but they do not pick up)?

    Try contacting the tow truck company if you have another vehicle to donate and require pickup due to loss of licence…

  • AustriaBargain on 08/11/2022 - 19:13
    +14

    I'd buy some good headphones, makes catching the bus a bit more tolerable.

  • lanky074 on 08/11/2022 - 19:22

    From what I have heard, they are more or less set judgements as signing and dancing by anyone will not affect it much.

  • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 19:23
    +1

    A red P, someone that was deemed competent driving, speeding twice the amount of the speed limit, asks for forgiveness and blames his age? Nah I blame ur brain (if u even have one)

    U deserve every bit of fee and bad treatment. U should be thankful to god/a higher being that u didn't end up in jail for killing someone, or even worse.

    • timthetoolman on 08/11/2022 - 19:26
      +3

      Curiosity has got the best of me, in this situation what could be worse than killing someone? Please don't say more than 1 person either

      • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 19:31
        +6

        I actually left it up for interpretation, what do u think is worse than killing a person with a car?

        Perhaps being disabled ur whole life unable to walk or speak, unable to see or hear, possibly unable to eat properly anymore?

        Perhaps hitting a petrol station while u are scorched alive alongside the others that are at the station as well.

        And just maybe, doing a hard turn that made u go through the rails and fall down into a forest/pond, unable to get out and unable to call for help. Just a slow and very painful death.

        • timthetoolman on 08/11/2022 - 20:32
          +3

          Sounds like you've thought about this before!
          I guess I was thinking more from a legal standpoint where culpable driving would get you more than crippling someone (I would imagine)

          • LuslecGrace on 08/11/2022 - 20:34
            +1

            @timthetoolman: It doesnt take much thinking to know these can very likely happen due to irresponsible speeding.

      • pegaxs on 08/11/2022 - 19:46
        +5

        what could be worse than killing someone?

        Injuring someone to the point where they have to live their rest of their life as a vegetable in a wheelchair for something that they had no choice in. I would sooner be dead then to end up a dribbing mess, or be in agony or paralyzed for the rest of my life over someone else's stupid decisions.

        THAT is worse then killing someone. If you are dead, you are dead… If you are maimed, you are like that for years and years and years…

  • Euphemistic on 08/11/2022 - 19:28
    +12

    Yes, we can all hang crap on you now, but many of us have been young and stupid (I have, including a licence suspension). Some people need to learn the hard way. You are going to lose your licence. It’s going to cost you big money. You sound remorseful at least. Learn from this. Go to court, cop it on the chin and don’t do it again. You’ll need a bus pass or a bicycle for a while.

    If you want speed, the track is the only place to do it.

  • bobbified on 08/11/2022 - 19:41
    +5

    We all do stupid shit at some time of our lives. It sounds like you've learnt from it without having to kill someone.

  • Big-OZ on 08/11/2022 - 19:43

    Time to get an escooter.

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