16 replies to this topic

[Rimfire06]

Hey guys, long story short I passed a highway patrol car doing close to 30km/h over the limit.. He didn't pull out but I was wondering if it's possible to get a fine in the mail.

Cheers

[Matt]

Dont think so...think they need to pull you up or have photo evidence of the crime?

Could be wrong though

[duncanm]

nope... unless you saw a 'you've just been camera'd ' sign after the car.

 

Don't you know you need to lock up the brakes and slow when alongside ?

[Rimfire06]

nope... unless you saw a 'you've just been camera'd ' sign after the car.
 
Don't you know you need to lock up the brakes and slow when alongside ?

I slammed them on pretty hard but was probably still going 10 over when I actually passed him. But it was just him on the side of a blind corner didn't look like he had the laser out or anything.
Don't they have cameras on them for photo evidence as well?

[nickknack]

The most likely explanation

 

 

[Matt]

The most likely explanation
 
 

LOL!!!!

[argi]

when u past a hwy patrol car and your speeding they come behind u and they pull u over

[argi]

happened to me once going 90 in a 50 zone past the cop (didn't see him,) and he came after me and he pulled me over

[Rimfire06]

Yeah hopefully it's nothing..
Just don't want to lose my license haha

[cameron]

one of the proofs of the offence is driver. For police to issue speeding infringements they must pull you over and estalish who the driver is.

also its a licence suspendable offence so the rms will suspend it anyway.

Fixed and mobile speed cameras are different legislation thats why they can issue them to the registered owner.

[duncanm]

Don't they have cameras on them for photo evidence as well?

 

yeh they may have (though I've never seen a HWP with a camera setup) -  but my point is in NSW at least, they can't use a fixed or mobile speed camera without placing signs about 100m before and after the camera. No signs, no fine.

 

.. as others have pointed out, if there's no camera, they need to pull you over and identify you.. and you have the right to see the radar reading/printout

 

Lack of any of these things would have a fine in the mail tossed out if taken to court.

[BE4ORE]

The most likely explanation
 
 

LMAOOOO!!!

[Barbbachello]

Maybe take this as a lesson not to be doing 30km over the limit?

[cameron]

is it an sdro fine?

[El_Freddo]

Maybe take this as a lesson not to be doing 30km over the limit?

If it was in vic you'd probably have your car impounded. Especially if you were within cooee of Bendigo where the cops pride themselves on their inflated stats for "hoon offences"...

While I do like to hear about people dodging a fine it makes me angry when they're blaightently speeding well over the limit. A little over with moving in "the flow of the traffic" I have no issue with.

I hope you get off and learn a valuable lesson in the process.

Cheers

Bennie

[Rimfire06]

Cheers for the advice guys.

 

 

Maybe take this as a lesson not to be doing 30km over the limit?

Yeah, it was a stupid mistake that i won't be repeating anytime soon.. My heart dropped out of my chest when i saw him sitting around the corner. 

[FR34KO]

A lot of us here have learnt the hard way. You are damn lucky