Police Work Van

[bigiain]

I know the Bosses Mercedes is the other way, his speedo says he's doing 93 when the GPS says he doing 100, he also tried another GPS to ensure it wasn't his GPS lying to him, same result.

How old is that Merc?

ADR18/02 allowed +-10%, but it was superceeded in July 2006 by ADR18/03 which doesn't allow the speedo to under-read at all, but allows it to over-read by 10% + 4kmh, so a pre-06 vehicle can read anywhere from 90 to 110kmh when doing a real speed of 100kmh, but a newer vehicles speedo must read no less than 100 and up to 114kmh when doing 100kmh.

But just because it's _legal_ for your vehicle to have an under-reading speedo, that's not in itself a sufficient defence for a speeding fine... You'd need to prove that your speedo _does_ under-read by enough to have made you think you were travelling under the speed limit, and that you had a reasonable expectation before the offence that the speedo was accurate.

There's a pretty good (if somewhat long) article about speedos and traffic law here:
http://www.trafficlaw.com.au/speedos.html
It's somewhat oriented towards Victorian state law, but it's a good read about the possible defences in court and their likelyhood of success...

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[CairnsDuc]

It's an 04 model (C Class I think)

[dragonworld.]

Got a little letter in the mail today, telling me I owe the authorities $146 for doing 102 kph in a 100 zone! 

Time to make the poooofdahs earn their $$$ 

I'd call them c#%*s!! But those things are useful?? More like limp pricks, no use to any c#%*!! 

[signora monster]

What the ?    Has the world gone mad ?   

What a load of guano !!!

[dragonworld.]

Yep Kaz! 'Tis the world as we know it nowadays!!  :

Detected speed was an incredibly dangerous 105kph less our generous 3kph leeway equates to that terrible, antisocial 102kph in the 100kph zone!

Lordy, :Lordy, I am such a miscreant!!

[heatherp]

Lordy, :Lordy, I am such a miscreant!!

And they don't even know you as well as we do!

[Jukie]

Yes so dragon was in his best behavour then, hey and he still got done. As Big T would say that it is just WRONG

[Ita]

Got a little letter in the mail today, telling me I owe the authorities $146 for doing 102 kph in a 100 zone! 

Time to make the poooofdahs earn their $$$ 

I'd call them c#%*s!! But those things are useful?? More like limp pricks, no use to any c#%*!! 

Mate that is make the beast with two backsin' soft...     Last ticket I got on the bike was for 30 over and I was walking for a month!!!!   

Ita

[dragonworld.]

Mate that is make the beast with two backsin' soft...     Last ticket I got on the bike was for 30 over and I was walking for a month!!!!   

Ita

The thing is Ita me old mate, it twerent on the Duc it was in the Rodeo!! 

If I was on the bike they wouldna got me! I'd a been a blur in their poxy little piccie!! . PHUGM!

[Ita]

The thing is Ita me old mate, it twerent on the Duc it was in the Rodeo!! 
If I was on the bike they wouldna got me! I'd a been a blur in their poxy little piccie!! . PHUGM!

Giddy up!! Good stuff mate...   Now that's another issue...  Car and bike licences should be separate...

Ita

[CairnsDuc]

How that can be said to be anything other than blatant revenue raising is beyond me.

Did you get pinged by a fixed Camera or a Mobile unit?

[dragonworld.]

Yep thats just the thing!? Its a fixed overhead gantry!!

I know the bloody thing is there and I dont speed under it! 

But when questioned of course the Plods just wheel out the old "They are checked regularly and are indisputably accurate!" And then I have to spend big bucks to defend against a $146 infringement?? Not really a financially viable proposition!

You reckon they play on that?? Surely not!!

[signora monster]

Deja vu, but just send them a letter. Tell them they are a bunch of ....oh sorry, hold that thought. 

[Betty]

Yep thats just the thing!? Its a fixed overhead gantry!!

I know the bloody thing is there and I dont speed under it! 

I don't know what is it with you bloody hoons and your careless behaviour on public roads.

Don't you know it is infinitely safer to suddenly and agressively slam on your brakes just before the gantry taking your speed from 105 to 85 in the blink of an eye.

I'm starting to think you just don't understand the road safety message

[dragonworld.]

Yes Betty, I stand before the members of this esteemed site populated by Pillars of social conscience, virtue and public good!!

With my head bowed in silent chagrin and shame that I should even dare to insinuate that the Plods and Guvmint wouldn't have my best interests foremost in mind when formulating these fair and reasonable Road User Attitudinal Alteration Strategies!

How dare I insinuate that the strategies are aimed at relieving the general public at large of their hard earned Drachmas and less to do with raising funds for the public coffers that we see naff all of!

After all, arnt these strategies lowering the road toll everywhere??.............Well, arnt they??