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    Shame the cop didn't have the time, or didn't feel comfortable, just walking up and knocking on your door.
    I used to live in a small community like that. Everybody know who's cars were who's so cop would have just gotten dispatch to give you a call. Or knocked on your door to get you to move it.

    Oh well, $40 isn't much. And i doubt your friend is worried about demerits. Sucks all round.

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    Default Unfair ticket??

    Some years back I got a ticket which I thought was unfair so wrote a letter of explanation of the circumstances, I said I did do what I was fined for and then requested special consideration for a refund of the payment enclosed.
    Three weeks later I got a refund and a letter saying don't do it again....a win of sorts, well at least my hard earned was back in my pocket..
    Good luck, maybe worth a try, Cheers....

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    Quote Originally Posted by crowie View Post
    Some years back I got a ticket which I thought was unfair so wrote a letter of explanation of the circumstances, I said I did do what I was fined for and then requested special consideration for a refund of the payment enclosed.
    Three weeks later I got a refund and a letter saying don't do it again....a win of sorts, well at least my hard earned was back in my pocket..
    Good luck, maybe worth a try, Cheers....
    Err, yes Peter, but this is in the very heart of Joh country. I've experienced Qld policing - I wouldn't waste the time, ink, or paper. However, we'll sort something out for Greg, as I said before.
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    I know how you feel about cops.
    I just got pinched on Bribie Island $110 for not wearing a push bike helmet - reason being, I didnt have one, I'm trying to get in to riding to lose weight and I can't walk to lose weight because I've had a back injury and walking any distance is painful because of the jarring.

    What really angered me is the fact that the cop only admitted that kids get 3 warnings before a fine - the cop that wrote me up should get a commendation from the state revenue office.

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    Wow .. Bit embarassing .. However, company car and a good chance of palming it off. So no worries about the money.

    Also, may have been my own fault, I suspect he had a grudge. Was nearly caught on the way in speeding but I saw him about 2klm back and coming fast. Handbrake bought me quickly down to the limit, and no brake light giveaway. He caught up but by that time I was angelic in innocence .. And I tink he was bit disgruntled ... He had no onboard radar but knew I had been speeding.

    May have been the same guy .. So a parking fine was better than 20k/hr over the limit. All clouds have silver linings.

    Also, if I count the 1000s of times I drive over the speed limit and never get caught out this way, then I don't mind so much when they nip my heels occasionly...


    So to be truly fair ...I'm still ahead on points .. Haahaaa

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mutawintji View Post

    So to be truly fair ...I'm still ahead on points .. Haahaaa

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    Very cool and very philosophical.

    What I didn't mention before was that this penalty struck a particular chord with me. I have been lucky, wary and even sometimes law abiding in my driving habits and as a consequence have had onlytwo driving infringements in Australia. Actually three probably show up on the record but that was my daughter running a red light. As she was already living in the UK by that time there didn't seem much point in demanding she pay up.

    The second offence was for speeding in 1981. I was: fair cop. The first infringement was for parking facing the wrong way. I was mortified as in the UK it is not against the law (except in a one way street). I have never quite come to terms with why it is against the law here. Anyhow my original disgust this Saturday was that the local police don't give a damn and it is the imported new recruits totting up their infringement notices that are responsible.

    As I said, such pettiness does not endear the police to the general public on whom they depend so heavily.

    Another side of that silver lining is that those of you have not met me before will now be looking for the pommie bstard with the bright shinning halo at the BM GTG .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    I was mortified as in the UK it is not against the law (except in a one way street).
    What do you call a pedestrian who looks both ways in a one-way street?
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    Quote Originally Posted by smidsy View Post
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    I just got pinched on Bribie Island $110 for not wearing a push bike helmet - reason being, I didnt have one...
    Why not? You can get very good helmets for half the price of the fine which is a fraction of what your heads worth.
    It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    What do you call a pedestrian who looks both ways in a one-way street?
    A pessimist !

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    Quote Originally Posted by FenceFurniture View Post
    What do you call a pedestrian who looks both ways in a one-way street?
    An ambulance. They should've looked while still on the kerb.
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    I wish you'd sent that copper over here to book my neighbours - they continually double park in front of their house (and occasionally across my driveway) - thus causing drivers to speed past on the wrong side of the road - busy street with (now) lots of young kids
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sawdust Maker View Post
    I wish you'd sent that copper over here to book my neighbours - they continually double park in front of their house (and occasionally across my driveway) - thus causing drivers to speed past on the wrong side of the road - busy street with (now) lots of young kids
    Nick

    At the time I would have been happy to send him down to you. Even prepared to pay for a one-way ticket and probably for a paddy wagon full of his mates too! Trouble is with GPS nowadays they'd probably find their way back .

    Maybe police are a little like rain: Never in the right paddock at the right time .

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bushmiller View Post
    Nick

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    Maybe police are a little like rain: Never in the right paddock at the right time .

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    I can understand and empathise with this

    I often say to my son (main passenger these days) "geez I wish I was a copper sometimes" upon witnessing some piece of sheer stupidity. Unfortunately this is a fairly common utterance
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    Here in WA I did the same thing out the front of my folks place (all day) and got a warning from the council ranger saying I could be fined for parking contrary to the traffic flow. Needless to say I have done it a couple of times since but only ever for a quick stop.

    Countless times traveling this wide brown land I've backed off for no reason and 2 seconds later up pops plod.

    Been very lucky as well considering I have passed plod going in the opposite direction and been doing some low level flying and nothing. Once crested a hill and either the copper blinked and missed me or he went nah I have no chance catching him. To be fair he was in a Ford Courier Ute (Oversize Traffic Escort Cop) and I was seriously moving!

    I have been told by one of the local cops that he can Yellow sticker (make you have a roadworthy inspection) on a brand new car straight off the dealerships showroom floor. Can be as simple as the seat belt not retracting as fast as he thinks it should. They have too much power and at times very very little knowledge of vehicles.

    All I would do next time either of you see him is "Smile and wave boys, smile and wave".

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    My best escape ever .... in the old days when 'radar' was set up on a little bench and further down the road were the 'seconds' who stopped and fined you ..

    I crested the hill just topping the Marburg range and he was there and had me ... no escape ... but when I got to the bottom .. the two police waiting were in the middle of a punch up ... fighting each other ... and way too occupied to stop me .. I drove on and never heard again ..... haaaaaaaa

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