Booked for speeding

[TimF]

OK! I go through this A LOT. First thing, write to you Roads and Traffic, or whatever it is in your state. There should be contact details on the back of your ticket.

Write a lovely letter pointing out that you have had a pretty much blemish free driving record for 30 years, and you are devestated at your folly. Say that you must have had a moment's distraction, but as they can see from your record, you are not a habitual speeder. Ask them as a courtesy to your 30 years of almost clear driving, to reduce the fine and points penalty slightly.

What have you got to lose?? Just do it BEFORE the fine is due. One that date comes up, they wont do anything.

HEIDI xxx

In Qld you can also write to your Police Superintendent of Traffic and plead your case and it's possible for the infringement notice to be cancelled. The superintendent is usually either the commissioned officer in charge of the district or the OIC of the district traffic branch.

At which stage your letter is passed to an (underpaid) public servant who types up the standard rejection letter. Especially for the letters talking about what a saint driver they were and how them and their whole family had never had a ticket before. When that public servant was me, I think I saw perhaps one ticket get cancelled in a twelve month period.

Even if the ticket contains incorrect data, the police powers and responsibilities act now ensures you will just get a re-write of the ticket.