Interstate demerit points

I copped a hefty fine in SA, when I lived in Vic, but I left for Tas before
being notified of any points loss.

I've heard nothing about it since then (it was 35kmh over), which is just as
well because I fell for a couple of sucker-punches as soon as we got here,
and I was on thin ice before that. Vic doesn't seem to have notified Tas.

Insurance companies never even blinked when I gave them the details. They
did hit me with an extra $700 excess on my wife's car though, even though
I've only had two speeding fines in 37 years in a car.

I scarcely ever drive my wife's car, except to find out whether there's any
grinding noises, or wheel-wobble at 25kmh, or identify that nasty rattle as
being an unshut boot, etc.

 

Reasonably confident but I wouldn't bet my left nut on it. It's supposed to be
fully automated between NSW and Vic (computer info transfer no idea what the
format is) and hence you cop whatever the fining state says is the cop. But
apparently it chokes on and spits out the transaction (going by how erratic the
application of the points transfer seems to be) maybe there's an anarchist deep
within the bowels of the Victorian Motor Transport IT dept (or whatever they're
called down there)

JL

 

Just get a NT licence. No points system there.