license suspension

Hey guys, I was pulled over recently whilst on a suspended license and
well seems like I will be facing the magistrates court. Now
unfortunately for me this is my second suspension and seems like my
driving record is atrocious to say the least so well am wondering what
happens after this and what kind of fines/penalty am I looking at? Is
there any way to argue the case in court or plead guilty and take the
punishment. Hope someone here has been in a similiar situation and can
offer some advice/help..

Cheers
ps) I now have a gixxer1000 for sale if anyone is interested goin cheap
cheap..

 

just get used to bars on the windows

 

Don't forget to think up some really good extenuating circumstances why you
were a temporary nong at the time. These usually don't have to be
verifiable but it helps to have some fine upstanding citizens, or even
Johnny Howard, in the form of character statements, on your side if
possible.

In my experience, appealing the decision to a higher court even if guilty,
on the grounds of harshness of penalty, can be pleasantly rewarding but
it's been a long time.

 

A guy I know got 3 months Jail, although it did involve drink driving as
well as suspended license.
Magistrates don't usually hae much time for serial offenders.

hth.

 

Fruit Loops?

 

My son got a $600 fine and a 12 month suspended sentence, he was lucky coz
they wanted to lock him up there and then for 3 months.

Good Luck!

 

TROLL but lets play

Mate of mine got done about earlier this year, while suspended,
speeding, then while speeding again a week later.. 3 yrs loss of
license, originally 9 mths fulltime, but somehow got it down to 12
mths weekend detention.

Plead your a fuckin idiot. may work.

 

Yeah well i heard pleading guilty will help the sentence a bit. Seeing
i have had one previous loss of license and well this is the first time
i was caught driving while suspended i will have to try and make up a
good excuse. SInce i wasnt speeding or anything just driving and cop
did a routine check n got done. Thanks for the general outline and am
gonna try n get me a lawyer to just argue my case even if i have no
chance of beating the charge atleast try n get as small a fine as
possible. How long does it usually take for court case to occur from
when you are caught..any ideas??

 

i will have to try and make up a good excuse.
Like?

 

I usually find it's around 10am the next day just after they transfer you
from the cells. Getting caught on Friday night is a bitch 'cause then you
have to wait 'til Monday and the food sucks and the drunks wipe up all
their spew with what's left of the dunny paper.

If the coppers were nice enough to let you go home then read the bit of blue
paper they gave you.

If they were nice enough to let you ride home then keep riding hell for
leather until said piece of blue paper turns up in the mail. Then ride
nicely until the court date (this goes for appeals too).

If it takes longer than six months (in NSW) then ignore it.

 

Been there done that kinder both times lost the licence the only difference
is when I took a laywer it cost me a lot more, so don't waste your money on
a mouth piece for court, you were nabbed red handed, you knew your license
was suspended and you made the choice to ride and got pulled over. Plead
guilty take take the punishment and stay off the road.

 

You'll probably get away with crucifixion.


BTH

 

"Does anyone know what the penalty is for [driving while suspended]?"
"We stick a live snake up his arse!"
"No! But very creative! See me later!"

-----sharks

 

What, telling the judge something he already knows.

Theo

 

ah he would if it was first offence... but it isnt.

 

If he ends up getting prison time, I will personally offer to
professionally wax your nutsack, Will.

Putting people in jail costs more money than you can realistically
simultaneously fine them for. The courts' aim is to save the government
money.

That said, the sort of fine and suspension the OP is looking at, he'll
probably wish they'd locked him up...

Speaking of the OP... more info, please. In which state did this happen?

 

Not long enough... it still happens. A mate got a 3 year suspension and
a ~$2200 fine incurred in magistrates' court reduced to a 1 year
suspensio and a ~$1000 fine on appeal to the district court.

When I tried it, I walked out of magistrates' court with something
approaching $2000 in fines for a pair of dodgily-incurred 15-30 overs.
Appealed to the district court, got them knocked down to court costs;
chief justice's comments at the time, "There's certainly nothing in the
case notes to indicate why a penalty of such severity was imposed, as Mr
IK's actions are highly commonly seen on the roads..."

It's almost like a form of meek idiot tax; if you go to court, cop a
judgement two notches down from crucifixion and don't have the nous to
appeal it, you deserve it.

 

Crucifixion, bloody jailer pet you are. I'd dream of crucifixion.

 

Well that's not fair. Cut off the end of a blokes' thingy just for
speeding....

 

If you were a Pom, and I were sentencing you, you would get a free
holiday for about four months, and a licence suspensioj for about five
more years.