News Police chief orders cops to end petty fines

Post by **TOONGA** » Sun May 12, 2013 11:05 am

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western ... 6640009402

I'm sure they will still give fines for anything they can especially motorcycle cops

TOONGA

60766244 · Post by **60766244** » Sun May 12, 2013 1:52 pm

Finally some sense. It's been needing someone like him to say it. Everyone else has for a long while now.

"Sir, that's a $150 fine for speeding."
"Oh, well my TV was stolen the other week, and that was worth $150 so I guess we're even then?"

Heh

Cliff R · Post by **Cliff R** » Sun May 12, 2013 2:21 pm

The link isn't opening for me at the moment so I am guessing this refers to WA only and something about silly fines.
Wish our Cops on the East would take up the same cause.

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Sun May 12, 2013 11:23 pm

Bahhh, My mate has a bugeye that he got from the hail storm auction. Its was inspected and passed. Just got a yellow sticker and nothing has been changed on the car since!!!! Load of bull!!!

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:36 pm

guyph_01 wrote:Bahhh, My mate has a bugeye that he got from the hail storm auction. Its was inspected and passed. Just got a yellow sticker and nothing has been changed on the car since!!!! Load of bull!!!

Over here we call it "revenue raising". Police deny that they have quotas to fill, but with some of the stuff they fine you for it's hard to believe that they don't!

I hope other police forces follow suit!

Cheers

Bennie

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Wed May 15, 2013 7:39 pm

Of course its all revenue raising! Without fines, the budget would blow out...grrrrr

Note that driving with fog lights on is illegal unless in a fog....IMO bit of an "iffy" law

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Thu May 16, 2013 7:19 pm

NachaLuva wrote:Of course its all revenue raising! Without fines, the budget would blow out...grrrrr

I think I may have just added some revenue to "help out" last night

One thing you shouldn't have to look for when surveying a road - loads going on, last thing I checked after assessing the road was my speed - 5km/h indicated over a presumed 50km/h street limit - look up and there's a bloody speed camera

NOT HAPPY JAN! "Only been" about 7 years since my last fine - and it's still not been long enough!

Cheers

Bennie

NachaLuva · Post by **NachaLuva** » Fri May 17, 2013 9:42 am

El_Freddo wrote: "Only been" about 7 years since my last fine - and it's still not been long enough!

You can apply to have it converted into a warning as it was less than 10kmh over plus no other fines within previous 2yrs

Fines Victoria - Official warning
Victoria Police - Official warnings

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Wed May 22, 2013 9:38 pm

NachaLuva wrote:You can apply to have it converted into a warning as it was less than 10kmh over plus no other fines within previous 2yrs

Fines Victoria - Official warning
Victoria Police - Official warnings

Thanks mate! A friend has already got me on to this - I got off last time (7yrs ago) and didn't realise that I could go again as the letter said that next time I'd have to pay. I didn't know about the 2 year part of it though...

Cheers

Bennie