How often do you get a speeding fine?

[Deadman]

If this is a re-post, please let me know, I did a search and couldn't find anything (recent anyway) - but if it's a double up, just delete this one. I'm trying to beat my Turbo I6 v V8 poll thread :P

How often do you get a speeding fine?

I was just reading some of the other threads, and I must be really lucky or QLD / Nth NSW is easier to get away with stuff perhaps. In over 7 years and 350,000km of driving, I've been fine free, and I'm not a dangerous driver, but I'm no saint and I regularly exceed the speed limit (mostly on freeways).

I recieved one fine in the 2nd week I had my licence (early 99 if I remember correctly), but since then, averaging about 50,000km a year, I've never recieved another one, and speed cameras stick out from a mile away (esspecially in NSW with all the warnings), even mobile motorbikes are easy enough to notice in NSW or QLD, so maybe a lot of the horror stories are from VIC where I understand things are worse.

Anyway, I was just curious, how often everyone recieves a fine. I tried to allow the poll to cover everyone. Bare in mind, it's like an average of what you've experienced since you've been driving...

Please no "holier than thou" comments or anything, which I'm sure will crop up eventually - it's not a "do you think speeding is ok" thread or a thread to debate safe speeding etc Just want to see how often most of us are getting pinged.

[smiley]

I've gotten 4 in 1 year, you have to narrow the poll options.

[Casper]

on average I'd say I have 1 bad year in 4. 2 years ago was the bad year. Nothing for years before it, nothing for the 2 years after.. 9 points in the 1 bad year though. Go figure.

[SlikedTurb]

it's been 6 years since i got my P's, so in 6 years of driving "without supervision" i havn't had a ticket for anything (just two parking fines) and that's averaging 45000k's. In Victoria aswell.

[XR8-260]

Had my licence for 1yr 9months - never been caught :sm_headba

[Laminge]

It been well over 7 years now and some 400,000ks

[Lukeyson]

when i got my P's back in 1998, between 1998-2000 i was booked 3 times, and havent been booked since, after being a passenger in 2 major accidents in one day a few years back, i find myself very law abiding now

[Dezza]

It's been about 4 and a half years since my one and only speeding fine. It was 2002, the year I got my P-plates. These days I'm basically on a clean slate, due to no demerit points.

[benoxr]

When I was 16 / 17yrs old it was 4 a year (with licence suspension at the end) and now its about once per year that I actually get caught.

[nugget378]

I have done enough points in a year to lose my license,since then I went ten years without one,but have had 3 in the last 2-1/2 years two for one point and one for 3,all for under 15kms over,spewing that they changed 15 and under from 1 point to 3..

[XAGSV8]

I have had my license now for 9 years. I have only got one speeding fine five years ago on Australia Day. I was caught doing 66 in a 60 zone. That weekend was a double points/fine weekend.

[Falcon_Phill]

Havnt had nothin for nothin. Suprisingly.

[70caprigt3k]

Once a year it would seem, ive had a license for a year so far and only 1 speeding fine.

[dansedgli]

Ive been done for speeding once in 5 years. 7 over :(

[EFFalcon]

3 fines in 4 years.

[poolkeeper]

Never

[bob 351]

1 in about 28 years

[AUIII XR8 MAN]

Never for speeding (knock on wood) plus 50 000km of driving a year.

ive copped 3 speeding fines in the 4 years ive had my licence. 2 in my second year of driving and one in my 4th year. ive never copped a fine in my work van and i done 60,000 kms in it for this year.

[DNKPWR]

2 fines in 4 years...not 2 bad!

[chief]

2 fiines in 4 years. One was on double demirits, so lost my licence. I have the full 12 points now.

[JC]

Originally Posted by nugget378

I have done enough points in a year to lose my license,since then I went ten years without one,but have had 3 in the last 2-1/2 years two for one point and one for 3,all for under 15kms over,spewing that they changed 15 and under from 1 point to 3..

I think you'll find that they kept 0-10 over as 1 point, and 10 to 15 as 3.

[JC]

I voted 1 every 5 years, but it was more like 3 in 7 years (1 in 1987, 2 in 1994) and none in the last 12.

[MRJUCY]

My last one was probably 6 or 7 years ago which is pretty surprising considering I drive safely rather then to what ever particular number is randomly stuck on a sign post.

[TwistedEL]

Way too many
I got done for 20-30 2 months ago... I slowed down a lot since then. If you baby your car you can get an extra 150k's / tank!

[Auslandau]

Once in 20 years.........bloody yesterday in the mail! 4 k's (adjusted) over!



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[WOLF]

I also got one in the mail the other day...ouch!

[dirt 01]

I seem to average about 4 a year over the last 5 years. Had around 30 to 40 points i would say, pretty much all 3 pointers (never had anything but a speeding fine). And no speed cameras. Always real cops...
I hae had 3 in the last 4 months! Dam it.

Mainly in Victoria of course.

Yes i admit I speed, and am much safer for it (am concentrating on my driving)

I am so over getting pulled over, ( i just hold my toungue usually and try not to get too annoyed, cant stand them telling me its me doing 120 on a deserted 100 zone that im gonna kill everyone.)

I do 70 to 80000 a year. About a third on dirt. other 3rd on derserted country roads and the rest on highways and suburban. I go faster the worse the road gets usually and when I get caught think that I really shouldnt have been speeding in this spot cos its usually a really good well maintaing road or highway.

I also reguarly drive overseas at high speed in Europe.... and race cars....

Never lost my licence though, just had those darn 12 month no point periods.

[nb_351]

never had one, and cross my fingers i never will... lol
had one for being on the phone, 25 metres up the roadfrom home... still havent paid that one...
and one for not having p plates on...
but thats it...
been through a few speed cameras i didnt now were there, and still no foines in the mail...

[Green X]

Since 2001, been pulled over 3 times fined 2 times, Never been booked for speeding.

Still hate speed cameras thou and think the Speed limit’s and the amount of speed limits we have in this start “WA” is B******