VIC Careless loss of traction. Impounded car

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17 August 2017
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So last night when taking off from a set of lights I took off a little too enthusiastically in my old commodore Ute. Which cause the rear wheels to loose traction.
Shortly after a police car pulled up after me, mentioned the incident.
I said it was unintentional.
They took my details, did the whole breath and drug test thing.
Then they said they were going to impound the car and I'll get a summons in the post about the incident.

Since then I've been reading up on traffic laws
And it seems that loss of traction is what they call a tier 2 offence, but on the impound sheet he wrote it as a tier 1 offense
And it seems to me a tier 2 offence isn't something they can impound the car for


What should I do?
 

Rod

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What section/s of the Road Safety Act did they say you infringed?

I think the police have overreached on their so called hoon legislation, but also understand some drivers have no regard for other's safety. Tough to balance.
 
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What section/s of the Road Safety Act did they say you infringed?

I think the police have overreached on their so called hoon legislation, but also understand some drivers have no regard for other's safety. Tough to balance.
What section/s of the Road Safety Act did they say you infringed?

I think the police have overreached on their so called hoon legislation, but also understand some drivers have no regard for other's safety. Tough to balance.
I don't really rem
What section/s of the Road Safety Act did they say you infringed?

I think the police have overreached on their so called hoon legislation, but also understand some drivers have no regard for other's safety. Tough to balance.
I'm not sure if he said the section and if he did I don't remember it, the impound sheet he gave me says section 84k. But I think that's a general thing for impound. It does seem like extreme measures for a small first time offence
 

Rod

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s84K is only the notice of impound. Get the original infringement or find out if they are taking you to court.
 

Tony Danos

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What section/s of the Road Safety Act did they say you infringed?

I think the police have overreached on their so called hoon legislation, but also understand some drivers have no regard for other's safety. Tough to balance.
I would need to see the paperwork to advise you. Feel free to email to me.