Hello Folks,
I was pulled over by a police motorcycle and advised I was travelling between 30km-45km over the limit in a 70km zone. I haven't been pulled over for speeding in 14 years and was surprised I didn't receive a paper ticket, though he said the camera (pointing to his chest) was recording the incident. He advised i will receive a notice from RMS advising they may cancel my licence for 3 months as its up to their discretion and sent me on my way.
Upon investigating further, it seems the RMS will by default issue the fine and send notice of 3 months licence suspension. The fine is $903 + 5 demerit points. I currently only have 2 demerit points for a parking fine on my licence over the past 14 years, though have had prior low speed camera offenses over a 27 year period.
Q1. Will the RMS just process the fine and send a notice of suspension as per a standard protocol?
Q2. If a notice of suspension for 3 months is issued, will a letter to the RMS pleading previous driving record be taken into consideration in addition to other personal circumstances (i.e. need to attend medical appointments, take children to school) be considered or will it be a court appearance only that will decide for a suspension be waived?
Q3. After reading many responses on these forums, it seems traffic offences are not considered criminal records, thus even if I was unsuccessful in quashing the 3 month licence suspension I would not have a criminal record?
Q4. Does anyone have personal experience for self representation vs professional representation in court for a matter listed above? What is the success rate with or without representation?
Many thanks for your time for your opinions on the above. Understand none of the replies are legal counsel.
I was pulled over by a police motorcycle and advised I was travelling between 30km-45km over the limit in a 70km zone. I haven't been pulled over for speeding in 14 years and was surprised I didn't receive a paper ticket, though he said the camera (pointing to his chest) was recording the incident. He advised i will receive a notice from RMS advising they may cancel my licence for 3 months as its up to their discretion and sent me on my way.
Upon investigating further, it seems the RMS will by default issue the fine and send notice of 3 months licence suspension. The fine is $903 + 5 demerit points. I currently only have 2 demerit points for a parking fine on my licence over the past 14 years, though have had prior low speed camera offenses over a 27 year period.
Q1. Will the RMS just process the fine and send a notice of suspension as per a standard protocol?
Q2. If a notice of suspension for 3 months is issued, will a letter to the RMS pleading previous driving record be taken into consideration in addition to other personal circumstances (i.e. need to attend medical appointments, take children to school) be considered or will it be a court appearance only that will decide for a suspension be waived?
Q3. After reading many responses on these forums, it seems traffic offences are not considered criminal records, thus even if I was unsuccessful in quashing the 3 month licence suspension I would not have a criminal record?
Q4. Does anyone have personal experience for self representation vs professional representation in court for a matter listed above? What is the success rate with or without representation?
Many thanks for your time for your opinions on the above. Understand none of the replies are legal counsel.