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nooooooooo! i'm such an idiot!

July 9th, 2009 at 07:04 am

Last night we went to dinner at DF's uncles house. His other uncle and auntie and their children were up from Tasmania, we had not seen them in about 3 years. It was a one hour drive to get there, we left to go home at around 10pm.
The entire way home is a highway, which is usually empty at that time of night.
Anyway, long story short I got a speeding fine!!! ARGH! $200 and I think 3 points off my license.
I am on my Provisional license ( once you get get your Learners through a written test, you then take the driving test after a year for your 'real' license, then you are on your P's for 3 years, then you get your Open license after that). I am not really sure of all the laws now, they recently changed. I could have 4 points in total, or I could have 6 points.

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6 Responses to “nooooooooo! i'm such an idiot!”

  1. frugaltexan75 Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 11:39 am 1247139558
    1247139558

    I was about your age when I got my first ticket. It isn't a good feeling, that's for sure. Do you have any kind of a Driver's Ed program where you can make it so the ticket doesn't stay on your record (for insurance)?

  2. north georgia gal Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 02:58 pm 1247151483
    1247151483

    I got pulled over on the day I got my license! They gave me a warning. I was devestated! I am 35 and have had only 3 tickets.

  3. cassandra Says:
    July 9th, 2009 at 09:45 pm 1247175909
    1247175909

    That happens to everybody. I got pulled over once for passing a cop on the highway at 5 am (I was on my way to work). I didn't get a ticket but the cop definitely gave me a lecture for passing him.

  4. whitestripe Says:
    July 10th, 2009 at 06:48 am 1247208527
    1247208527

    i dont think a speeding fine will affect my insurance - usually only police reported crashes or past claims do. i'm under 25 so my insurance is on the high end anyway, and i'm a rating 5 (the best rating is 1) i was 15 km over the limit - i looked on the transport website and worked out it will only be 2 points - phew! (in a months time i will have 11 points, i am a month away from my full license).

  5. smiley2009 Says:
    July 11th, 2009 at 03:22 pm 1247325779
    1247325779

    Whitestripe I'm an insurance agent and i do know that here in the US any tickets or accidents (including claims) will raise your insurance. It also causes drivers to loose there "good driving" discounts for a short period of time. 15 miles over the limit is not considered wreckless driving though. Also when your with your current carrier for a long period of time they usually look the other way or throw in some other type of discount to off set the increase.

  6. whitestripe Says:
    July 12th, 2009 at 09:13 am 1247390009
    1247390009

    in australia our premiums are calculated on the claims we have had in the past.

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