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Well where do i start... I rang the rta today to find out exact dates of my licence suspension and find out what i have to do when its up to get my licence back...

When i finally got through after being on hold for 30min, the lady tells me that my licence is actually suspended by the courts yet, i was like wtf , but it is suspended cause i havent payed my fines, the reason i havent payed them is that my plan was to do the 2 months HD then when i go back to work pay them off while i ride out my suspension...

Evan thought i got letters from the rta and the courts saying my licence was suspened cause of my offence etc it really wasnt

But it gets better The lady then tells me that they are waiting for paper work from the courts from my last court hearing to let them know that my 2 years of no licence has started, which means instead of having about 16 months to go im going to have another 2 years slapped onto it as they DONT backdate it...

So all in all all for the past 8 months or so ive been catching the bus,walking and getting my mates to run me around when i could of really been driving myself...

Ahh, Bureaucracy at work...money is probably at a premium, but maybe you need to get some advice on this and see if something can't be done...

dude.,..theyre useless mongrels...they tried that shit with me..i wrote a nicely worded letter and spoke to a lovelly lady and got it resolved (they were trying to do the SAME thging to me, but make my 6months into 8...)

i got out of it that way....mind u i had evidence (receipt) of the day i handed in my licence...

did u get a receipt when u handed urs in??

I'm gonna have a little word to the good karma gods - they owe you BIG time!!

Hang in there hun, we're all behind you

Colette wrote:Hang in there hun, we're all behind you

I'm leaving that one well alone!

aardvark wrote:

Colette wrote:Hang in there hun, we're all behind you

I'm leaving that one well alone!

hmmm poor choice of words - hope Neka doesn't catch on

Jesus H Christ mate... if it doesnt rain it poors.
Chin up and as Neka pointed out, write the nicely
worded letter, see how ya go. Good luck.

if teh court has dated it right it would be implemented..

have you recieved a letter saying your licence was suspended from x date?

aardvark wrote:

Colette wrote:Hang in there hun, we're all behind you

I'm leaving that one well alone!

i thought u'd be the first one in there

i hear the same thing has happened to neka, as long as u can prove u handed the licence in on that day u should be ok.

unless u have to make a court apperance after 2 years to get ur licence back.

mrmina wrote:.....unless u have to make a court apperance after 2 years to get ur licence back.

thats exactly what I had to do when my licence was suspended 'At The Discretion Of The Court'........

Greg - most jurisdictions start the licence loss period from when the fines are paid, not when you are charged or appear in court. If you haven't paid them off yet, I would be looking into the *exact* wording of the letters you have received from the Courts already, and if there is anything that remotely resembles the commencement date of a period of licence suspension, go and talk to Legal Aid for some advice.

If the Court suspension allowed you a period of time to pay the *traffic* fine off, thats good. You can plead a case for the licence suspension period to cease when you expect it to (ie 2 years after being charged). If you were also fined by the Court, then they may have allowed time to pay off this fine as well. (This is generally the case with most Court-ordered fines and costs for traffic offences.)

Good luck mate.

Thats terrible mate, my thoughts go out to you in this difficult time.

Yeah me too Hoffy, Been thinking a lot lately about your terrible situation. It's even starting to effect me now. As A matter of fact Greg, I am going to go out in Sympathy with you and not ride my bike all weekend as a show of solidarity to you my bikeless/licenceless brother! I suggest everyone does the same, that way we can all feel your pain.

Strika wrote:Yeah me too Hoffy, Been thinking a lot lately about your terrible situation. It's even starting to effect me now. As A matter of fact Greg, I am going to go out in Sympathy with you and not ride my bike all weekend as a show of solidarity to you my bikeless/licenceless brother! I suggest everyone does the same, that way we can all feel your pain.

sounds good. i wont ride this weekend either

Strika wrote:Yeah me too Hoffy, Been thinking a lot lately about your terrible situation. It's even starting to effect me now. As A matter of fact Greg, I am going to go out in Sympathy with you and not ride my bike all weekend as a show of solidarity to you my bikeless/licenceless brother! I suggest everyone does the same, that way we can all feel your pain.

I think it's the least people can do to show solidarity, Im in for next Saturday, we can call it "Draven Day".

Just not this weekend OK, cause I already have a ride planned

Draven hang in there buddy, I know it's tough brother.