Can I lose my licence for speeding? Yes, you can. If you a caught driving more and 40km/h over the speed limit, you will receive a letter from the Department of Transport and Main Roads imposing a suspension of your licence for 6 months.
For speeds in excess of 100 mph (or more than 30 miles above the relevant limit) the punishment starts at disqualification as opposed to penalty points. However, the decision is at the discretion of the Court and in certain circumstances, a disqualification can be avoided.
If you exceed the posted speed limit by more than 40km/h then you will be fined and suspended from driving for a period of 6 months. After you pay the fine on the speeding ticket Queensland Transport will write to you stating that your licence will be suspended for a period of 6 months.
At excessive speeds of this nature (or of more than 30mph over the speed limit), a court appearance and instant driving ban is highly likely.
In the eyes of the law, you're liable for a speeding fine as soon as you exceed the limit. So if you're doing 31mph in a 30 limit or 71mph on motorway, you're breaking the law.
Can I get disqualified from driving for speeding? Depending on the severity of the speeding offence, you may be disqualified from driving for up to 56 days. Also, if you build up more than 12 points on your licence you will lose it.
Some speed or red light cameras employ infrared flash technology, allowing the photography of vehicles in varying conditions without emitting a white flash.
The Government is also increasing penalties for speeding. There'll be a $287 fine for exceeding the speed limit by between 1-10km/h, though it'll still be a single demerit point. It's currently $183 and the bracket is up to 12km/h.
A serious speeding offence could bring about an instant ban of 7 to 56 days, or in some cases longer, as could careless driving, driving without insurance, or a traffic signal offence. A mandatory ban can be given for the most serious offences, such as careless driving, dangerous driving or drink driving.
How many points can you get on your licence? If you build up 12 or more points on your driving licence within a three year period, you run the risk of being disqualified from driving. If you're disqualified for more than 56 days, you'll need to reapply for your licence.
You will certainly fail your driving test if you are consistently over the speed limit, or if you fail to react to a new speed limit sign. You can also fail your test for speeding if you are under the speed limit, but you're unable to stop within the distance you see to be clear.
Most police forces have a tolerance of 10% plus 2 mph above the limit before a speed camera 'flashes'. So on a 30 mph road, a camera wouldn't normally activate unless a car drove past at 35 mph or faster. So for example, On a 70 mph stretch of motorway, the threshold would go up to 79 mph.
Excessively speeding is an offence under section 328A of the Criminal Code (Qld). That section makes it an offence to operate a vehicle dangerously. Excessively speeding is defined as driving or operating a vehicle at a speed more than 40km/h over the speed limit.
“The 10 per cent rule is allowed in guidance but it is not part of legislation. “It is used as a rule of thumb for enforcement – 10 per cent over the speed limit plus 2mph.
When you have 9 penalty points on your licence, you cannot accept any further fixed penalty tickets and must go to court if you are charged with another motoring offence. You should be aware that you can be disqualified from driving if you get 12 or more penalty points within 3 years.
In Queensland, we don't lose 'points' when we commit an offence. Instead, we start with zero points, and demerit points are added to our traffic record when we commit certain offences. Double demerit points apply all year round in Queensland.
You can check your demerit points and the status of your driver's licence online for free. How long does it take to get my points back? It takes three years from the date of the offence to regain your points.
In order to be convicted a police officer must also provide evidence which corroborates his opinion that you were speeding. Speeding is the only offence under English Law which requires evidence of corroboration. This can be done in a number of ways.
How Much Margin for Error is There? At present some police forces allow 10 per cent of the limit plus 2 mph albeit, this is subject to change at any stage, with our without your knowledge from the relevant police forces. This leeway has always been discretionary.
The Transport Operations (Road Use Management – Road Rules) Regulation 2009 states that the driver of a vehicle approaching a red traffic light must stop the vehicle as near as practical to, but before reaching the stop line. Once your vehicle has travelled over the solid white stop line, you have committed an offence.
You can be banned from driving if you already have 12 or more penalty points on your licence. Your ban can last: 6 months, if you get 12 or more penalty points within 3 years. 12 months, if you get a second disqualification within 3 years.
What is the 'rule'? The 'rule' itself is quite straightforward: if the speed limit is (for example) 30mph, the rule states that you won't get a speeding ticket unless you are going 10% plus 2 mph faster than the limit.