How long will it take to receive my speeding fine in Canberra?

seems like you were not overspeeding if the cop didnt pull you over :p

2620watcher said :

Maybe they should do real time SMS notification. “That will be $160 you sucker. Regards your friendly speed camera van operator.”[/quote

Followed by another fine when you read it while driving.]

Mr Gillespie said :

That’s not such a bad idea 2620watcher, when you come to think of it, no?

For that to work effectively, you’d have to provide a mobile telephone (or landline number with SMS reception capability) at the time of registration, and subsequent renewal. Just another piece of information to share with the gubmint…

54-11 said :

I’m worried I may be up for a fine after going past a police officer with radar gun the other day, and was either dead on the limit or a fraction over.

“omg i was doing the posted speed limit AAAHHH!”

I’m sorry but if you are so worried about doing the posted speed limit get off the damn road. I bet you are one of the people that slow down to 80 on the parkway passing the speed traps there

A friend got one a month after the offence occurred. But that was around New Years/Christmas period.

Average is generally 1-2 weeks though

That’s not such a bad idea 2620watcher, when you come to think of it, no?

Mr Gillespie said :

The mailing system is an inefficient and counter-productive system. 2 weeks to a month? That is SLACK and they don’t deserve a cent for their efforts let alone the huge gouges they demand from your hip pocket whatever the excuse.

Maybe they should do real time SMS notification. “That will be $160 you sucker. Regards your friendly speed camera van operator.”

54-11 said :

If it was a cop, and he didn’t stop you, you are probably OK. They usually do on-the-spot fines only. With cameras, it is a week or two before the letter arrives.

The exception is if there is a speed trap and you are going too fast for them to safely pursue. In this situation they don’t issue a letter at all, the coppers rock up to your door with a summons, make you sign service papers (ie verifying they’ve served the notice on you) and require you to turn up to court.

Buit this only happens when one gets busted doing 200kph+ so you’re probably ok.

The leniency is up to the officer essentially, The whole ‘10% rule’ (that is, if you are 10less than 10% or just on it, over the limit, you won’t usually get a fine) is a complete myth, but hopefully no one still believes this.

Fines take between 1-2 weeks to arrive.

Mr Gillespie said :

The mailing system is an inefficient and counter-productive system. 2 weeks to a month? That is SLACK and they don’t deserve a cent for their efforts let alone the huge gouges they demand from your hip pocket whatever the excuse.

Mobile and fixed speed cameras are a joke for this reason. If you have been booked, you are entitled to know STRAIGHTAWAY, not weeks and weeks later when you can’t remember where you were let alone what speed you were doing at that particular place and time.

I dunno, last time I got nailed by one in Canberra I had a letter 2 days later, Victoria 4 days later.

Not quite as fast as on the spot and definitely not a deterant as you aren’t told at the time, but I didn’t have to wait weeks for it.