ACS E46 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 Hello all, This is probably a dumb question but does anybody know, if you lose your licence from having too many demerits (over 100), and you are given a 3 mth suspension, is that exactly 90 days or is it from date to date ie. 11 May - 11 August? Cheers! D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30plz 1 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 Isn't it usually 6 months? :S Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACS E46 0 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 Isn't it usually 6 months? :S 6 months is for Drink Driving I think..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
e30plz 1 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 (edited) Ohhh, My bad. What happens if my licence is suspended for excess demerit points? If you accumulate 100 or more active demerit points in any two-year period, your licence can be suspended for three months. The suspension begins when the suspension documents are served on you by the Police or the NZTA. You must surrender your licence to the Police or the NZTA or an authorised NZTA agent. LinkDoes the 2 year period start from the first demerits you get or what? I have 80 Edited May 22, 2009 by Poontangsquibble Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brockie123 31 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 i don't understand the system my mate just got done for it and got 28days but i knew another guy who lost it for 3 months.. i got let off sustained loss which was 6 months thankgod Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Apex 693 Report post Posted May 22, 2009 Over 100 points in two years equals 90 days disqualification. I know this because I lost mine a couple of years back. No more Turbo’s for me. They will send you a letter or someone will come round and collect your licence. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshnz 2 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 I'm sitting on 145 demerits at the moment (yes I know ... don't lecture me). Your license does not get taken off you for three months, until you have paid or start paying off the fines from your last infringement notice (that took you over 100 points) . Then you are sent a letter/advised to arrange a time for you license to be taken, thats when it starts. So by the time I gather money to pay my last fine .. which is going to take a little while, I still have my license, just be careful as you can still drive, but if they quietly place a warrant on you you're f**ked. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blakamin 0 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 Your license does not get taken off you for three months, until you have paid or start paying off the fines from your last infringement notice (that took you over 100 points) . Then you are sent a letter/advised to arrange a time for you license to be taken, thats when it starts.ummm... No... they'll issue a notice to suspend and when the agency gets around to it, they'll send someone.,Sometimes the notice is issued and the police will pull you over randomly and hear you have a notice to suspend and take your licence... the "start paying your fines first" thing ended a year ago... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
joshnz 2 Report post Posted May 23, 2009 ummm... No... they'll issue a notice to suspend and when the agency gets around to it, they'll send someone., Sometimes the notice is issued and the police will pull you over randomly and hear you have a notice to suspend and take your licence... the "start paying your fines first" thing ended a year ago... No it didn't, ring the Ministry of Justice and find that out for yourself, which I did and had confirmed earlier in the week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted May 25, 2009 Yeah I lost mine 1 month ago for 3 months. 27th April a guy came around from LTNZ agency to collect it and serve me with my notice (which they make you sign etc etc), get it back ON the 27th July. So yes it is date to date. I was hoping to try get away with it, because I didnt actually know demerits are recorded against you AFTER you pay the fine. Cos I had 50, Then got pulled up doing 72 and got 35, hadn't paid that and a few weeks later got done again 71 and got another 35 thought he would have taken it off me there and then cos it was the same cop, but he said "Your lucky, guess you haven't paid that last one I gave you". Took like 2 or 3 weeks after I paid both fines at once to go through and someone to come get my licence. If they had taken it right when I had got the fines I would probably be close to getting them back by now. I didn't pay my fines til like a month after I got them lol. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRTDVL 0 Report post Posted May 25, 2009 my points expired the day after i got my ticket... it took them 4 months to come get my licence Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACS E46 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 Well, i lost my licence on the day of the offence. Officer took my licence off me right then and there BUT, I found the information I needed as per my first post (top). It is not 90 days, in fact, it is date to date. ie. 12 March to 12 June. The reason for my inquiry was so i knew exactly when i could drive again asap For anyone that needs to know/get it clarified, you can call NZTA on 0800 822 422 and they are very helpfull. Hope this helps Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melowpuf 19 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 It is not 90 days, in fact, it is date to date. ie. 12 March to 12 June. The reason for my inquiry was so i knew exactly when i could drive again asap I wonder what happens then if it starts on the 31st January... April only has 30 days... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACS E46 0 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 I wonder what happens then if it starts on the 31st January... April only has 30 days... Good question... I guess its 3 calendar months... But yeah.. again, not sure. You'd have to ring up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablo23 1 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 yeah it only kicks in when you pay your fines, ive got a mate whos got 110 demerits hes been dodging baycorp/ police for about a year and they've pretty much given up so hes still got his lisence on him and it hasnt been suspended yet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest FrantiC Report post Posted May 26, 2009 yeah it only kicks in when you pay your fines, ive got a mate whos got 110 demerits hes been dodging baycorp/ police for about a year and they've pretty much given up so hes still got his lisence on him and it hasnt been suspended yet Well he would be screwed if he got pulled up again Lol. I have 2 more months to go for mine.. yay. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablo23 1 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 hes been pulled twice for doing skids, lucky each time its been cib and not just a traffic cop, they couldnt be bothered with the paper work so they gave him a warning and let him off.. lucky bastard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kerrynzl 3 Report post Posted May 26, 2009 I wonder what happens then if it starts on the 31st January... April only has 30 days... Be Clever and lose your license in February for 3 months, you can have the last laugh because it's only 89 days [ we can still have a laugh while we are driving round with a license ] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halkord 1 Report post Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) So if you lose your license for 6 months! How many days would that be? Edited March 31, 2020 by Halkord 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hotwire 352 Report post Posted March 31, 2020 ^^^^^^^^^ This is an eleven year old thread. What is the point in dredging this up? 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KwS 2425 Report post Posted March 31, 2020 48 minutes ago, Halkord said: So if you lose your license for 6 months! How many days would that be? https://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+many+days+in+6+months 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
