I still have 12 points, or is it 0 in NSW, either way I have not been done for any points related offences in over 7 years that have stuck.

The way this is calculated is often misunderstood and it is not like fly-buys. We often make reference to losing points for offences when we infact acrrue points. Once 12 or more demerit points are accrued then a licence suspension is imposed. This is the same for the other States as well though they will also refer to losing points not accuring them, as to suggest that you have won something by earning ponts.

I.B.

The price we all hate to win :(

Very true in a sense.

I.B.

thread reminds me of the song by Ludacris - Act A Fool

Lyrics go

I got my eyes wide shut and my trunk wide open

Did donuts last week and the streets still smoking

See, I'm off that anti-freeze and my car is TIPSY

Off the off ramp doin about a hundred and fifty

If you have lost your licence as the result of DUI or speeding or excessive reversing then it should count as a loss of licence as the poll suggests.

I.B.

Thanks for the heads up Sherlock. You'll make detective yet!

The reason that DUI was suggested as a seperate vote is because the thread from which this poll was derived was all about one member losing his licence due to speed and the resulting discussion about what the number of people who had lost there licence in a similar way might be.

Many that participated in the original thread thought that loss of licence through speed related offences was quite low. When this poll was started, there was only one option for loss of licence option.

I suggested the DUI option so that it didn't fudge the figures relating to how many people actually lost there licences through the savage and unneccesary targeting of motorists by the goverment, who see speed as nothing more than a cash cow which they milk unrelentlessly.

You know all of this, as you were part of that thread, so I am suprised you couldn't see reason behind it.

Edited September 8, 200818 yr by craiginmackay

Must say it's opened my eyes, 49.5% have lost their license for one reason or another

Never thought it would be that high.

Had my licence for 2 and a bit years. 3 cars, one written off, one blown engine and now one tuned awsum XR6T

No demerit points EVER and only one $100 fine for not displaying P plates (when I used to be on my P's).

Im grabbing the biggest bit of wood I can find atm. lol.

Maybe a tree even

Maybe a tree even

lol, yeh with my hands not my car hopefully

Lost license twice all up 2 years. Wreckless. DD and driving under suspension.

I was on my p's at the time so I blew like 0,03 bastards pinned me I wasn't even tipsy

bwhahaha not even tipsy, 0.03 that's maybe two drinks for you ya lil short ass one more sniff an ya wooda been on the floor. hehe sorry stef, it had to be said.

Ive only got 2 demerits left, gotta be good I definatly couldnt live without my license. got pinned doin 100 in a 70 zone in dads commo, got done the weekend I got my ute 11kms over and was double demerits, got done in my 1st car lil sh*t box that it was, had a warining in my commo for doin a fully sik single pegger down my mates driveway, nearlly got hoon lawed but he let me off, good old country cops lol.