January 29, 2012
More cameras but higher road tolls - what you can do about it!

Firstly, we would like to wish you all a very Happy New Year! We know it’s a little late, with January almost over already, but we have been absolutely inundated with e-mails over the Christmas/New Year period and we have only just caught up on them all now. And please, if we have missed anyone, just re-send your question and we will answer it as quickly as we can for you.

Unfortunately, as we predicted, the revenue raising was in full force over the recent holidays and we received more e–mails from motorists who had received unjust and unlawful fines than ever before. And, sadly, from the media articles that we have received over the past few weeks, it looks like it’s only going to get worse until we can get everyone to fight back against every unjust and unlawful fine they receive.

Thankfully, as you will see from some of the articles below, there are many more motorists fighting back against these fines though and beating them – we just need a lot more people to join the fight.

We trust that the following articles will be proof enough of the ongoing revenue raising madness and the need for everyone to fight their fines and we know that, if they do, we can make 2012 the year that brings and end to the corrupt and ineffective system that is currently in place.

- Why does the road toll continue to increase when there are more cameras than ever?

We are constantly told by the powers-that-be that “cameras save lives” or “cameras cut crashes” or similar false and misleading statements. Yet, in Victoria, where they have more cameras than anywhere else in the country, the road toll has, once again risen – from 288 in 2010 to 289 in 2011. Now, this may not seem like a significant increase but the problem is that they install more and more cameras every year, they issue more and more fines every year so if these “safety cameras” – as they like to call them – really were doing what they say, the road toll would be decreasing, not increasing.

As you will see from one of the media articles below, the police in every state of Australia had a massive blitz on recently yet the current road toll to date in Victoria is up by 50%! There have been 21 deaths on Victorian roads already this year compared to just 14 this time last year. So, what are these cameras really there for?

Well, have a look over the following videos and make up your own mind….

- Red light camera uproar

Our first video - http://au.news.yahoo.com/today-tonight/video/watch/27980622/ - highlights not only the revenue raising aspect of speed and red light cameras but also shows how dangerous they are and how they can actually cause accidents rather than saving people from them.

Interestingly, this is exactly the same information that we have had up on our on-line petition page - to have all these cameras removed - for many years now. So, if you haven’t yet added your signature to our petition, please checkout the following page - http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Petition-To-Remove-Cameras.html - and do so ASAP.

Please also take note of the actual amounts that have been stolen from motorists in various states by these cameras, under the false guise of “road safety” yet, all the while, they are making our roads more dangerous - $250 million in Vic, $78 million in NSW and $70 million in QLD.

Again, you will note that Victoria motorists are stung at least four times more than motorists in other states, yet their road toll increased again this past year.

Finally, if you or anyone you know has received a red light camera fine, remember that we have a 3 step process specifically tailored to those fines in our e-book. You can also have the photo dismissed as evidence using the flawed MD5 algorithm argument and, last but not least, you need to understand that they have to have two photos with one showing you behind the white line when the light is red otherwise, they can’t prove that you entered the intersection on red – which they must do to prove their case against you.

- Parking fine madness

Unfortunately, it’s not just speed and red light camera fines that are out of control, it is parking fines as well. Quite simply, if the following two videos don’t infuriate you with the way that completely innocent motorists are being treated then we doubt that anything will.

The first - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8408822 – details a motorist who received a fine despite clearly displaying a valid ticket. How many more innocent motorists have to be dealt with in this kind of way before we, the motorists of Australia, start a revolution against this stupidity???

And, our second video isn’t any better - http://aca.ninemsn.com.au/article/8409960/parking-whistleblower - as the first lady says, “the world’s gone crazy!”

The real question is, when are you going to stand up and fight back? Fines for moving your car out of a flooded area, putting a ticket on a ticket holder instead of the dashboard and quotas for parking fines are simply unacceptable!

The sad reality is that we shouldn’t have to fight these types of fines because they shouldn’t be issued in the first place or should be withdrawn as soon as a complaint is lodged. However, these private local councils - who have no lawful authority to issue these fines anyway - are so money hungry that they simply will not listen to anything other than motorists fighting back against each and every fine.

There is some good news though and that is that parking fines are some of the simplest fines to defeat using our information. We have an entire chapter – Chapter 9 of our e-book – dedicated to parking fines and why, as a result of Question 3 of the 1988 Referendum, local councils have no lawful authority to issue these fines. This fact is further backed up by the letter from the Attorney General’s Office that anyone can download for free from the top of our About Parking Fines page - http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/About-Parking-Fines.html

So, if you’re not yet a Member or you know anyone who isn’t then please direct them to our Membership’s page - http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Memberships.html - and urge them to join up ASAP.

- Why it’s going to get worse if we don’t all act now

At the end of the opening section of this e-mail, we posed a question – what do you really think all these cameras and fines are for?

We’re assuming that every one of you reading this came up with the same answer – to raise revenue. The problem is though, that these private agencies have become so “hooked” on this revenue thy can’t possibly let it go – no matter how wrong they know the continued collection, from completely innocent motorists, of this revenue is.

So, instead of allowing common sense and, for that matter, common law, to prevail, they are instead ignoring all our lawful rights and finding new and improved ways of collecting more revenue – please note that this in no way equates to making our roads any safer.

In fact, in QLD, they “quietly” introduced (see paragraph 4 of the following article) hand held speed cameras which they boast can “pick up 260 speeding motorists in a four hour deployment”. You will, of course, note that there is no mention on a single accident occurring in these areas at any of the times that they’re not there!

Have a look over the full article here - http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/hi-tech-camera-targets-speedsters/story-e6freoof-1226223469957 - and see what new ways of stealing your hard earned money, those that you have elected to protect and serve you, have now come up with and are heading your way.

The simple fact is that the only way to put an end to this is to simply stop giving them the money they ask for. Now, obviously, you can’t just “not pay”, you actually have to take steps to effectively fight your fines and have them withdrawn/dismissed and that’s where our e-book comes into play.

So, once again, we urge you to please join up as a Member, if you’re not already, and ensure that everyone you know who drives in this country is a Member as well. And finally, please checkout the section below regarding bumper stickers and business cards and help us spread the word and get more and more people fighting these ridiculous, revenue raising fines.

- Latest Testimonials

As always, we have had more positive feedback again from our Members over the holiday period and we have even included one with a bit of a difference this week.

Our first though, is a very simple letter from one of our Members that used the information in Chapter 3 of our e-book regarding being unable to nominate a driver and refusing to fill out a Stat Dec that he could not be certain was 100% correct.

I thought you might like this one from South Australia. I wrote in explaining that I was not the driver and did not know who was and could not fill out a Stat Dec/Nomination form as I was not sure who was driving, this was the response I got:

Notice of Amendment of Expiation Notice

I refer to Expiation Notice Number: ********* - Registration Number: ******

On behalf of the Commissioner of Police, I acknowledge receipt of your correspondence regarding the above Expiation Notice.

Your submission has been considered together with the relevant documentation and I can find no evidence to suggest that the offence was detected and reported incorrectly. However, taking all factors into consideration the notice has been amended to a “Caution”.

Please be advised that this was done under discretionary authority and should any future transgressions occur the same degree of leniency may not be shown.

Chief Inspector John Burgess
Manager
Expiation Notice Branch

Thanks again for all the information and assistance,

Michael – S.A.

Our second e-mail is a little different because it doesn’t detail a specific “victory” as such but, in our minds at least, conveys something far more important – the freedom and power you get from fully understanding and being able to stand up for your rights and ultimately, becoming a safer driver. It also starts by re-iterating a lot of what we state on our website and in our e-book.

It is my contention that speeding fines should be abolished altogether.

If someone is driving 110 in a 100kmh zone and the police consider it dangerous, then the charge should be dangerous driving. But they won’t do this as it would further show the fallacy of their arguments.  There is no doubt in my mind that speed cameras cause accidents.

Until I discovered Aussie Speeding Fines, I spent too much time concentrating on my speedo, and not enough time concentrating on driving safely. Now I concentrate on the road, and will back off the pedal a little when my GPS beeps, but I am now a safer driver.

I have not yet received a speeding offence notice, but now have no concerns. If it happens, I know how to deal with it. Thank you ASF for making me a safer driver.

Leo

As we explain on our Home page, our information is not designed so people can drive around at whatever speeds they want without fear of recrimination but instead, our information is there for people exactly like Leo for the very reasons he details!

As we sure you know by now, our Testimonials are constantly updated and you will see a wide range of different fines that have been defeated, by using our system, on our Testimonial’s pages - http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Testimonials.html - and many of you will note that our old page has now grown to three full pages and continues to grow because we regularly receive stories of success, just like this, from our Members.

- Facebook group, bumper stickers and business cards

So, what can you do to help us get our invaluable, licence saving information into the hands of every motorist before they get a fine?

First and foremost, if you’re not yet a Member or you know someone who isn’t then please go to our Memberships page - http://www.aussiespeedingfines.com/pages/Memberships.html - and join up now. 

Then, if you would really like to help us spread the word and get our invaluable, licence saving information into the hands of every motorist in the country, then please be sure to visit and join our Facebook group - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/group.php?gid=19117918208 – and then, if you really want to help make a difference, just e-mail us your postal address and we will send you out some business cards and/or bumper stickers – completely free of charge – that you can then hand out.

As always, we thank you all for your continued support and we appreciate all the Members who have taken the time to e-mail us with the latest media article they come across as well as their stories of their success so please, keep them coming!

Stay safe out there,