The charge for speeding has been increased to $6,000

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

C News Live - The charge for speeding has been increased to $6,000. This means that the speeding charge has moved from $4,000 to $6,000.

[pete]

Is that the charge for exceeding the speed limit? How for the last two weeks they've been charging people $1000? whatajoke

[Kalisnakov]

Cuz they find it takin 2 long 2 make up ah $200 million

[Duane 3NE 2NR]

[eliteauto]

Is that the charge for exceeding the speed limit? How for the last two weeks they've been charging people $1000? whatajoke

the fine for being charged with speeding is now $6000 up from $4000. The fixed penalty notice (aka ticket) remains $1000

[shady23]

How many $4000 tickets were issued first to begin with?

[SRASC]

They further edited it:

"The charge for speeding has been increased to $6,000. This means that the maximum fine for speeding has moved from $4,000 to $6,000. The TTPS says: "The fixed penalty fine for exceeding the speed limit remains $1,000."

[Dizzy28]

Is that the charge for exceeding the speed limit? How for the last two weeks they've been charging people $1000? whatajoke

the fine for being charged with speeding is now $6000 up from $4000. The fixed penalty notice (aka ticket) remains $1000

Dumb question.......
Whats the difference between the fine and the fixed penalty notice??

[cherrypopper]

I want to know this

[ruffrider27]

get caught speeding pay $1000 ticket

want to fight in court and evidence is given and lost you pay $6000 for wasting court time .

[rollingstock]

Is that the charge for exceeding the speed limit? How for the last two weeks they've been charging people $1000? whatajoke

the fine for being charged with speeding is now $6000 up from $4000. The fixed penalty notice (aka ticket) remains $1000

Dumb question.......
Whats the difference between the fine and the fixed penalty notice??

A fine is at the determination of a magistrate.
This would be applicable if you contest the ticket and found guilty of the offence or if you are charged via summons to appear in court.

FYI this is now the maximum penalty and up to the discretion of the magistrate.

[Popcaan]

Layman terms a Fine is what you get in court, Fixed Penalty Notice is a 'Ticket' usually handed to you by the officer at the time the offence was committed. Seeing allyuh speeding what alot of people will get is a fine, preceded by a summons to appear in court.

[aaron17]

so the video switching back and forth from the audi tt interior to the mistubishi?make up yuh mind nah..

[ruffrider27]

police having the speed gun statistics ,so guessing video and pictures can now be used in court as police evidence to charge the full amount.

[playerskrew]

Read carefully

The charge for speeding has been increased to $6,000. This means that the maximum fine for speeding has moved from $4,000 to $6,000. The TTPS says: "The fixed penalty fine for exceeding the speed limit remains $1,000."

[trump2016]

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[eliteauto]

Is that the charge for exceeding the speed limit? How for the last two weeks they've been charging people $1000? whatajoke

the fine for being charged with speeding is now $6000 up from $4000. The fixed penalty notice (aka ticket) remains $1000

Dumb question.......
Whats the difference between the fine and the fixed penalty notice??

Basically what was said above. If you're caught speeding you can be issued a fixed penalty notice the fine of which is $1000. That's the ticket the officer gives you on the road
MVRTA (enforcement) Chap 48:52 First Schedule item 68

Conversely:

(5) Any person who drives a motor vehicle on any road in contravention of the provisions of subsection (1) is liable to a fine of four thousand dollars and to be disqualified from holding or obtaining a driving permit for such period as the Court shall think fit.

that is what has been amended to $6000

[Bezman]

just to clarify for those who don't understand..
Ticket for Speeding = $1,000 TTD (speed trap, speed gun)
Charge for Speeding = $6,000 TTD (Traffic offences, accidents, injury, damage)
you are not going to be fined $6,000 if you are stopped for speeding.. unless you fight it in court and lose, then you may be charged both

[rollingstock]

just to clarify for those who don't understand..
Ticket for Speeding = $1,000 TTD (speed trap, speed gun)
Charge for Speeding = $6,000 TTD (Traffic offences, accidents, injury, damage)
you are not going to be fined $6,000 if you are stopped for speeding.. unless you fight it in court and lose, then you may be charged both

You can't be charged both sir.
You can only be penalised once for committing an offence, and the MAXIMUM penalty is now $6,000.00

However the maximum penalty would not be utilized in all instances.

[rspann]

I going to tell the magistrate that they said," fine for speeding" so I went right ahead.

[Bezman]

just to clarify for those who don't understand..
Ticket for Speeding = $1,000 TTD (speed trap, speed gun)
Charge for Speeding = $6,000 TTD (Traffic offences, accidents, injury, damage)
you are not going to be fined $6,000 if you are stopped for speeding.. unless you fight it in court and lose, then you may be charged both

You can't be charged both sir.
You can only be penalised once for committing an offence, and the MAXIMUM penalty is now $6,000.00

However the maximum penalty would not be utilized in all instances.

thanks for the clarification officer

[Rory Phoulorie]

They're trying to intimidate people against fighting the tickets in court, because now you have more to potentially lose.

Very concerning, it's an incremental step in coercing the population to accept whatever the cops do.

How? If you are so sure that you did not break the law and you are so sure that you have sound evidence to support your claim, then go to court and contest the ticket. No one is stopping you from doing that. The government is not coercing the population to accept whatever the TTPS does, they are just explicitly telling you to not waste the court's time as the TTPS believe that they had sound evidence upon which to give you a ticket.

I really don't understand what all the beat up is over this speed limit and associated fixed penalty and fine.

Who wants to exceed the speed limit, go right ahead and do that. Just be prepared for the consequences and don't come on this website, or any other form of social media, to cry down the place about you breaking the law and how the government trying to make you poorer.

[abbow]

I going to tell the magistrate that they said," fine for speeding" so I went right ahead.

lol good one

[jhonnieblue]

They're trying to intimidate people against fighting the tickets in court, because now you have more to potentially lose.

Very concerning, it's an incremental step in coercing the population to accept whatever the cops do.

How? If you are so sure that you did not break the law and you are so sure that you have sound evidence to support your claim, then go to court and contest the ticket. No one is stopping you from doing that. The government is not coercing the population to accept whatever the TTPS does, they are just explicitly telling you to not waste the court's time as the TTPS believe that they had sound evidence upon which to give you a ticket.

I really don't understand what all the beat up is over this speed limit and associated fixed penalty and fine.

Who wants to exceed the speed limit, go right ahead and do that. Just be prepared for the consequences and don't come on this website, or any other form of social media, to cry down the place about you breaking the law and how the government trying to make you poorer.

Exactly, trini's can't follow simple laws yet wondering why the country is in this state.

[Strugglerzinc]

Nice, the 1k i put aside for ticket still valid then.

[Gladiator]

All this policing the public.... now they need to spend some time policing the criminals!!!

[daas]

Is now self I keeping meh 75, and in the right lane too...firetruck y'all

[memphis78644]

so they could change the fine overnight but cant find time to change speed limit

[sMASH]

How much has the fine been increased for robbery, rape, and murder?

[christopherwilliams2]

I going to tell the magistrate that they said," fine for speeding" so I went right ahead.