SPEEDING
Victoria has mandatory speeding laws. That means licence suspensions cannot be reduced or downgraded.
If you are hoping to reduce your licence suspension that was imposed because of speeding, we cannot help you.
In Victoria, a loss of licence is imposed for any speeding offence of 25km/h above the speed limit. These suspension periods are mandatory and cannot be varied under any circumstances. You cannot take your case to Court to try and convince a magistrate of compassionate, family, health or work reasons to keep your licence. The Courts have no power to reduce those suspensions, no matter how compelling your circumstances are.
If you think the speed alleged by the police is wrong, we may be able to help you. That would involve taking your matter to Court to prove that you were not speeding. We always advise you that Victorian law has a presumption that the speed measuring device is accurate unless you can prove to the satisfaction of the Court that it was operated incorrectly or was defective. That is extremely hard to do and usually requires three separate Court appearances.
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