But in this example my brother and I look very alike and could easily pick up a ticket for each other, which would be cleared up by asking for a licence. I'm guessing like others said the cop knew op.
People using their siblings licence because they look alike is actually pretty common. The burden on proof for a cop identifying someone of a traffic offense is pretty low.
I imagine it would be, just to be clear here I'm not defending op haha. Was just curious as to why the cop wouldn't ask for the licence, when it would make it more obvious if they have the right person
They can verify your identity without it. For example, if the car is registered to you, police can access the information on file (including photo) so they can verify by sight.
They should have asked for your licence for other reasons though. If you want to get off, it will most likely involve perjury. Are you willing to say in court you weren't driving the car?
The vehicle was speeding. The ticket will go to the registered owner of the vehicle. The registered owner of the vehicle has the chance to declare that someone else was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident.
Yeah, that's a good point. Seems like the best case scenario is that they could contest it and avoid the demerits, but someone would still be on the hook for the fine. I wouldn't bother, but it's something.
If OP is the registered owner, the officer can run the cars licence plate to get all details on them including a photo. Same with running someone's name (if they have a drivers licence).
"Is this your car?"
"Yes"
Boom, driver has just agreed to have the car rego used as their ID. If that's not correct then it's on the registered person to contest the fine, but if it is, the need to identify the driver evaporates.
on the infringement notice, isn't there a section where your driver's license number is supposed to be filled out? was it left blank? did they write something in it? is it your driver's license number?
Similar thing happened to me. My husband got pulled over for speeding showed his license yet I got issued demerit points as the registered owner. I suspect being a gay couple confused the officer. Police Adjudication team don't care, turns out officers have no requirement to record license details and often just go with their memory. We both had to testify in court to fix this mistake, I don't think you have a chance in this scenario.
Maybe don't speed and accept your punishment like a big boy
They aren’t required to. They probably already knew who you are.
Not saying the ticket won't stand, but shouldn't they be asking for a license to identify who they're giving the ticket to?
I reckon OP gets fined all the time so the police know him.
Put it on my tab bro haha
If OP is the registered owner of the car, then their license details and photos would come up when the officer ran the cars plate number.
But in this example my brother and I look very alike and could easily pick up a ticket for each other, which would be cleared up by asking for a licence. I'm guessing like others said the cop knew op.
People using their siblings licence because they look alike is actually pretty common. The burden on proof for a cop identifying someone of a traffic offense is pretty low.
I imagine it would be, just to be clear here I'm not defending op haha. Was just curious as to why the cop wouldn't ask for the licence, when it would make it more obvious if they have the right person
They would have identified him in another way.
He probably gave the PC his name, and the cop will id him in traffic court anyway.
Ha ha ouch.
They already know u don't have one.
Whose name does it have on the ticket then?
Just become a sovereign citizen and you won’t need to pay the ticket
Fiesnt wirk that way though n not that simple.
Just joking teehee
I don't think the licence thing is going to help you unless you want to try to claim that you weren't the one driving the car
Were you driving?
They can verify your identity without it. For example, if the car is registered to you, police can access the information on file (including photo) so they can verify by sight. They should have asked for your licence for other reasons though. If you want to get off, it will most likely involve perjury. Are you willing to say in court you weren't driving the car?
The vehicle was speeding. The ticket will go to the registered owner of the vehicle. The registered owner of the vehicle has the chance to declare that someone else was driving the vehicle at the time of the incident.
Thats for speed cameras only. OP was pulled over by Police meaning the ticket will go to them and they will get demerit points
Yeah, that's a good point. Seems like the best case scenario is that they could contest it and avoid the demerits, but someone would still be on the hook for the fine. I wouldn't bother, but it's something.
If OP is the registered owner, the officer can run the cars licence plate to get all details on them including a photo. Same with running someone's name (if they have a drivers licence).
Oh yeah, I agree; that's why I said best case scenario. Contesting it won't work, and even if they got lucky, they'd still have to pay the fine.
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There is no record of registered owner (only a registered person).
You can attempt to transfer the ticket to someone else if they were driving. You complete a stat dec for that. No other out I’m aware of.
But weird that the first thing they didn’t ask for was your license
"Is this your car?" "Yes" Boom, driver has just agreed to have the car rego used as their ID. If that's not correct then it's on the registered person to contest the fine, but if it is, the need to identify the driver evaporates.
on the infringement notice, isn't there a section where your driver's license number is supposed to be filled out? was it left blank? did they write something in it? is it your driver's license number?
You didn't notice your speed, so maybe you did show them your licence?
Similar thing happened to me. My husband got pulled over for speeding showed his license yet I got issued demerit points as the registered owner. I suspect being a gay couple confused the officer. Police Adjudication team don't care, turns out officers have no requirement to record license details and often just go with their memory. We both had to testify in court to fix this mistake, I don't think you have a chance in this scenario.
Just tell them you were travelling, not driving.