you gotta wonder sometimes

so i often hear or read that police have caught a driver doing X speed over the limit

that their car has been 'clamped' for a period of time and their license suspended for X time

all fair and good

but they are discussing on radio how this system works (or not depending on your view)

so driver gets pulled over and yes, was speeding, instant loss of license for 12 months

i can understand that

BUT (theres allways a but) again

the driver must go to a rego office and pay a $25 fee to have the license cancelled and the cancellation begins at that moment

not at the time of the offence

i had never heard of this before (could be a SA only thing)

so we are hearing caller after caller with stories of how they assumed it began instantly and had no idea about the fee

sat out the entire year or whatever then tried to get theit license back only to get told

you never came in and paid the fee, your cancellation now beigins....NOW!