Crissy/New year double demerits?

[Mr M00se]

Hey guys im planning on heading down south a few times in the chrissie break. Does anyone know when double demerits are comming into play?

[Brougham]

typically the weekend before xmas to the weekend after new years

[Mr M00se]

Not that I would speed on clear well maintained roads with good run off and excelent visibility or anything...

[frazcat]

damn straight you wouldn't

[mark_r]

The period of Thursday 20 December 2007 to Sunday
6 January 2008 (inclusive).

As per Road Traffic Code 2000.

(2) For the purposes of this Code —
“holiday period” means —

(a) a 4 day period, comprising a public holiday specified,
or appointed under the power, in the Second Schedule
to the Public and Bank Holidays Act 1972 that falls
on a Friday or a Monday, together with —

(i) (where the public holiday is a Friday) the
Thursday before it, and the weekend
following it; or

(ii) (where the public holiday is a Monday) the
Friday before it, and the weekend before it;
and


(b) any period set out in the Table to this subregulation.
Table

1. The period of Thursday 28 March 2002 to Monday 1 April 2002 (inclusive).
2. The period of Saturday 21 December 2002 to Wednesday 1 January 2003 (inclusive).
3. The period of Thursday 17 April 2003 to Sunday 27 April 2003 (inclusive).
4. The period of Friday 19 December 2003 to Sunday 4 January 2004 (inclusive).
5. The period of Thursday 8 April 2004 to Monday 12 April 2004 (inclusive)
6. The period of Thursday 23 December 2004 to Sunday 9 January 2005 (inclusive).
7. The period of Thursday 24 March 2005 to Monday 28 March 2005 (inclusive).
8. The period of Thursday 22 December 2005 to Sunday 8 January 2006 (inclusive).
9. The period of Thursday 13 April 2006 to Monday 17 April 2006 (inclusive).
10. The period of Thursday 21 December 2006 to Sunday 7 January 2007 (inclusive).
11. The period of Thursday 5 April 2007 to Monday 9 April 2007 (inclusive).
12. The period of Thursday 20 December 2007 to Sunday 6 January 2008 (inclusive).

[Regulation 3 amended in Gazette 1 Dec 2000 p. 6752; 11 Jan 2002
p. 50; 8 Mar 2002 p. 946-7; 1 Nov 2002 p. 5397-8; 16 Apr 2003 p. 1240;
23 Sep 2003 p. 4167; 12 Dec 2003 p. 5048; 6 Apr 2004 p. 1135;
10 Dec 2004 p. 5917; 29 Dec 2006 p. 5921-2 and 5924.]

[Mr M00se]

Farrk 20th to the 6th, thats bloody nasty. I was hoping for the 22nd onwards

[Sunshine & F'n Rainbows]

Don't think I'm going to be doing much travel those weeks.

[Desmo]

Ahhh, the season for giving.

[Stratos]

Pineapples are almost in season.

[rover]

Let me know when you're going down, i might come along with you

[Mr M00se]

no worries mate, was thinking about 21st and back on the 24th

[shmoo]

Dont worry guys, theres never many coppers on the down south route during holidays.

[lee]

Dont worry guys, theres never many coppers on the down south route during holidays.

And the ones you do bump into are usually quite polite, objective and reasonable too.