NSW Drink Driving & Traffic Offences

Hey

I got done for Low Range Drink Drive in NSW. My mate said that there is no point going to court and that I should just send in that yellow form and that I will lose my licence for sure.

Is that true? I'm a brickie so I can't lose my licence.

Cheers

I would recommend that you go to court even if you are not represented by a lawyer. It has been my experience that people who turn up to court get better results than those that dont. The reasons for this could be:

1. If you write something in your letter to the court that the Magistrate does not understand or upsets the Magistrate, there is no opportunity to explain what you meant.

2. The Magistrate actually sees you and you are not just treated as a number.

3. Most written pleas of guilty are dealt with at the end of a long day in court.

4. A Magistrate at Ryde Local Court made adverse comment that an offender did not appear at court and refused to deal with the offender in his absence.

It is not inevitible that you will be convicted of the offence. If you are not convicted then there will be no loss of licence. Good luck.