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  • Driver licence suspensions and disqualifications

    Driver licence suspensions and disqualifications

    If you have allegedly committed a traffic offence, you may have your driver licence suspended. There are different types of suspensions, all with different reasons for the suspension occurring. Regardless of the type of suspension or why you have received it, it is illegal to drive on Queensland roads if driver licence is disqualified or suspended.…

  • Caught drink driving and worried about loosing your job?

    Caught drink driving and worried about loosing your job?

    Is drink driving a sackable offence? A driver’s licence is a privilege that is often taken for granted by families and individuals, and loosing it can result in many repercussions. For many, it enables them to get to and from work, university and school, and for others, it is a critical critical aspect in their…

  • The QLD DUI laws have been revised

    The QLD DUI laws have been revised

    In Queensland, the State Government amended its legislation for drink driving in 2011. This drink driving legislation introduced a mid-range drink driving offence, catching people with blood alcohol content (BAC) of between 0.1 and below 0.15. What are the laws and penalties for drink driving? What are the blood alcohol limits? When driving in Queensland,…

  • NSW motorists being caught and fined by covert cameras

    NSW motorists being caught and fined by covert cameras

    What are the new laws and technology that are being used to catch drivers using their phone? Motorists across New South Wales are being targeted with new high-tech cameras that are being used state-wide to catch people using their phone behind the wheel. Whether you are texting, making phone calls or using social media, you…

  • Special Hardship Order

    Special Hardship Order

    What is a Special Hardship Order? A ‘Special Hardship Order’ (SHO) is a court order which allows a person to drive for specified purposes only, and subject to strict conditions, during the period of a licence suspension. For many people, this license is the difference between keeping and losing their jobs.  A special hardship order…