pulled over for speeding
What excuses not to say to police when you are stopped for speeding

Let’s consider a scenario for a moment – You are pulled over by the Queensland Police for speeding. Although we use the example of speeding, it could also be any traffic offence such as not wearing your seatbelt or even running a red light. Before you are given the speeding ticket, the Police Officer asks you why…

cyclist laws
Gold Coast Traffic Lawyer looks at cyclist laws on the web this week

Three months in to the new cyclist laws aimed at safety, questions are being raised as to whether the new traffic laws are effective. The Courier Mail questions whether it is working and indicates that cyclists are worse off under the new cyclist laws. Since April 7, just four motorists have been fined under the new…

Legal Privacy

Legal privacy is a serious issue and at Gold Coast Traffic Lawyer, we treat it that way. Unless you are a teenager, it’s not all that cool to be appearing in Court. It’s embarrassing for most. And not something you want others to know about. You made a mistake. Maybe you miscalculated how much you…

Gold Coast Traffic Law: on the web

This week’s Gold Coast Traffic Law on the web: Gold Coast pair face court over road rage attack … Frank’s lawyer told the Court that she had been living out of her car with her two children and had a …(more) Gold Coast Suns footballer Harley Bennell has appeared in court and been fined over…

Changes to traffic legislation

Artwork courtesy of Gold Coast Bulletin On the 7th of April, new laws will come into effect requiring drivers of motor vehicles on Qld roads to keep a minimum safe distance from bicycle riders at all times. The laws make it illegal to come within 1 metre of a person riding a bicycle on any…

Recent changes to impounding of vehicles

DID YOU KNOW? – Impoundment Legislation In November 2013, Queensland Parliament amended the law that permits Police to seize and impound vehicles alleged to have been used to commit certain traffic offences. There is now much greater scope for your vehicle to be impounded if you are alleged to have committed a traffic offence –…