Driving in Australia
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wijcc said:I am off to Australia in 2 weeks time and hiring a car there. Does anyone know if you get done for speeding over there do you get points on your uk license?
Thanks in advance guys
No but the hire company will either send you the fine directly or pass your details on to the authorities who will send you the fine, whether you pay it or not is up to you but be aware that if you don't pay it there is a chance that it will be recorded on your immigration details and you may get collared if you return to the country.
Its not a certainty, some people have got away with going back to Oz and nothing happening but others have been caught going into the country and forced to pay the fine (plus additional costs)
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Zip said:
A wombat is big enough to write a car off ?
Sputnik II said:
You can write off a car with a baseball bat, why not a wombat???
Seriously though, a fully grown one weighs about 30kg and is about a metre long so could do a bit of damage.
Sputnik II said:
Yep. Worse then kangaroos in some cases.
If you hit a wombat its like hitting a giant rock, it will smash up the part of the car that hit it then go under the car and the car will flip more then likely.
They can also run at something like 50kph
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Zip said:Yep. Worse then kangaroos in some cases.
If you hit a wombat its like hitting a giant rock, it will smash up the part of the car that hit it then go under the car and the car will flip more then likely.
They can also run at something like 50kph
I just had a look at one!
never realised they were soo big!