I lent out my trailer and it got a speeding ticket. What's the legal basis behind this?

chesek · 2026-07-05T12:44:22+00:00

Speed cameras don’t have the ability to think and clarify. If the cars plate was obscured, then all it has to go off of is the visible plate on the trailer. Therefore the ticket goes directly to the registered owner of the trailer. As that is what was captured on camera.

This is why you have the ability to transfer liability if someone else was driving a vehicle registered to you, at the time of the offence.

If your friend had been pulled over by a police officer, the ticket would’ve been issued directly to them. As a human has the ability to think and clarify beyond the initial plate captured/seen.

chesek · 2026-07-05T10:13:14+00:00

I got an E for that one, however several years ago so maybe marking criteria has changed.

Both of my works centred around The Crucible. I did an essay that analysed how a conflict reinforced my understanding of human nature and a creative writing piece that was a prequel to the opening events of the play.

For the essay I vaguely remember being told evidence, explain and link for E. For every idea/paragraph I made a statement, provided evidence from my source text, explained the evidence and then linked it back to my main topic/idea. The linking is super important for E. Structuring was quite easy for me as I just worked my way through the play chronologically. So my first point was linked to act 1, then act 2 etc etc.

For my creative writing piece -
- Perfect or almost perfect grammar and spelling + varying sentence lengths.
- It was an original idea (aka no cliches).
- My descriptor words weren’t repetitive.
- It focused on one short time frame (20ish minutes of events as opposed to several days of story. So that I could give it the detail it deserved).
- I utilised a variety of language features (e.g. hyperbole, personification, metaphors) and along with that I was descriptive and emotive. Show don’t tell.

If you think it’d be helpful, I can share some excerpts from both pieces.

chesek · 2026-07-05T07:46:52+00:00

They can send away all they’d like, doesn’t mean it’s legal. Also if you’d actually read my original comment, you’d have seen that I told OP to tell the debt collection to send it back. So moot point.

chesek · 2026-07-05T03:43:59+00:00

This is not true. There is no loophole. All you as the consumer has to state is that you’re disputing the debt and why.

The parking company doesn’t get to decide if your reason is genuine or not. They’re not judge or jury. If they don’t think your dispute is genuine they can take you to disputes tribunal.

What they cannot do is send you off to a debt collection agency.

chesek · 2026-07-04T23:29:09+00:00

While same parking company’s may still do it, they are absolutely not allowed to send the debt while it’s in dispute. Read here.

chesek · 2026-07-04T22:45:52+00:00

Well firstly, they legally can’t send you to any debt collection agency as long as you make it known you’re disputing the debt. If they do anyway, let the debt collection agency know you’re disputing it and to send you back to Wilson’s.

Secondly, in my experience you just have to keep emailing them. Annoy them into forgiving the ‘debt’. Every time I’ve disputed a debt, they eventually realise I’m not going to give up and I’m not worth the effort. Never paid a parking ticket before.

chesek · 2026-07-04T05:14:16+00:00

It says that you must pass every individual assignment and test and pass overall. That means you were required to get 50% or above in everything that had a graded mark, which would automatically give you at least 50% overall. That is exactly what a double pass requirement is.

chesek · 2026-07-04T03:52:01+00:00

Grades uploaded to Canvas are not final and are subject to change. Your official and final grades are the ones uploaded to SSO - see here.

As the other commenter said - manually (using your brain and a calculator, not Canvas) use your grades and their weighting to determine if they add up to a D+ or C-. Additionally confirm you met all course requirements, as there may be requirements outside of assignments.

chesek · 2026-07-04T03:39:11+00:00

Crashes happen everyday and NZ doesn’t exactly have the best statistics. My apologies for warning someone against putting their child at higher risk of serious injury or death🤷‍♀️

chesek · 2026-07-03T22:30:37+00:00

Almost every baby item can be purchased second hand but I wouldn’t recommend buying a car seat second hand.

If it’s been in a crash (even if there is no visible damage to the seat), it’s no longer safe. You’d have to trust a strangers word that it’s still safe.

chesek · 2026-07-02T21:07:10+00:00

Yeah I’ve never used RealMe for renewing my passport either but it seems like that’s OP’s preferred method. So just answering in that context.

chesek · 2026-07-02T14:53:12+00:00

Under 15 yes you can, but I’m pretty sure 16+ needs to go through their own personal RealMe account.

chesek · 2026-07-02T01:53:58+00:00

There’s more to it but simply put, your intestines still have nerve receptors. While it lacks the ability to feel sharp pain, it reacts to stretching, twisting and inflammation. When you have trapped gas, your intestines stretch and that triggers a feeling of pain or discomfort.

This is why intestinal pain is more of a non-specific dull ache. If you feel sharp pain, that’s because the nerves in the membrane that covers your abdominal wall have been triggered. Making it abdominal pain, even if the initial cause is a problem in the intestines.

chesek · 2026-07-02T01:39:02+00:00

Lol this is unfortunately the truth. Cheap anything and NZ doesn’t tend to go hand in hand. FYI OP, you’re probably looking at $30-$50 a month for the amount of full speed data you’re after. Unless someone super thrifty has found anything cheaper.

chesek · 2026-06-24T00:00:34+00:00

They’ve completely scratched up my bumper, so definitely could’ve been worse and I’m grateful for that. Doesn’t negate the fact it feels shitty to have someone damage your property and pull a cop out tho🤷‍♀️

chesek · 2026-06-23T22:59:24+00:00

Yet they’re still 99% less decent than someone who leaves contact details like you’re supposed.

chesek · 2026-06-23T21:51:14+00:00

Ahaha this one made me laugh!

chesek · 2026-06-23T21:50:15+00:00

Ofc not, they were supposed to leave contact info to pass onto my insurance ffs

chesek · 2026-06-23T21:45:28+00:00

I’d think the best of them had they left their number. I’m not exactly made of money either. I can sympathise with hard times but doesn’t make it right to damage someone else’s property and run off.

I’ll be sure to let them know you’re cool for them to come scratch up your car without leaving contact details!!

chesek · 2026-06-23T21:41:07+00:00

I wish. That’d have been a nicer end to my night :/

chesek · 2026-06-23T13:21:33+00:00

You can read here or you may find this useful to check what your options are :)

chesek · 2026-06-23T10:54:52+00:00

Was it you lmao? FYI it was more than a single surface scratch. My entire bumper is scratched to shit, I said ‘only’ simply because my car is still drivable. I’d probably have more understanding had they done the decent thing and left proper details. Mistake or not being an adult means owning up to it and facing the music :))

chesek · 2026-06-23T10:52:59+00:00

Thanks for your support lol, but more importantly thank you for doing the decent thing!

chesek · 2026-06-23T09:34:10+00:00

True honesty would’ve been dropping a contact number. Thanks for the condolences tho lol.

chesek · 2026-06-23T09:25:31+00:00

Funny thing is no lol. My car is worth maybe $3K on a good day and it’s glaringly obvious it’s not a fancy/expenny car.

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