Yeah, so I'm driving us back from the Nevis Swing in Queenstown - it's only a 120km or so which should only take 1hr and 15 mins (ish).
Speed limit in NZ on the open road is 100km (about 63 mph in old money). Very little on the road and what I do cruise up behind I'm just passing at an appropriate moment - no worries, as they say.
In my view I see a couple of cars. I overtake the first in a sling-shot type of move out of a left hand bend - very satisfying (it transpires that 'you can in a Nissan'!). Coming up to the next car quickly so I thought I'd keep tight and keep the speed to pass on next straight.
I glance in the rear-view mirror - blimey, that car has caught me up quick. That's when the lights and sirens astart asounding and I get a sinking feeling as he's not responding to an emergency call - he's pulling me over.
My tip for driving rental cars in NZ is that if you want to contest a speeding ticket, don't overtake a police car on the state highway. This will save you $170, roughly £85!!!
Speed limit in NZ on the open road is 100km (about 63 mph in old money). Very little on the road and what I do cruise up behind I'm just passing at an appropriate moment - no worries, as they say.
In my view I see a couple of cars. I overtake the first in a sling-shot type of move out of a left hand bend - very satisfying (it transpires that 'you can in a Nissan'!). Coming up to the next car quickly so I thought I'd keep tight and keep the speed to pass on next straight.
I glance in the rear-view mirror - blimey, that car has caught me up quick. That's when the lights and sirens astart asounding and I get a sinking feeling as he's not responding to an emergency call - he's pulling me over.
My tip for driving rental cars in NZ is that if you want to contest a speeding ticket, don't overtake a police car on the state highway. This will save you $170, roughly £85!!!
RSS Feed
