SPER, Tolls & Local Council

  • SPER, Tolls & Local Council

    Posted by Jodie on April 4, 2025 at 2:37 pm

    Over a year ago, the local council pursued me for not registering my cats. All communication was via email, but they failed to provide proper responses. Recently, I discovered that they escalated the matter to SPER, and I now have two fines with them.

    In addition, I have accumulated fees with Linkt, which have also been sent to SPER. I contacted Linkt to get a breakdown of the charges (toll, admin fee, and video/photo fee) for an estimate. However, I never signed a contract with them, which makes me believe they created a profile and entered into an agreement on my behalf without my consent.

    How can I challenge these fines and avoid paying them? Additionally, is there a way to continue using toll roads without incurring fines?

    morag-janet-of-the-hill-family replied 6 months, 2 weeks ago 6 Members · 10 Replies
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  • Dave777

    Member
    April 4, 2025 at 2:46 pm

    You can start here. Watch the webinar https://solutionsempowerment.org/p/module-37-how-to-never-ever-pay-a-road-toll-again/

    Also https://solutionsempowerment.org/p/module-36-deal-with-an-infringement-fine-penalty-from-a-state-debt-recovery-office-protect-your-license-from-fines-reinstate-your-license/.

    Also if you can, get a interstate license and sign “All rights reserved” under and touching signature

    • This reply was modified 7 months ago by  Dave777.
  • DOJ

    Member
    April 4, 2025 at 3:06 pm

    I’ve only had success with these types of issues by starting with a conditional acceptance notice but asking them to provide a copy of the contract entered into with both parties signature otherwise these contracts may be taken as solicitation ,at the end of the day that’s all they are they are just offers to do business with a corporation.

    To give you one of many examples I’ve had dealing with these successfully is basically

    1. Accept the invoice/ fine on the basis that you require a copy of the contract and once received your happy to settle the account immediately. (there is no wet ink signed contract ) this puts you automatically in the Position of “We will need to prove any claims made that we agreed to do business with you by way of a legitimate contract which I require to be provided within 14 days.

    2. They will try and give you some rubbish explanation for you were agreeing to pay the tolls when you travelled along the sign posted Road etc.

    3 . Like they do to us when you don’t get the response required

    Send a second letter titled “ default notice.” reminding the corporation that you’re still awaiting for the contract to be sent through as per previously so the matter can be settled with urgency.

    3 after they’ve sent you some more nonsense which doesn’t prove anything that’s when you put the final nail in the coffin so to speak and send them the third notice being a default agreement notice.

    Notice should state that no contract has been produced so the matter can be settled honourably and also that it confirms to contract law or the rules of equity in the matter . As a result of the failure to provide evidence on their claims any future correspondence will be taken as an error or vexatious. Should they continue to Harris or claim money is owed it will be taken as harassment and trespass which my result.Compensation required should they fail to produce the evidence requested and continue to make threats with menace?

    If successful don’t expect to receive a letter confirming that you don’t have to pay. They normally just go away and leave you alone after that if you’ve executed your communications with them properly.

    Keep us posted on how you go!

    Regards

    Pete

  • deejay

    Member
    April 5, 2025 at 12:50 pm

    Hi Jodie ,

    I also have a debt (a fine for non payment of animal council registration $398 X 2 ) as I have 2 dogs . I paid the annual registration but they still sent the debt to SPER. They threatened to suspend my DL which I must have done something right or they can’t suspend for non traffic fines. You may be safe from DL suspension if that’s the case . I am still fighting it but got another fine so I am now attempting to pay the total amount with a BOE . I wrote also 3 notices to the CEO QPF all by registered Mail . I confirmed they were delivered and every one ignored / nil response . At least if you do all the paperwork you have that to use to hold your position and strengthen your position. Good luck !

  • steven-william

    Member
    April 6, 2025 at 12:44 am
  • steven-william

    Member
    April 6, 2025 at 12:47 am
    • morag-janet-of-the-hill-family

      Member
      April 6, 2025 at 2:02 am

      Hi Steven, this is correct it CAN work immediately with things such as parking meter fines (and I have one friend who used this method in the PDF successfully), however other matters can take a lot more work and an understanding of what to do if they take the matter to court in spite of an agreement being established. Learning how to address the judge and learning the fish hooks s/he will use and what questions to ask of the claimant alongside the agreement that has been established as well as learning how to hold one’s position (in a round table meeting as well) is something that needs to be studied and mastered as well in NZ. Aus and other commonwealth countries. If one has determination and is prepared to spend quality time and energy learning and applying then all of these skills can be mastered. Luckily there are webinars on here that teach how to do all of these things.

  • Jodie

    Member
    April 16, 2025 at 11:55 am

    Thank you everyone for your advice and resources. I am having a look into the UCC filing to privately register my animals and property as well.

    With link I am drafting a Notice of Conditional Acceptance

    • morag-janet-of-the-hill-family

      Member
      April 16, 2025 at 4:53 pm

      I don’t think it is privately registering them, I think it is putting a lien on them so that if anyone tries to claim them they have to satisfy your lien first as you have a superior claim as the secured party creditor. Please any other members correct me if I am wrong.