Sellers offer to take on demerit points for cash in Facebook black market

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An investigation has uncovered dozens of listings on Facebook Marketplace 'selling' drivers licence demerit points. 9News

One Sydney-based seller contacted by 9news.com.au confirmed he was willing to take on demerit points at a cost of $140 per point.Bizarrely, some of the advertisements relating to demerit points also incorporate items commonly sold online, such as TVs or bikes, perhaps in a bid to get more views for their listings.Meanwhile, desperate drivers looking to keep their licences are also taking to Facebook to try and find someone to offload their demerit points to.

There is a chance, however, that the person who owns the car was not the person driving it when the offence took place.After being contacted by 9news.com.au, Meta has removed some of the listings from Facebook Marketplace. Falsely nominating someone could also lead to a massive fine under the Road Transport Act, Park said.Park said he had dealt with criminal cases where demerit points were illegally swapped in the past, however both parties were normally known to each other.

"I think it's become more difficult to get away with it now, than say maybe 10 years ago, because of technology," he said."Depending on what type of matter it is, for example, if it's a speeding matter, you might find it difficult to see the gender of the person," he said.

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This has been a thing for the last 8 years… wakey wakey

LoL this has been happening for years

This wouldn't happen if the government weren't so sly with their speed cameras

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