Scenario: pending for months, then final
Same three charge codes — two calculator readings. The teaching beat is status, not drama.
Hypothetical. Educational only. Demerit enforcement not proclaimed as of August 2026.
Premise
A driver collects three infringement notices over a quarter: seatbelt (2850), handheld phone (5085), and keep-left / encroachment (5000). For months each matter sits in an open process. Then, in one week, the driver treats all three as concluded for modelling (for example after payment or other finalisation — we are not prescribing which).
Reading A — all pending
Running final total: 0. The codes still matter — you can see the exposure — but DemeritCheck does not add pending rows to the threshold maths. Open pending stack →
Reading B — all final
| Code | Points | Status | Running final | To 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2850 | 1 | Final | 1 | 14 |
| 5085 | 3 | Final | 4 | 11 |
| 5000 | 5 | Final | 9 | 6 |
Maths: 1 + 3 + 5 = 9 final points (6 below 15). No suspension estimate applies under 15; if this were over 15, the calculator would show an illustrative months figure only, with the ss 24–28 caveat.
What this teaches
- Pending vs final is the difference between “codes on a list” and “threshold maths.”
- Small seatbelt points still stack with larger moving violations.
- The calculator cannot tell you when RTIA considers a matter final — only you can mark status honestly.
Phone + stop scenario → · Pending vs final guide → · Pay / represent / nominate →