A 19-year-old learner driver instantly lost his licence and was issued several penalty notices when he was detected travelling at 157km/h on the M1 at Tuggerah.
Tuggerah Lakes Highway Patrol clocked the Hyundai Sonata at 6.17pm on Sunday, January 21.
When stopped the driver produced a learner’s licence which has a speed restriction of 90km/h.
Police noted two passengers in the vehicle, one of them also holding a learner’s licence and the other not holding any licence.
As Police inspected the vehicle they found no L plates attached to vehicle and the rear number plate not affixed to the vehicle to be clearly visible.
Inquires with the driver also found the address on his licence was incorrect.
The young driver from Cameron Park was issued with a number of penalty notices: learner driver exceed speed limit over 45km/h – $2794 fine and six demerit points; vehicle number plate not correctly fixed – $514, three demerits; learner not accompanied by licensed driver – $987; learner driver not display L plates – $302, two demerits; and fail to notify change of residential address within prescribed period – $129.
The driver was issued with an immediate suspension of his driver’s licence for a period of six months.
A well deserved $4726 fine
But only 6 months’ Suspension of his learner’s permit seems a bit light to me