Aussie P-plater speeds down the highway at 133km/h – only to realise he overtook a cop and is fined THOUSANDS and BANNED from driving
- Young hoon flew past an unmarked ACT police car 53km/h over the speed limit
- The 21-year-old’s licence suspended for three months and he was fined $1800
- Heavy fines and loss of licence more possible now with double demerits in place
A young hoon was banned from driving after unwittingly overtaking a police car while driving his BMW 53 kilometres an hour over the legal speed limit.
The 21-year-old driver was speeding in a black BMW 335i sedan when he flew past an unmarked ACT road policing car in the 80 km/h zone in Aranda, Canberra on Thursday.
Police clocked him travelling at 133km/h along Belconnen Way.
A 21-year-old driver from Harrison, Canberra, was speeding in this black BMW 335i sedan when he flew past an unmarked ACT Road Policing car in the 80 km/h zone in Aranda, Canberra on Thursday
The man was given a ticket for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km/h, which carries a fine of $1,841 and six demerit points. He banned for three months
The man, from Harrison in Canberra, was given a ticket for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45 km/h, which carries a fine of $1,841 and six demerit points.
He was banned from driving for three months and his provisional licence was suspended.
The man avoided a massive hit to his driving record by a few hours as double demerit points came in at midnight in the ACT.
ACT Police reminded drivers that double demerit points are now in effect in Canberra, but they are also in effect across the country.
Both NSW and the ACT are punishing traffic offences – such as speeding or using a mobile phone while driving – with double demerit points from 12.01am on December 24 to 11.59pm on January 3.
A driver breaking the speed limit by more than 45km/h in NSW during that period would therefore receive 12 demerit points – one less than the state’s demerit point limit.
Western Australia’s rules are even tougher as motorists will have double points added to their licence for certain road violations committed from Friday until January 9.
Both NSW and the ACT are punishing traffic offences with double demerit points from 12.01am on December 24 to 11.59pm on January 3 (file image of a traffic stop on Moore Park Road in Sydney)
In Queensland, there is no specific Christmas double demerit scheme.
But as part of a year-round system, drivers will still be given double points if they commit an offence they have already been fined for in the past 12 months.
Victoria, Tasmania, the Northern Territory and South Australia do not have double demerit systems.