Post by Sayf Udeen Ismaeel on Oct 22, 2009 22:06:36 GMT -5
45 minutes on, six months off
An 18-year-old probationary driver from Melbourne has lost his licence for six months just 45 minutes after passing the test.
Police were left shaking their heads when the P1 was clocked by Benalla Police travelling at 154 km/h in a 110 km/h zone on the Hume Freeway in Benalla at 4pm on Wednesday afternoon.
The man had only obtained his p-plates licence 45 minutes earlier at VicRoads in Wangaratta.
When asked why he was travelling at such a dangerous speed, the man said his passenger, a 20-year-old man from Melbourne was feeling "unwell" and the pair was in a rush to get home.
That excuse did not appease police, who handed the driver a $421 fine. His licence will be suspended for six months.
www.vicpolicenews.com.au/more-news/1907-45-minutes-on-six-months-off.html
