A New South Wales driver has copped major penalties after allegedly treating the Hume Highway as an Autobahn.
The 21-year-old driver was allegedly clocked doing 178km/h in a 110km/h zone in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX on the Hume Motorway near Woodbine at around 9:48pm on January 31, 2025.
Campbelltown Highway Patrol officers allege this was his mum’s car, which appears to have saved the driver from having the vehicle impounded or its number plates confiscated.
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However, he still copped an immediate driver’s licence suspension, was fined for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, and for driving a vehicle at a speed dangerous to the public.
Upon being pulled over, the driver allegedly told officers, “I don’t have an excuse for you.”
The driver will appear before the Campbelltown Local Court in March.
The New South Wales Government says if convicted by a court, a motorist will cop a $3300 fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and have their licence suspended for a minimum of six months.
Also on the books in New South Wales are penalties for “reckless” or “furious” driving offence, which include monetary fines, licence disqualification, and even the possibility of prison time.
Additionally, even if a driver is borrowing someone else’s vehicle, this vehicle can still be impounded or have its number plates confiscated for several months.
This isn’t done for the first offence committed with the vehicle, where the registered owner will receive only a warning.
Should it happen again, the vehicle owner may face these penalties because they have “failed to appropriately supervise the use of their vehicle”.
