Anti Hoon Laws - a success!
From the Age:
'Hoon', 43, loses car forever
"A Victorian man has become the first driver to permanently lose his car under the state's anti-hoon laws. In a hearing at the Castlemaine Magistrates Court yesterday, Terrence Lord, from the central Victorian town of Drummond, was ordered to forfeit his blue 1980 Toyota Corona fastback. "
Lord, 43, pleaded guilty to four counts of driving while disqualified between January 23 and February 14 this year. Under laws introduced in July last year, drivers caught drag racing, doing burnouts or committing other "hoon" acts such as reckless speeding and driving while disqualified, can have their cars impounded for 48 hours for a first offence. They face a three-month impound order for a second offence and the permanent confiscation of their car for a third offence.
Victorian Police Minister Bob Cameron today welcomed the magistrate's order. "These tough new laws hold hoons accountable for their actions and hit them where it hurts most - by taking away their vehicle," he said in a statement.
Wow, they've siezed his 1980 Toyota Corona. I'm sure that will hurt. It will probably cost him $20 to replace it. I bet he tripled the value of the car every time he filled it up with petrol. Interesting that "driving while disqualified" comes under the hoon laws when it has nothing to do with driving dangerously.