Watch: Hoon car dismantled as tough new fines hit

Emergency Services have dismantled a car as they showcase just what will happen to hoons’ vehicles under tough new laws.

Spectators and organisers of hooning meet-ups could be fined nearly $6000 under tough new laws set to be put forward by the government.

It comes as a new agreement between Queensland Police and Queensland Fire and Emergency Services will allow cars seized from hoons to be used for crash rescue practice — meaning vehicles will be cut up and scrunched up.

Police Minister Mark Ryan on Wednesday revealed the government would introduce legislation to make it a crime to be a willing spectator or participant in a hooning event.

It will also be an offence to possess items intended to be used in a hooning situation, like fake number plates, hydraulic jacks, or spare tyres.

Tough new laws have been introduced to crack down on hooning. Picture: Steve Pohlner.

Queensland’s tough existing anti-hooning laws put the onus back on the registered owner of a car to prove they were not driving the vehicle at the time of the crime or else they will face the consequences — a move that provides a legal advantage to police.

A new circumstance of aggravation will be added for hooning car owners that try to circumvent those laws by putting on false number plates or removing them.

“It’s all about holding hoons to account,” Mr Ryan said.

“The message to hoons is clear, if you’re going to cut up our roads, we’re going to cut up your car.”

Emergency Services dismantle a hoon car. Picture: Steve Pohlner.

A car used in a burnout gender reveal last year was cut up by fireys to prove a point, with Queensland Police Assistant Commissioner Ben Marcus saying the car was confiscated and the driver was jailed.

Mr Marcus said Queensland’s tough anti-hooning laws had reduced the number of incidents on the roads but the hoons had been pushed “underground”.

“The ones that remain are going to great lengths to avoid apprehension,” he said.

“And we’re also very concerned (because) people think the rules don’t apply on beaches. They do.”

Hundreds of videos of alleged hooning have been uploaded to a new online Queensland Police portal since it went live earlier this year, allowing authorities to catch culprits.