Peter Ghebrial, 19, pleads guilty to driving at dangerous speed at the Broadmeadows Magistrates’ Court

A teen hoon who was busted doing twice the speed limit — 190km/h — with his mates in his car told police he couldn’t display his P-plates because “they melted in the sun”.

Peter Ghebrial, 19, fronts Broadmeadows Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

A teen hoon who was busted doing twice the speed limit — 190km/h — with his mates in his car told police he couldn’t display his P-plates because “they melted in the sun”.

Peter Ghebrial, 19, appeared in Broadmeadows Magistrates Court wearing a navy blue suit on Tuesday where he pleaded guilty to driving at a dangerous speed, exceeding the 100km/h speed limit sign by 45km/h, and driving without displaying front and back P-plates.

In May last year, the then 18-year-old was driving south on the Ring Rd in Keilor when a camera clocked him doing 152km/h in a 100km/h zone.

Just a month later, the air wing clocked the young speedster doing an estimated 190km/h on the Ring Rd in Thomastown.

Police finally pulled the university student over in South Morang, where they discovered the 19-year-old held a probationary licence and was breaching its condition by having three mates as passengers while also not displaying his P plates.

When questioned about his speed Ghebrial said: “Depends on what the speed limit was.” He then told officers: “Can I just use whatever facts you have to be the facts.”

When asked why he had friends in the car, the teen said he was “Just dropping them home”.

He also claimed he was not displaying his P plates because his brother “left the plates in the sun and it melted”.

Ghebrial’s defence lawyer Mohamed Chaarani said his client was “scared” to be in court, but his mum and brother were supporting him.

“He is remorseful … he was grounded from driving for a significant period,” he said.

The court heard Ghebrial was a university student studying management and worked at his family business.

“He spoke to me at great length about how his friend was paralysed because of an accident … he has completed a road trauma seminar,” Mr Chaarani said.

Magistrate Michael Smith fined Ghebrial $1200 with no conviction recorded and suspended his licence for 12 months.