L-plater fined and loses licence after caught driving 70km over the limit

It didn’t take long for police to nab the learner driver doing an outrageous speed on the quiet roads.

Police have caught an L-plater driving a whopping 70 kilometres over the limit.

The learner motorbike driver was travelling 157km/h in a 110km/h zone.

However, it’s worth noting that motorbike riders on their Ls are capped at 80 km/h.

The incident occurred on Friday at Perth, a town in Tasmania, with police soon intercepting the speedster.

The 26-year-old male driver from the Hobart suburb of Warrane was issued with an infringement notice for travelling at 45km/h or more above the limit.

He was slapped with a $994.75 penalty as well as six demerit points, plus a further mandatory four month disqualification period.

The man was slapped with hefty fines.

Sergeant Benjamin Kromkamp slammed the driver for endangering himself and others.

“It’s concerning that some road users continue to drive at such high speeds on our roads,” the sergeant said.

“Dangerous behaviour such as this not only puts the rider at risk, but other road users also.

“On this occasion, the rider was travelling at almost twice the applicable speed limit and being a learner rider is relatively inexperienced.

“Police would like to remind all road users to obey all speed limits and slow down on our roads.

“Speeding is one of our ‘fatal five’ contributors to serious and fatal crashes and Tasmania Police will continue to patrol highways and main roads to ensure road users play their part by slowing down and helping to keep everyone safe.”

Last month, another new motorcyclist, this time from Sydney, made headlines for also driving at an outrageous speed.

NSW Police say a 23-years-old motorcycle rider was caught travelling in excess of 120km/h on Sydney’s Anzac Bridge in January.

The Anzac Bridge at Pyrmont in the inner city has a speed limit of 60km/h.

He was hit with a $2547 fine for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h and had his licence suspended immediately for six months. Police also suspended the registration of his Yamaha MT07 for three months.