Driver caught speeding twice in 30 minutes

A 37-year-old NSW driver will be without her license for at least six months after allegedly being caught speeding twice – half an hour apart.

Police clocked the motorist driving a silver Toyota Corolla at 139km/h on a signposted 70km/h road in Milperra – a suburb west of Sydney.

Authorities reportedly issued an infringement notice for speeding above 45km/h to the woman – while immediately suspending her license on the spot and confiscating the vehicle's registration plates.

According to police, approximately 30 minutes later, Highway Patrol detected the offender allegedly speeding at 103km/h along the same 70km/h stretch of road – with police arresting the woman for driving on a suspended licence and "operating a vehicle during [the] number plate confiscation period."

The woman was given an additional infringement notice for speeding above 30km/h, and she is expected to appear at a local court in February.

In NSW, car drivers caught speeding above 30km/h can face a maximum court-imposed fine of $2200 and a minimum three-month license disqualification – while motorists caught excessively speeding above 45km/h can incur a maximum $3300 fine and a license suspension of at least six months.

In a separate incident, a 52-year-old New South Wales driver was arrested and taken into police custody after being caught driving a vehicle twice – in 30 minutes – while on a suspended licence.

NSW authorities allegedly stopped a white SUV on Fox Street in Walgett – a town approximately 648km north-west of Sydney – and discovered the driver had a suspended licence since November 2023.

The woman was issued a notice to appear in court on a later date, with police instructing her not to drive.

However, approximately half an hour later, Highway Patrol along Castlereagh Highway – a 790-kilometre motorway located in NSW and crosses into Queensland – identified the same white vehicle driving on the freeway, with the repeat offender telling police she “just wanted to go home”.

The motorist was detained by police for driving on a suspended licence twice, and is expected to appear at a local court in March.

In NSW driving on a suspended licence can incur a maximum court-imposed fine of $3300, a minimum three-month license disqualification and a maximum six months imprisonment sentence.