VICTORIA POLICE MINISTER Bob Cameron has warned today that drivers caught speeding more than 70km/h over the limit could lose their cars immediately for three months, according to laws under discussion between the State Government and police.

Currently, this penalty exists for second offence incidents, while cars of first-time offenders are impounded for 48 hours.

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Victorian Police will target speeders and hoons more aggressively, with the Victorian Government announcing yesterday in the 2009 State Budget that it will be spending an additional $22.2 million to help cut the road toll by 30 percent by 2017.

But revelations that government revenue from speeding fines is expected to pass the $500 million mark [...]

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Every couple of months, the topic of crushing the cars of ‘hoons’ comes up. The latest is from our local pioneers of chequebook tabloidism, 60 Minutes, who are covering the street racing scene in Los Angeles and think that it directly parallels Australia.

The premise being pushed by 60 Minutes is that people who engage in [...]

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